What is the cheapest airline that flies from New York to Riga Intl?

Scandinavian Airlines is the most popular carrier operating from New York to Riga Intl

Which airport is the most popular layover for flights between New York and Riga?

Copenhagen (CPH) was the most common stop: 31% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Which layover airport has the shortest connection time from New York to Riga?

Paris (CDG) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 55m.

Which layover airport has the shortest travel time from New York to Riga?

Flights connecting via Stockholm (ARN) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 10h 28m.

What airlines fly to Riga?

Scandinavian Airlines, Finnair and KLM are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Riga from New York according to our data. Scandinavian Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 60% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Riga. Keep in mind that there are 7 different airlines that fly to Riga on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

How long does it take to fly to Riga?

Flight times vary depending on what airport in New York you fly out of and what airport in Riga you fly into. For example, flying from Newark to Riga takes 14h 25m on average. On the other hand, flying from New York to Riga takes 14h 47m on average. Keep in mind that it’s always quicker to opt for a non-stop flight, so be sure to check momondo if there are any available for your route.

Which layover airport offers the lowest fares from New York to Riga?

Flights via Lisbon (LIS) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $484.

When did momondo last update prices for flights from New York to Riga Intl Airport?

Prices for flights from New York to Riga Intl Airport are refreshed on a daily basis.

How many operators does momondo search for flights from New York to Riga Intl Airport?

The number of operators available for flights from New York to Riga Intl Airport is 7 as of August 2026.

How old do you have to be to fly from New York to Riga Intl Airport?

The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel from New York to Riga Intl Airport.

What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Riga Intl Airport?

The necessary travel and health documents for your Riga Intl Airport trip may vary depending on your travel plans and individual circumstances. Generally, you should have various documents, such as a national ID card or driver's license and a passport that is valid for six months beyond your scheduled arrival date. We recommend seeking advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.

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6:20 pm - 11:45 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-RIX Riga Intl

22h 25m2 stops London Gatwick Krakow J. Paul II Balice

8:25 am - 7:10 pmRIX Riga Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

17h 45m1 stop Helsinki-Vantaa

$507Multiple Airlines

Sat, Oct 3 - Tue, Oct 20

6:20 pm - 11:45 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-RIX Riga Intl

22h 25m2 stops London Gatwick Krakow J. Paul II Balice

2:00 pm - 7:10 pmRIX Riga Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

12h 10m1 stop Helsinki-Vantaa

$507Multiple Airlines

Sat, Oct 3 - Wed, Oct 21

7:30 pm - 3:20 pmEWR Newark-RIX Riga Intl

13h 50m2 stops Oslo Gardermoen Kastrup Copenhagen

3:55 pm - 1:25 pmRIX Riga Intl-EWR Newark

52h 30m2 stops Kastrup Copenhagen Oslo Gardermoen

$627Scandinavian Airlines

Mon, Oct 26 - Mon, Nov 9

5:10 pm - 3:10 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-RIX Riga Intl

15h 00m2 stops Oslo Gardermoen Kastrup Copenhagen

6:30 am - 3:40 pmRIX Riga Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

16h 10m2 stops Kastrup Copenhagen Oslo Gardermoen

$627Scandinavian Airlines

Mon, Sep 14 - Wed, Sep 23

10:20 pm - 5:45 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-RIX Riga Intl

12h 25m1 stop Warsaw Frederic Chopin

6:30 pm - 8:20 pmRIX Riga Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

32h 50m1 stop Warsaw Frederic Chopin

$718LOT

Thu, Oct 15 - Fri, Oct 23

10:20 pm - 1:10 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-RIX Riga Intl

31h 50m1 stop Warsaw Frederic Chopin

1:50 pm - 9:35 pmRIX Riga Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

13h 45m1 stop Warsaw Frederic Chopin

$729LOT

Sat, Oct 17 - Sun, Oct 25

10:45 pm - 9:45 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-RIX Riga Intl

16h 00m1 stop Helsinki-Vantaa

1:45 pm - 7:05 pmRIX Riga Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

12h 20m1 stop Helsinki-Vantaa

$732Finnair

Fri, Nov 20 - Sat, Nov 28

10:45 pm - 5:40 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-RIX Riga Intl

11h 55m1 stop Helsinki-Vantaa

10:10 pm - 5:20 pmRIX Riga Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

26h 10m2 stops Helsinki-Vantaa London Heathrow

$788Finnair

Sat, Nov 21 - Sun, Nov 29

11:30 pm - 10:50 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-RIX Riga Intl

16h 20m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

7:10 am - 5:10 pmRIX Riga Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

17h 00m1 stop Paris Charles de Gaulle

$810Air France

Tue, Aug 25 - Tue, Sep 1

6:03 pm - 5:15 pmLGA New York LaGuardia-RIX Riga Intl

16h 12m2 stops Chicago O'Hare Intl Helsinki-Vantaa

1:55 pm - 11:42 pmRIX Riga Intl-LGA New York LaGuardia

16h 47m2 stops Helsinki-Vantaa Chicago O'Hare Intl

$821American Airlines

Thu, Oct 15 - Fri, Oct 23

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2:30 pm - 1:20 pmEWR Newark-RIX Riga Intl

