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BFE to RIX: distance & flight time
Bielefeld (Bielefeld Airport) → Riga (Riga International Airport)
706 mi
1,136 km · 613 nm
2h
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
706 miles nonstop takes roughly 2h gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- BFE — Bielefeld Airport · Bielefeld, Germany
- RIX — Riga International Airport · Riga, Latvia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BFE
- GUT · Gütersloh Air Base11 mi away
- PAD · Paderborn Lippstadt Airport24 mi away
- FMO · Münster Osnabrück Airport38 mi away
- DTM · Dortmund Airport50 mi away
Near RIX
- HLJ · Barysiai Airport61 mi away
- SQQ · Šiauliai International Airport74 mi away
- PNV · Panevėžys Air Base85 mi away
- VNT · Ventspils International Airport96 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFE from RIX?
The flight distance from Bielefeld (BFE) to Riga (RIX) is 706 miles (1,136 km, 613 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFE to RIX?
A nonstop flight takes about 2h gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
Are there nonstop flights from BFE to RIX?
Nonstop service on BFE–RIX depends on the season and the day of week. Run the fare search on this page with the nonstop filter applied to see current direct options; when there is no nonstop, a single connection through a carrier hub adds roughly 2–4 hours to the 2h nonstop estimate.
What is the time difference between Bielefeld and Riga?
Riga is 1 hour ahead of Bielefeld.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFE to RIX?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on BFE–RIX that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some BFE to RIX fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain BFE–RIX tickets below the price airlines permit us to publish online, so those fares can only be quoted over the phone. Call the travel desk and an agent will check phone-only inventory for your dates.