There are 8 ways to get from Malmö to Riga by plane, car, car ferry, train, bus, or 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 Copenhagen Airport
best- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane CPH - RIX
4h 18m$50–199Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Malmö to Karlshamncar
- Take the carferry from Karlshamn to Klaipedacarferry
- Drive from Klaipeda to Rigacar
12h 39m$302–500Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Karlshamn Stationtrain
- Take the carferry from Karlshamn to Klaipedacarferry
- Take the bus from Klaipeda to Rigabus
18h 35m$294–508Bus
- Take the bus from Malmö central train station FlixBus stop to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N770 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Stationbus N1206 / ...
29h 20m$174–271Fly from Malmö Airport
- Fly from Malmö Airport (MMX) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane MMX - RIX
7h 25m$126–510Train to Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Ängelholm stationtrain
- Fly from Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport (AGH) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane AGH - RIX
7h 12m$151–514Train, car ferry
- Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Karlshamn Stationtrain
- Take the carferry from Karlshamn to Klaipedacarferry
- Take the train from Klaipėda to Šiauliaitrain 782 / ...
- Take the train from Siauliai to Riga-Pasazierutrain 889
17h 11m$279–466Train, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Malmö, Centralstation to Karlskrona Centralstationtrain
- Take the ferry from Karlskrona ferry to Gdynia Ferryferry 0
- Take the bus from Gdańsk Główny to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus 900 / ...
- Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Riga Central Bus Stationbus
31h 20m$224–407
Malmö to Riga by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Malmö to Riga is to fly which costs $50 - $200 and takes 4h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Malmö to Riga is to fly which takes 4h 18m and costs $50 - $200.
No, there is no direct bus from Malmö station to Riga station. However, there are services departing from Malmö central train station FlixBus stop and arriving at Riga, Bus Station via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 20m.
The distance between Malmö and Riga is 752 km.
The best way to get from Malmö to Riga without a car is to train and car ferry and bus which takes 18h 35m and costs $290 - $550.
It takes approximately 4h 18m to get from Malmö to Riga, including transfers.
Malmö to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Malmö central train station FlixBus stop.
The best way to get from Malmö to Riga is to fly which takes 4h 18m and costs $50 - $200. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $170 - $280 and takes 29h 20m.
Malmö to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Riga is 1h ahead of Malmö. It is currently 01:04 in Malmö and 02:04 in Riga.
What companies run services between Malmö, Sweden and Riga, Latvia?
Air Baltic, Norwegian Air International, and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Riga International Airport (RIX) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Malmö central train station FlixBus stop to Riga, Bus Station via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 29h 20m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–170
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–170
Flights from Malmö Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
Flights from Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–470
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–160
Flights from Malmö Airport to Riga International Airport via Tirana
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–900
Flights from Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–170
Flights from Malmö Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Ängelholm–Helsingborg Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–500
- Phone
- +46 771-77 77 1
- bokningssupporten@oresundstag.se
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Karlshamn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Ängelholm station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–25
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Karlshamn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Malmö, Centralstation to Karlskrona Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- Öresundståg
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Klaipėda to Šiauliai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Siauliai to Riga-Pasazieru
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +370 5 210 4304
- info@ollex.lt
- Website
- Ollex
Bus from Klaipeda to Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Ollex
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Malmö central train station FlixBus stop to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- info@avl39.ru
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Gdańsk Główny to Kaliningrad Bus station
- Phone
- +7 812 386 79 79
- eco@ecolines.ru
- Website
- ecolines.ru
Bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–80
- Schedules at
- ecolines.ru
- Book at
- ecolines.ru
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- travel.sales@dfds.com
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Karlshamn to Klaipeda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–390
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Karlshamn to Klaipeda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–390
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Karlshamn to Klaipeda
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–390
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- Stena Line
Ferry from Karlskrona ferry to Gdynia Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Website
- Stena Line
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