15h 50m2 stops Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl Frankfurt am Main

8:00 am - 6:16 pmRIX Riga Intl-EWR Newark

17h 16m2 stops Stockholm Arlanda Toronto Pearson Intl

$769Air Canada

Mon, Aug 10 - Wed, Aug 26

8:30 pm - 1:20 pmLGA New York LaGuardia-RIX Riga Intl

33h 50m2 stops Montreal Pierre Elliott Trudeau Intl Frankfurt am Main

8:00 am - 7:05 pmRIX Riga Intl-LGA New York LaGuardia

18h 05m2 stops Stockholm Arlanda Toronto Pearson Intl

$769Air Canada

Tue, Aug 11 - Wed, Aug 26

6:00 pm - 1:20 pmEWR Newark-RIX Riga Intl

12h 20m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

7:10 am - 8:33 pmRIX Riga Intl-EWR Newark

20h 23m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Boston Logan Intl

$900United Airlines

Wed, Aug 12 - Wed, Aug 26

6:00 pm - 1:20 pmEWR Newark-RIX Riga Intl

12h 20m1 stop Frankfurt am Main

6:50 am - 8:59 pmRIX Riga Intl-EWR Newark

21h 09m2 stops Frankfurt am Main Chicago O'Hare Intl

$900United Airlines

Wed, Aug 12 - Tue, Aug 25

10:14 am - 3:10 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-RIX Riga Intl

21h 56m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Kastrup Copenhagen

7:00 am - 3:40 pmRIX Riga Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

15h 40m1 stop Oslo Gardermoen

$930Scandinavian Airlines

Wed, Aug 12 - Fri, Aug 21

10:14 am - 3:10 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-RIX Riga Intl

21h 56m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Kastrup Copenhagen

7:00 am - 3:40 pmRIX Riga Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

15h 40m1 stop Oslo Gardermoen

$932Scandinavian Airlines

Wed, Aug 12 - Fri, Aug 21

10:20 pm - 1:10 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-RIX Riga Intl

31h 50m1 stop Warsaw Frederic Chopin

6:30 pm - 3:40 pmRIX Riga Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

28h 10m1 stop Warsaw Frederic Chopin

$1,001LOT

Wed, Aug 12 - Mon, Aug 24

10:20 pm - 1:30 amJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-RIX Riga Intl

20h 10m1 stop Warsaw Frederic Chopin

6:30 pm - 8:20 pmRIX Riga Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

32h 50m1 stop Warsaw Frederic Chopin

$1,031LOT

Wed, Aug 12 - Mon, Aug 24

6:10 pm - 5:15 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-RIX Riga Intl

16h 05m2 stops London Heathrow Helsinki-Vantaa

9:40 pm - 2:00 pmRIX Riga Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

23h 20m2 stops Helsinki-Vantaa Milan Malpensa

$1,045Finnair

Mon, Aug 10 - Wed, Aug 19

7:15 pm - 9:10 pmJFK New York John F Kennedy Intl-RIX Riga Intl

18h 55m2 stops London Heathrow Helsinki-Vantaa

10:30 am - 7:10 pmRIX Riga Intl-JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl

15h 40m1 stop Helsinki-Vantaa

$1,055Finnair

Mon, Aug 10 - Wed, Aug 19

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Scandinavian Airlines flights from New York to Riga

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Sep 14

JFK5:10 pmNew York John F Kennedy Intl

15h 00m

2 stops

RIX3:10 pmRiga Intl

Sep 23

RIX6:30 amRiga Intl

16h 10m

2 stops

JFK3:40 pmNew York John F Kennedy Intl

$627

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Oct 17

EWR5:45 pmNewark

14h 25m

2 stops

RIX3:10 pmRiga Intl

Oct 25

RIX6:30 amRiga Intl

13h 55m

2 stops

EWR2:25 pmNewark

$628

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Sep 11

JFK5:10 pmNew York John F Kennedy Intl

25h 10m

2 stops

RIX1:20 amRiga Intl

Sep 24

RIX11:35 amRiga Intl

12h 25m

1 stop

JFK5:00 pmNew York John F Kennedy Intl

$629

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Aug 18

EWR4:30 pmNewark

22h 55m

2 stops

RIX10:25 pmRiga Intl

Aug 26

RIX8:00 amRiga Intl

18h 05m

2 stops

EWR7:05 pmNewark

$736

Air Canada

Sep 2

LGA4:45 pmNew York LaGuardia

22h 40m

2 stops

RIX10:25 pmRiga Intl

Sep 10

RIX8:00 amRiga Intl

18h 01m

2 stops

LGA7:01 pmNew York LaGuardia

$766

Air Canada

Aug 18

LGA6:30 amNew York LaGuardia

23h 45m

2 stops

RIX1:15 pmRiga Intl

Aug 26

RIX8:00 amRiga Intl

18h 05m

2 stops

LGA7:05 pmNew York LaGuardia

$769

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Sat 10/3

6:20 pm-11:45 pm

2 stops22h 25m

Riga Intl

Tue 10/20

8:25 am-7:10 pm

1 stop17h 45m

$507

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JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - RIX Riga Intl

