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How to get fromRiga to Walesby plane, bus, train, car, car train, or car ferry

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There are 12 ways to get from Riga to Wales by plane, bus, train, car, car train, or car ferry

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  1. Fly to Cardiff Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Cardiff Airport (CWL)plane plane RIX - CWL
    10h 8m
    £84–294

  2. Fly to Liverpool

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Liverpool (LPL)plane plane RIX - LPL
    9h 41m
    £63–223

  3. Bus, train via Berlin

    1. Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Berlin Südkreuz train stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train train
    4. Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain train
    35h 22m
    £267–471

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel

    1. Drive from Riga to Calais-Fréthuncar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain train
    3. Drive from Folkestone to Cardiffcar car
    25h 40m
    £442–595

  5. Fly to Bristol Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Bristol Airport (BRS)plane plane RIX - BRS
    2. Take the bus from Public Transport Interchange to Kingsway K14bus bus
    8h 41m
    £86–331

  6. Fly to Manchester Airport, train

    1. Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Manchester Airport (MAN)plane plane RIX - MAN
    2. Take the train from Crewe to Wrexham Generaltrain train
    8h 24m
    £69–293

  7. Fly to London Gatwick Airport, train

    1. Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane plane RIX - LGW
    2. Take the train from Gatwick Airport to Readingtrain train
    3. Take the train from Reading to Newport (S Wales)train train
    8h 52m
    £127–396

  8. Fly to London Stansted Airport, train

    1. Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane plane RIX - STN
    2. Take the train from London Paddington to Newport (S Wales)train train
    8h 31m
    £111–415

  9. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Rīgas SAO to Rotterdam Centraalbus bus
    2. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain train Eil
    4. Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain train
    41h 3m
    £308–572

  10. Bus, train #2

    1. Take the bus from Rīgas SAO to Rotterdam Centraalbus bus
    2. Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train train
    3. Take the train from London Paddington to Cardiff Centraltrain train
    41h 13m
    £207–401

  11. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus bus
    3. Take the bus from London Victoria to Kingsway GRbus bus 509 / ...
    44h 9m
    £187–306

  12. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Riga to Calaiscar car
    2. Take the carferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Port of Dover to Cardiffcar car
    26h 44m
    £355–557

Riga to Wales by bus, train, and subway

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration35h 22mAverage Duration
Ticket£267Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,171.8 mi
  • Duration: 10h 8m

What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Wales?

Air Baltic, KLM, and four other airlines fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Cardiff Airport (CWL) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Riga, Bus Station to Kingsway GR via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and London Victoria in around 44h 9m.

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