There are 5 ways to get from Sydney to Riga by plane, train, ferry, bus, or car
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Fly Sydney International Airport to Riga International Airport
best- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane SYD - RIX
27h 26m$564–1,217Fly Sydney International Airport to Vilnius Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)plane SYD - VNO
- Take the train from Vilnius to Rīgas Centrālā stacijatrain
33h 19m$534–1,345Fly Sydney International Airport to Helsinki Airport, ferry, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane SYD - HEL
- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Stationbus
36h 17m$727–1,413Drive to Orange Airport, fly to Riga International Airport
- Drive from Sydney to Orange-Airport-OAGcar
- Fly from Orange Airport (OAG) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane OAG - RIX
33h 1m$933–2,647Fly Sydney International Airport to Pulkovo Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Pulkovo Airport (LED)plane SYD - LED
- Take the train from Airport to Pskov-1train
- Take the bus from Pskov Bus station to Riga Central Bus Stationbus
34h 36m
Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Riga International Airport (RIX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sydney to Riga is to fly which costs $550 - $1,300 and takes 27h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Sydney to Riga is to fly which takes 27h 26m and costs $550 - $1,300.
The distance between Sydney and Riga is 15349 km.
It takes approximately 27h 26m to get from Sydney to Riga, including transfers.
Riga is 7h behind Sydney. It is currently 11:45 AM in Sydney and 4:45 AM in Riga.
There are 2247+ hotels available in Riga.
What companies run services between Sydney, NSW, Australia and Riga, Latvia?
Emirates, Flydubai, and two other airlines fly from Sydney International Airport (SYD) to Riga International Airport (RIX) twice daily.
- Website
- emirates.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Riga International Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Vilnius Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $700–2,000
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
Flights from Orange Airport to Riga International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from Orange Airport to Riga International Airport via Melbourne, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
Flights from Orange Airport to Riga International Airport via Brisbane, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $950–2,600
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Osaka Kansai
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,500
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Riga International Airport via Abu Dhabi, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
Flights from Orange Airport to Riga International Airport via Sydney International Airport, Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $900–2,600
- Website
- airindia.in
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Vilnius Airport via Delhi, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $550–1,500
- Website
- qantas.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Tokyo Haneda
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- en.ceair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $460–1,200
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $470–1,200
- Website
- qatarairways.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Doha
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,400
- Website
- flydubai.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Dubai
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–1,900
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Vilnius Airport via Abu Dhabi, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Website
- juneyaoair.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Shanghai Pudong
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 40m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,400
- Website
- etihad.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Abu Dhabi
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $480–1,200
- Website
- ch.com
Flights from Sydney International Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Tianfu International
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $500–1,300
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Vilnius to Rīgas Centrālā stacija
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- rzd.ru
Train from Airport to Pskov-1
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $11–18
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- Lastochka Train
- $12–18
- Commuter Electric Train
- $11–16
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- [email protected]
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- [email protected]
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $34–39
- Website
- https://transtempo.ua/
- Phone
- +371 22 474 814
- [email protected]
- Website
- vissareiss.lv
Bus from Pskov Bus station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://vissareiss.lv/
- Schedules at
- https://vissareiss.lv/?highlight=0&sitepage=#Schedule
- Book at
- https://vissareiss.lv/index.php?sitepage=ticket_offer_en
- Phone
- +7 (901) 374-41-56
- [email protected]
- Website
- markatek.travel
Bus from Pskov Bus station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Website
- https://markatek.travel/
- Schedules at
- https://markatek.travel/schedule/
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Schedules at
- https://www.eckeroline.com/
- Economy
- $23–35
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