How long is the flight from California to Riga?

Airlines like Scandinavian Airlines, British Airways, and KLM fly from California to Riga in about 29h 25m. The time it takes to get you to your destination can typically vary by up to 15h 50m. California and Riga are separated by a distance of 5781 mi. This flight may include one or multiple stops.

In terms of precipitation, rainfall in Riga ranges from 0.8 - 2.8 inches per month. July is typically the wettest month, when rainfall can reach 2.8 in. February is typically the driest time to visit Riga when rainfall is around 0.8 in.

If weather is an important factor for your trip to Riga, use this chart to help with planning. For those seeking warmer temperatures, July is the ideal time of year to visit, when temperatures reach an average of 62.6 F. Travelers looking to avoid the cold should look outside of January, when temperatures are typically at their lowest (around 26.6 F).

What are the most popular routes from California to Riga?

The most popular route from California to Riga is Los Angeles - Riga Intl. You may also consider San Francisco - Riga Intl or Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty - Riga Intl.

What are the most popular airlines that fly from California to Riga?

Consider American Airlines, Finnair or British Airways when booking your flight. These represent the most popular airlines when flying from California to Riga.

How far in advance should I book a flight from California to Riga?

Travelers have found it’s best to book a flight 42 days in advance to save up to 19% compared to booking the same week of travel. As your travel date approaches, the cost of this flight route may potentially increase. While opting to book 42 days out may not be an option for all, there are still additional ways to secure a deal in the near future. You might find a flight from California to Riga 1-2 weeks in advance for as low as $654, or $825 for flights within the next 24 hours.

What is the cheapest month to fly from California to Riga?

March can be a great time to fly to Riga from California with a flight ticket averaging about $761. Cheapflights users have found deals in the month of March for as cheap as $480. The most expensive prices can be found in the month of January.

What airport do you fly into for flights to Riga from California?

Riga Intl (RIX), located 5.4 mi from the city center, is the airport you fly into when you book flights from California to Riga.

Can I find deals for flights from California to Riga that include hotel bookings?

Yes. In addition to deals on California to Riga flights, Cheapflights offers vacation packages that include both flights and hotel.

How can I find direct flights from California to Riga?

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$213+ Cheap Flights from California to Riga

Q: How much does it cost to fly round-trip from California to Riga?

Airfare is below average for this route at the moment. California to Riga flights typically cost between $568 and $714 in October. The cheapest round-trip price found within the last 3 days was $520 on Scandinavian Airlines (Oct 8-Nov 12).

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Explore the most affordable flight options available from California to Riga. Find the lowest fares from popular airlines and budget airlines, with prices last updated on August 28, 2025.