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Sat 10/3

6:20 pm-11:45 pm

2 stops22h 25m

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Wed 10/21

2:00 pm-7:10 pm

1 stop12h 10m

$507

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Mon 10/26

7:30 pm-3:20 pm

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Mon 11/9

3:55 pm-1:25 pm

2 stops52h 30m

$627

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Mon 9/14

5:10 pm-3:10 pm

2 stops15h 00m

Riga Intl

Wed 9/23

6:30 am-3:40 pm

2 stops16h 10m

$627

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JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - RIX Riga Intl

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New York John F Kennedy Intl

Thu 10/15

10:20 pm-5:45 pm

1 stop12h 25m

Riga Intl

Fri 10/23

6:30 pm-8:20 pm

1 stop32h 50m

$718

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JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - RIX Riga Intl

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New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sat 10/17

10:20 pm-1:10 pm

1 stop31h 50m

Riga Intl

Sun 10/25

1:50 pm-9:35 pm

1 stop13h 45m

$729

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Fri 11/20

10:45 pm-9:45 pm

1 stop16h 00m

Riga Intl

Sat 11/28

1:45 pm-7:05 pm

1 stop12h 20m

$732

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JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - RIX Riga Intl

JFKRIX

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Sat 11/21

10:45 pm-5:40 pm

1 stop11h 55m

Riga Intl

Sun 11/29

10:10 pm-5:20 pm

2 stops26h 10m

$788

New YorkRiga

JFK New York John F Kennedy Intl - RIX Riga Intl

JFKRIX

New York John F Kennedy Intl

Tue 8/25

11:30 pm-10:50 pm

1 stop16h 20m

Riga Intl

Tue 9/1

7:10 am-5:10 pm

1 stop17h 00m

$810

New YorkRiga

LGA New York LaGuardia - RIX Riga Intl

LGARIX

New York LaGuardia

Thu 10/15

6:03 pm-5:15 pm

2 stops16h 12m

Riga Intl

Fri 10/23

1:55 pm-11:42 pm

2 stops16h 47m

$821

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What is the typical price of a round-trip flight between New York and Riga?

Prices are currently low for flights on this route.

Typical prices usually range from $680 to $909.
The lowest price recently found on this route was $507.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Riga?

In general, February is the cheapest month to fly from New York to Riga. Due to it being the ‘off-season’ during this time, you can expect flight prices to be around $438. If you are unable to visit Riga during the month of February, then departing from New York during the month November is also very affordable. Most momondo users find prices during this month for around $465.

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Fastest flight time	14h 25m
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The fastest flight from New York to Riga takes 14h 25m

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How far is New York to Riga Intl by plane?
New York and Riga Intl are 4192.6 mi apart from one another. A reasonable flight in good conditions will take 14h 25m.
When did momondo last update prices for flights from New York to Riga Intl Airport?
Prices for flights from New York to Riga Intl Airport are refreshed on a daily basis.
How many operators does momondo search for flights from New York to Riga Intl Airport?
The number of operators available for flights from New York to Riga Intl Airport is 7 as of August 2026.
How old do you have to be to fly from New York to Riga Intl Airport?
The minimum age a child must be to fly alone is five but airlines that offer an unaccompanied minor (UNMR) service will have their own age restrictions, including rules around flight length, timings, and stopovers. We always recommend checking with the individual airline you are booking with to travel from New York to Riga Intl Airport.
What documentation or ID do you need to fly to Riga Intl Airport?
The necessary travel and health documents for your Riga Intl Airport trip may vary depending on your travel plans and individual circumstances. Generally, you should have various documents, such as a national ID card or driver's license and a passport that is valid for six months beyond your scheduled arrival date. We recommend seeking advice from your airline or a trusted third party, such as IATA.
What is the most popular airline from New York to Riga?
momondo data reveals that the most frequently booked airline on the route from New York to Riga is Scandinavian Airlines, representing 46% of all bookings. The subsequent popular airlines are LOT at 19%, Finnair at 12%, and KLM at 10%.

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Finnair	PriceFrom $334	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.7 1,427 reviews	Search Finnair flights
American Airlines	PriceFrom $376	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.1 11,888 reviews	Search American Airlines flights
LOT	PriceFrom $394	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.6 1,213 reviews	Search LOT flights
Scandinavian Airlines	PriceFrom $438	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 1,932 reviews	Search Scandinavian Airlines flights
KLM	PriceFrom $529	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.8 1,555 reviews	Search KLM flights
Air France	PriceFrom $530	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.5 1,637 reviews	Search Air France flights
United Airlines	PriceFrom $852	Free Cancellation	Rating 7.4 10,086 reviews	Search United Airlines flights

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