Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
RIX to JSH: distance & flight time
Riga (Riga International Airport) → Sitia (Sitia Airport)
1,503 mi
2,419 km · 1,306 nm
3h 25m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading south
See live RIX→JSH fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
1,503 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 25m gate to gate, flying south. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- RIX — Riga International Airport · Riga, Latvia
- JSH — Sitia Airport · Sitia, Greece
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
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
Near JSH
- KSJ · Kasos Airport48 mi away
- HER · Heraklion International Nikos Kazantzakis Airport53 mi away
- AOK · Karpathos Airport61 mi away
- JTR · Santorini Airport89 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RIX from JSH?
The flight distance from Riga (RIX) to Sitia (JSH) is 1,503 miles (2,419 km, 1,306 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RIX to JSH?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 25m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RIX to JSH?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RIX–JSH that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.