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Compare coach and flight for Amsterdam to Riga
Omio recommends booking the flight as it is the most popular option from Amsterdam to Riga among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the coach, with an average ticket price of £132 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 5h 50m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the coach is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 1.3 - 3.3kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £132, while a flight costs an average of £575.
Distance: 1331 km
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Most popular Flight | Coach | Driving |
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£575 Average Price | £132 Average Price Cheapest | £314 Average Price (fuel + tolls) |
5h 50m Average total duration Fastest 3h 50m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 30h 50m Average total duration 30h 20m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 18h 34m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
4.0 - 8.0kg CO2 emissions | 1.3 - 3.3kg CO2 emissions Lowest | - CO2 emissions |
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Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Amsterdam to Riga:
A coach is £444 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Amsterdam to Riga costing on average £575.
Other travel options to Riga take longer:
Coach takes on average 30h 50m.
You'll arrive about 14h 44m sooner (3h 50m by flight vs 18h 34m by car). Tickets start at around £575 compared to roughly £314 in fuel and tolls — a bit more, but you get time back and avoid a long drive.
Driving makes more sense if you're travelling as a group, want flexibility on timing, or plan to stop en route.
Travel optionsfrom Amsterdam to Riga
How to get to Riga from Amsterdam by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Amsterdam to Riga is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
· 8:2533h25Amsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk)18:50Rīga, Rīgas Starptautiskā Autoosta£791One-way1 change
Cheapest
· 8:2533h25Amsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk)18:50Rīga, Rīgas Starptautiskā Autoosta£791One-way1 change
Fastest
BT62019:052h10Amsterdam Airport Schiphol22:15Riga International Airport£2011One-way0 changes
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· 8:2533h25Amsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk)18:50Rīga, Rīgas Starptautiskā Autoosta£791One-way1 change
· 8:2535h05Amsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk)20:30Rīga, Rīgas Starptautiskā Autoosta£791One-way1 change
FlixBus · FlixBus22:1028h45Amsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk)3:55Rīga, Rīgas Starptautiskā Autoosta£1141One-way1 change
LH1003 · LH8908:004h40Amsterdam Airport Schiphol13:40Riga International Airport£2121One-way1 change
LH993 · LH89214:407h30Amsterdam Airport Schiphol23:10Riga International Airport£2121One-way1 change
KL309319:052h10Amsterdam Airport Schiphol22:15Riga International Airport£2291One-way0 changes
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This is compared to other travel options from Amsterdam to Riga:
A coach is £444 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Amsterdam to Riga costing on average £575.
Other travel options to Riga take longer:
Coach takes on average 30h 50m.
- Around 69 flights per day.
- Around 14 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Amsterdam and Riga as scheduled services by coach and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and arrive in Riga International Airport.
- Coaches mostly depart from Amsterdam, Piarcoplein (Amsterdam Sloterdijk) and arrive in Rīga, Rīgas Starptautiskā Autoosta.
- Travel with Air Baltic, Finnair, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Lot Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Sas Airways, KLM, Air France, tarom, Bulgaria Air, ITA, British Airways, TAP Portugal to go to Riga by flight.
- Travel with FlixBus, Ecolines to go to Riga by coach.
- 6 direct flights per day with Air Baltic.
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