Route

Tallinn to Rīga

2 ways to get from Tallinn to Rīga

TallinnTallinn bus stationRīgaRiga bus station

Bus: 4h 35 published
Distance: 309.2 km by road
Operators: Lux Express

Bus 4h 35
Transfer ~4h 47 est. drive

TallinnRīga

Bus4h 35
Tallinn bus stationRiga bus station
Transfer~4h 47 est.
any addressany address

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Bus4h 35

TallinnTallinn bus stationRīgaRiga bus station

direct, Lux Express, up to 12-13 departures a day in the summer high season, about 4h35m -- the highest-priority inter-Baltic corridor; no direct rail alternative exists (the cross-Baltic train requires a change at Valga, see this dataset's Elron operator note)

Lux Express

Visit Lux Express

Transfer~4h 47 est. drive

Tallinnany addressRīgaany address

door to door

Private road transfer — availability and price depend on the provider; this is not an offer

Before you land

The parts people get wrong. Each one links to where we checked it.

Status
Lux Express runs up to 12 direct Tallinn-Riga departures a day, later extended to 13 in a summer schedule update, no change of vehicle.
luxexpress.eu · checked 2026-09-21
Easy to get wrong
The cross-Baltic rail itinerary Tallinn-Valga-Riga is not a single direct train -- seat61.com documents an explicit cross-platform change of train at Valga between the Elron and Vivi/LTG Link services, so it is not represented as a direct rail corridor here.
seat61.com · checked 2026-09-21