Tue 9/307:30 pmLAX - RIX

2 stops16h 45mScandinavian Airlines

Wed 10/86:30 pmRIX - LAX

2 stops31h 50mScandinavian Airlines

Deal found 8/28

$520

Fri 10/107:30 pmLAX - RIX

2 stops29h 25mScandinavian Airlines

Mon 10/207:05 amRIX - LAX

2 stops19h 15mScandinavian Airlines

Deal found 8/27

$521

Thu 9/117:30 pmLAX - RIX

2 stops16h 45mScandinavian Airlines

Thu 9/257:25 pmRIX - LAX

2 stops30h 55mScandinavian Airlines

Deal found 8/27

$538

Tue 11/1810:17 amLAS - RIX

2 stops16h 58mAir France

Tue 12/27:00 amRIX - LAS

2 stops19h 25mAir France

Deal found 8/28

$545

Tue 11/184:05 pmLAS - RIX

1 stop20h 15mMultiple Airlines

Tue 12/27:00 amRIX - LAS

2 stops19h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/28

$566

Tue 9/2310:05 pmLAS - RIX

1 stop31h 10mBritish Airways

Mon 9/294:25 pmRIX - LAS

1 stop30h 55mBritish Airways

Deal found 8/28

$574

Wed 9/2410:05 pmLAS - RIX

1 stop35h 05mBritish Airways

Mon 9/294:25 pmRIX - LAS

1 stop30h 55mBritish Airways

Deal found 8/28

$575

Mon 12/84:40 pmSFO - RIX

2 stops19h 45mScandinavian Airlines

Sun 12/146:25 pmRIX - SFO

2 stops30h 10mScandinavian Airlines

Deal found 8/27

$575

Fri 10/106:35 amSJC - RIX

2 stops30h 00mScandinavian Airlines

Thu 10/167:00 amRIX - SJC

2 stops25h 59mScandinavian Airlines

Deal found 8/28

$576

Tue 10/217:40 pmSFO - RIX

2 stops16h 35mScandinavian Airlines

Fri 11/77:00 amRIX - SFO

2 stops17h 35mScandinavian Airlines

Deal found 8/28

$586

Tue 9/307:20 pmSFO - RIX

1 stop33h 55mBritish Airways

Mon 10/64:25 pmRIX - SFO

1 stop31h 25mBritish Airways

Deal found 8/28

$590

Wed 10/87:30 pmLAX - RIX

2 stops16h 55mScandinavian Airlines

Fri 10/177:25 pmRIX - LAX

2 stops30h 55mScandinavian Airlines

Deal found 8/28

$595

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Wed 10/157:30 pmLAX - RIX

2 stops29h 25mScandinavian Airlines

Wed 10/296:25 pmRIX - LAX

2 stops32h 35mScandinavian Airlines

Deal found 8/26

$520

Tue 11/1810:17 amLAS - RIX

2 stops16h 58mAir France

Tue 12/27:00 amRIX - LAS

2 stops19h 25mAir France

Deal found 8/28

$545

Tue 11/184:05 pmLAS - RIX

1 stop20h 15mMultiple Airlines

Tue 12/27:00 amRIX - LAS

2 stops19h 25mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/28

$566

Tue 9/2310:05 pmLAS - RIX

1 stop31h 10mBritish Airways

Mon 9/294:25 pmRIX - LAS

1 stop30h 55mBritish Airways

Deal found 8/28

$574

Mon 9/223:54 pmLAS - RIX

2 stops35h 11mUnited Airlines

Thu 10/26:05 amRIX - LAS

2 stops25h 57mUnited Airlines

Deal found 8/28

$622

Wed 12/35:55 amOAK - RIX

2 stops45h 15mKLM

Sun 12/711:50 amRIX - OAK

2 stops38h 41mKLM

Deal found 8/26

$780

Wed 11/127:45 amSTS - RIX

2 stops45h 05mAmerican Airlines

