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RIX to LED: distance & flight time
Riga (Riga International Airport) → St. Petersburg (Pulkovo Airport)
302 mi
486 km · 263 nm
1h 16m
estimated nonstop flight time
Same time
time difference · heading northeast
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Flight time details
302 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h 16m gate to gate, flying northeast. 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
- LED — Pulkovo Airport · St. Petersburg, Russia
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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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 LED
- LPP · Lappeenranta Airport112 mi away
- UTI · Utti Air Base137 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is RIX from LED?
The flight distance from Riga (RIX) to St. Petersburg (LED) is 302 miles (486 km, 263 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from RIX to LED?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h 16m 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 RIX to LED?
Nonstop service on RIX–LED 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 1h 16m nonstop estimate.
What is the cheapest way to fly from RIX to LED?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on RIX–LED that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.
Why are some RIX to LED fares phone-only?
Consolidator contracts let us sell certain RIX–LED 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.