There are 10 ways to get from Riga to Austria by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly to Vienna International Airport
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane RIX - VIE
4h 58m€80–319Train
- Take the train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Kaišiadorystrain
- Take the train from Kaunas to Warszawa Zachodniatrain
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Wien Hbftrain Ic
21h 9m€111–194Bus, train via Warsaw
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Warsaw Dworzec Centralny 04bus
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Břeclavtrain
- Take the train from Breclav to Wien Simmeringtrain Re
22h 6m€87–142Drive 1,295.7 km
- Drive from Riga to Viennacar 1,295.7 km
13h 43m€218–314Fly to Salzburg Airport
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Salzburg Airport (SZG)plane RIX - SZG
7h 45m€163–385Fly to Innsbruck Airport
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Innsbruck Airport (INN)plane RIX - INN
5h 17m€131–651Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane RIX - MUC
- Take the train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbftrain
7h 24m€116–356Train via Ostrava
- Take the train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Kaišiadorystrain
- Take the train from Kaunas to Warszawa Zachodniatrain
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Bohumintrain Ic
- Take the train from Bohumin to Wien Hbftrain Ic
21h 10m€82–194Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rīga to Hradec Královébus 848103
- Take the train from Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbftrain Rj
25h 56m€108–203Bus
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus N1301
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Vienna International Airportbus 902 / ...
27h 56m€147–224
Riga to Austria by train and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Austria is to bus and train via Warsaw which costs €85 - €150 and takes 22h 6m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Austria is to fly which takes 4h 58m and costs €80 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Riga station to Austria. However, there are services departing from Riga, Bus Station and arriving at Wien Morzinplatz via Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar and Flughafen Wien Busterminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 56m.
No, there is no direct train from Riga to Austria. However, there are services departing from Rīgas Centrālā stacija and arriving at Stephansplatz via Kaišiadorys, Kaunas, Warszawa Zachodnia and Südtiroler Pl. - Hbf.. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 9m.
The distance between Riga and Austria is 1130 km. The road distance is 1295.7 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Austria without a car is to train which takes 21h 9m and costs €110 - €200.
It takes approximately 4h 58m to get from Riga to Austria, including transfers.
Riga to Austria bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Riga, Bus Station.
Riga to Austria train services, operated by LTG Link, depart from Rīgas Centrālā stacija station.
The best way to get from Riga to Austria is to fly which takes 4h 58m and costs €80 - €320. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €110 - €200 and takes 21h 9m, you could also bus, which costs €140 - €230 and takes 27h 56m.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Austria?
Air Baltic, LOT, and two other airlines fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Vienna International Airport (VIE) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Stephansplatz via Kaišiadorys, Kaunas, Warszawa Zachodnia, Wien Hbf, and Südtiroler Pl. - Hbf. in around 21h 9m.
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Riga International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–330
Flights from Riga International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Riga International Airport to Innsbruck Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–280
Flights from Riga International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Riga International Airport to Munich International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–260
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Vienna International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Riga International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
Flights from Riga International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Riga International Airport to Munich International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–370
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Riga International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–240
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Salzburg Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–550
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Kaišiadorys
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kaunas to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–28
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Kaišiadorys
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kaunas to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–28
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Bohumin to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Břeclav
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Breclav to Wien Simmering
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Bohumin to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €23
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- service@westbahn.at
- Website
- Westbahn
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–50
- Website
- Westbahn
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Train from Muenchen Ost to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €18–90
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- €80–90
- Couchette Carriage
- €50–60
- Seating Carriage
- €18–23
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- info@le.cz
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Pardubice Hlavni Nadrazi to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- Lux Express
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Warsaw Dworzec Centralny 04
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- Lux Express
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rīga to Hradec Králové
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–180
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–29
- Website
- Flixbus
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Riga to Austria bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
Austria is 1h behind Riga. It is currently 09:59 in Riga and 08:59 in Austria.
Riga to Austria train services, operated by LTG Link, arrive at Kaišiadorys station.
Yes, the driving distance between Riga to Austria is 1296 km. It takes approximately 13h 43m to drive from Riga to Austria.
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