Sun 11/164:25 pmRIX - STS

2 stops51h 45mAmerican Airlines

Deal found 8/26

$853

Wed 10/87:30 pmLAX - RIX

2 stops36h 35mScandinavian Airlines

Wed 11/127:00 amRIX - LAX

2 stops20h 00mScandinavian Airlines

Deal found 8/27

$520

Fri 10/107:30 pmLAX - RIX

2 stops29h 25mScandinavian Airlines

Mon 10/207:05 amRIX - LAX

2 stops19h 15mScandinavian Airlines

Deal found 8/27

$521

Wed 9/2410:05 pmLAS - RIX

1 stop35h 05mBritish Airways

Mon 9/294:25 pmRIX - LAS

1 stop30h 55mBritish Airways

Deal found 8/27

$575

Tue 9/237:00 amLAS - RIX

2 stops20h 05mUnited Airlines

Thu 10/26:05 amRIX - LAS

2 stops22h 08mUnited Airlines

Deal found 8/28

$622

Mon 9/229:58 amLAS - RIX

2 stops17h 12mMultiple Airlines

Tue 9/307:10 amRIX - LAS

2 stops19h 10mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/28

$627

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Thu 9/117:30 pmLAX - RIX

2 stops16h 45mScandinavian Airlines

Thu 9/257:25 pmRIX - LAX

2 stops30h 55mScandinavian Airlines

Deal found 8/27

$538

Sat 9/2010:00 pmLAS - RIX

1 stop31h 25mBritish Airways

Mon 9/294:25 pmRIX - LAS

1 stop30h 55mBritish Airways

Deal found 8/28

$625

Mon 9/223:54 pmLAS - RIX

2 stops35h 11mUnited Airlines

Thu 10/26:05 amRIX - LAS

2 stops25h 57mUnited Airlines

Deal found 8/28

$622

Tue 9/2310:05 pmLAS - RIX

1 stop31h 10mBritish Airways

Mon 9/294:25 pmRIX - LAS

1 stop30h 55mBritish Airways

Deal found 8/28

$574

Tue 9/2310:05 pmLAS - RIX

1 stop31h 10mBritish Airways

Thu 10/24:10 pmRIX - LAS

1 stop33h 00mBritish Airways

Deal found 8/28

$627

Wed 9/2410:05 pmLAS - RIX

1 stop35h 05mBritish Airways

Mon 9/294:25 pmRIX - LAS

1 stop30h 55mBritish Airways

Deal found 8/28

$575

Wed 9/2410:05 pmLAS - RIX

1 stop35h 05mBritish Airways

Thu 10/24:10 pmRIX - LAS

1 stop33h 00mBritish Airways

Deal found 8/28

$628

Mon 9/296:35 amSJC - RIX

2 stops30h 00mScandinavian Airlines

Mon 10/67:00 amRIX - SJC

2 stops25h 58mScandinavian Airlines

Deal found 8/28

$628

Tue 9/307:30 pmLAX - RIX

2 stops16h 45mScandinavian Airlines

Wed 10/86:30 pmRIX - LAX

2 stops31h 50mScandinavian Airlines

Deal found 8/28

$520

Tue 9/307:20 pmSFO - RIX

1 stop33h 55mBritish Airways

Mon 10/64:25 pmRIX - SFO

1 stop31h 25mBritish Airways

Deal found 8/28

$590

Tue 9/303:43 pmSFO - RIX

2 stops20h 52mScandinavian Airlines

Wed 10/87:00 pmRIX - SFO

2 stops38h 14mScandinavian Airlines

Deal found 8/28

$616

Tue 9/307:20 pmSFO - RIX

1 stop33h 55mBritish Airways

Wed 10/88:55 amRIX - SFO

2 stops38h 55mBritish Airways

Deal found 8/28

$625

One-way flights from California to Riga
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Wed 10/84:30 pmLAX - RIX

