There are 4 ways to get from San Francisco to Riga by plane, train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly San Francisco International Airport to Riga International Airport
best- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane SFO - RIX
16h 15m$221–563Fly Oakland International Airport to Riga International Airport
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane OAK - RIX
19h 27m$267–659Caltrain to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Riga International Airport
- Take the train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southboundtrain
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane SJC - RIX
19h 49m$273–665Fly San Francisco International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane SFO - TLL
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Stationbus
20h 41m$255–554
San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Riga International Airport (RIX) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Francisco to Riga is to fly which costs $220 - $600 and takes 16h 15m.
The fastest way to get from San Francisco to Riga is to fly which takes 16h 15m and costs $220 - $600.
The distance between San Francisco and Riga is 9069 km.
It takes approximately 16h 15m to get from San Francisco to Riga, including transfers.
Riga is 10h ahead of San Francisco. It is currently 11:37 AM in San Francisco and 9:37 PM in Riga.
There are 1991+ hotels available in Riga.
What companies run services between San Francisco, CA, USA and Riga, Latvia?
KLM, Air Baltic, and five other airlines fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Riga International Airport (RIX) 5 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Riga International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Riga International Airport via Denver, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Riga International Airport via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Riga International Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Riga International Airport via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Riga International Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 18m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Riga International Airport via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Riga International Airport via Portland, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Riga International Airport via Salt Lake City, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Riga International Airport via Minneapolis, Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 18m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,200
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–950
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Riga International Airport via Denver, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,300
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270–1,100
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–550
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Riga International Airport via Seattle, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Riga International Airport via Minneapolis, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 46m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Riga International Airport via Seattle, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–500
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Riga International Airport via Seattle, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 14m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Riga International Airport via Seattle, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 14m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $300–850
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Riga International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,000
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,000
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Riga International Airport via Seattle, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 23m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Riga International Airport via Seattle, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 54m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $300–850
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Riga International Airport via Seattle, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $290–850
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from San Francisco Caltrain Southbound to Santa Clara Caltrain Southbound
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $9–12
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lux Express
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- Lux Express
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransTempo
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $34–39
- Website
- TransTempo
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