There are 10 ways to get from Cardiff to Riga by plane, train, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Cardiff Airport
best- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane CWL - RIX
8h 49m$104–371Train, bus via Berlin
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Berlin Suedkreuztrain Ice
- Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22)bus
- Take the train from Vilnius to Rīgas Centrālā stacijatrain
36h 36m$362–692Train, bus
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAObus
39h 4m$264–577Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Cardiff to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Rigacar
27h 37m$577–809Train to Bristol Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane BRS - RIX
8h 13m$131–473Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane LGW - RIX
8h 27m$181–585Train to London Stansted Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane STN - RIX
8h 6m$165–575Train, train to Exeter, fly
- Take the train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meadstrain
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane EXT - RIX
23h 27m$231–513Bus
- Take the bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 507 / ...
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Riga, Bus Stationbus
43h 15m$236–397Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Cardiff to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Rigacar
28h 46m$455–758
Cardiff to Riga by train, subway, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cardiff to Riga is to fly which costs $100 - $380 and takes 8h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Cardiff to Riga is to train and fly which takes 8h 6m and costs $160 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Cardiff to Riga station. However, there are services departing from Park Place and arriving at Riga, Bus Station via London Victoria and Warsaw, Bus Station West. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 15m.
The distance between Cardiff and Riga is 1897 km.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Riga without a car is to train and bus via Berlin which takes 36h 36m and costs $360 - $700.
It takes approximately 8h 49m to get from Cardiff to Riga, including transfers.
Cardiff to Riga bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Park Place station.
The best way to get from Cardiff to Riga is to fly which takes 8h 49m and costs $100 - $380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $230 - $400 and takes 43h 15m.
Cardiff to Riga bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Riga is 2h ahead of Cardiff. It is currently 09:11 in Cardiff and 11:11 in Riga.
What companies run services between Cardiff, Wales and Riga, Latvia?
KLM, Air Baltic, and two other airlines fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Riga International Airport (RIX) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Park Place to Riga, Bus Station via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, and Warsaw, Bus Station West in around 43h 15m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Riga International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–360
Flights from Bristol Airport to Riga International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–270
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–360
Flights from Exeter to Riga International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–420
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Bristol Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–400
Flights from Exeter to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–260
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–200
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–400
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–390
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $60–260
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- gwr.feedback@gwr.com
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–40
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Vilnius to Rīgas Centrālā stacija
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $18–25
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $156
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- $156
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Cardiff Central to Bristol Temple Meads
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Exeter St Davids
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22)
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $160–250
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAO
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–270
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Park Place to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- Lux Express
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- Lux Express
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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