1 stop35h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/27

$213

Sun 9/144:40 pmLAX - RIX

3 stops54h 30mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/27

$288

Sat 9/134:40 pmLAX - RIX

3 stops54h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/27

$292

Fri 9/124:30 pmLAX - RIX

1 stop36h 15mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/27

$327

Wed 9/1011:40 amSJC - RIX

3 stops47h 35mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/28

$361

Wed 10/87:30 pmLAX - RIX

2 stops36h 35mScandinavian Airlines

Deal found 8/27

$367

Wed 10/811:38 amSNA - RIX

2 stops17h 37mBritish Airways

Deal found 8/27

$621

Fri 11/212:18 pmSAN - RIX

2 stops45h 57mBritish Airways

Deal found 8/27

$1,280

Fri 11/214:10 pmSAN - RIX

3 stops58h 55mMultiple Airlines

Deal found 8/27

$1,291

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Depart

Return

Price

Los AngelesRiga

LAX - RIX

LAXRIX

Los Angeles

Wed 10/15

7:30 pm-10:55 am

2 stops29h 25m

Riga Intl

Wed 10/29

6:25 pm-6:00 pm

2 stops32h 35m

$520

Los AngelesRiga

LAX - RIX

LAXRIX

Los Angeles

Wed 10/8

7:30 pm-6:05 pm

2 stops36h 35m

Riga Intl

Wed 11/12

7:00 am-5:00 pm

2 stops20h 00m

$520

Los AngelesRiga

LAX - RIX

LAXRIX

Los Angeles

Fri 10/10

7:30 pm-10:55 am

2 stops29h 25m

Riga Intl

Mon 10/20

7:05 am-4:20 pm

2 stops19h 15m

$521

Los AngelesRiga

LAX - RIX

LAXRIX

Los Angeles

Sat 11/8

7:30 pm-10:45 am

1 stop29h 15m

Riga Intl

Sat 11/29

7:00 am-5:00 pm

2 stops20h 00m

$528

Los AngelesRiga

LAX - RIX

LAXRIX

Los Angeles

Thu 9/11

7:30 pm-10:15 pm

2 stops16h 45m

Riga Intl

Thu 9/25

7:25 pm-4:20 pm

2 stops30h 55m

$538

Las VegasRiga

LAS - RIX

LASRIX

Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl

Tue 11/18

10:17 am-1:15 pm

2 stops16h 58m

Riga Intl

Tue 12/2

7:00 am-4:25 pm

2 stops19h 25m

$545

Las VegasRiga

LAS - RIX

LASRIX

Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl

Tue 11/18

4:05 pm-10:20 pm

1 stop20h 15m

Riga Intl

Tue 12/2

7:00 am-4:25 pm

2 stops19h 25m

$566

Las VegasRiga

LAS - RIX

LASRIX

Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl

Tue 9/23

10:05 pm-3:15 pm

1 stop31h 10m

Riga Intl

Mon 9/29

4:25 pm-1:20 pm

1 stop30h 55m

$574

Las VegasRiga

LAS - RIX

LASRIX

Las Vegas Harry Reid Intl

Wed 9/24

10:05 pm-7:10 pm

1 stop35h 05m

Riga Intl

Mon 9/29

4:25 pm-1:20 pm

1 stop30h 55m

$575

San FranciscoRiga

SFO - RIX

SFORIX

San Francisco

Mon 12/8

4:40 pm-10:25 pm

2 stops19h 45m

Riga Intl

Sun 12/14

6:25 pm-2:35 pm

2 stops30h 10m

$575

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Currently, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from California to Riga (average of $612). Flying from California to Riga in June is currently the most expensive (average of $991). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.

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What airport do you fly into for flights to Riga from California?
Riga Intl (RIX), located 5.4 mi from the city center, is the airport you fly into when you book flights from California to Riga.
How long is the flight from California to Riga?
Airlines like Scandinavian Airlines, British Airways, and KLM fly from California to Riga in about 29h 25m. The time it takes to get you to your destination can typically vary by up to 15h 50m. California and Riga are separated by a distance of 5781 mi. This flight may include one or multiple stops.
What are the most popular routes from California to Riga?
The most popular route from California to Riga is Los Angeles - Riga Intl. You may also consider San Francisco - Riga Intl or Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty - Riga Intl.
Can I find deals for flights from California to Riga that include hotel bookings?
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What is the cheapest month to book a flight from California to Riga?
Currently, January is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from California to Riga (average of $612). Flying from California to Riga in June is currently the most expensive (average of $991). There are several factors that can impact the price of a flight, so comparing airlines, departure airports and flight times can provide users with more options.

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Top 9 airlines flying from California to Riga

Airline	Cheapest	Average	Flexibility	On-time
Finnair	Cheapest$480	Average$709	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time76%
American Airlines	Cheapest$500	Average$835	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time71%
British Airways	Cheapest$519	Average$825	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time70%
Scandinavian Airlines	Cheapest$533	Average$819	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time77%
United Airlines	Cheapest$587	Average$743	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time69%
Air France	Cheapest$601	Average$606	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time77%
KLM	Cheapest$640	Average$1,021	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time75%
Air Canada	Cheapest$711	Average$711	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time67%
Lufthansa	Cheapest$765	Average$1,149	FlexibilityNo cancel fee	On-time76%

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