How far is it from Tbilisi to Riga?

The distance between Tbilisi and Riga is 2878 km by road.

How long does it take to drive from Tbilisi to Riga?

The drive from Tbilisi to Riga takes approximately 39 h 40 min by car.

What is the best route from Tbilisi to Riga?

The fastest route from Tbilisi to Riga covers 2878 km with a driving time of approximately 39 h 40 min.

Which direction is Riga from Tbilisi?

Riga lies roughly to the north-west of Tbilisi.

Which roads does the route from Tbilisi to Riga follow?

The drive from Tbilisi to Riga mainly follows Р-217, М-4, М-9. The longest single stretch is 1177 km on М-4.

Which towns do you pass between Tbilisi and Riga?

Towns on the route from Tbilisi to Riga include Aizkraukle.

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Distance: 2878 kmDrive time: 39 h 40 min

Driving from Tbilisi to Riga takes about 39 h 40 min via М-4. The distance is 2878 km. The straight-line distance is 2247 km. EV charging is available along the route, including in Rāmava. Driving directions

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Set off on a grand road trip from Tbilisi in Georgia to Riga in Latvia, a journey that takes in a huge swathe of the continent. This ambitious drive covers a total of 2877 kilometres and will take roughly 39.6 hours behind the wheel. As you make your way through the varied scenery, you'll cross several borders, including those of Russia, Belarus, Lithuania and Estonia. Both countries drive on the right, so the transition should be straightforward for drivers. Luckily, neither Georgia nor Latvia has toll roads, meaning a cost-effective journey across these borders. This long drive offers a unique chance to experience the changing cultures and landscapes of Eastern Europe and the Caucasus.

1 Depart left onto თავისუფლების მოედანი 116 m
2 Exit roundabout straight onto თავისუფლების მოედანი 69 m
3 Continue straight onto შოთა რუსთაველის გამზირი 2 km
4 Continue slightly left onto შოთა რუსთაველის გამზირი 258 m
5 Turn right onto მიხეილ ჯავახიშვილის ქუჩა 481 m
6 Enter roundabout straight 52 m
7 Exit roundabout slightly right 239 m
8 Merge slightly right onto ზვიად გამსახურდიას სანაპირო 65 m
9 Continue straight onto ზვიად გამსახურდიას სანაპირო 221 m
10 Continue straight onto ჰეიდარ ალიევის სახელობის მარჯვენა სანაპირო 4 km
11 Continue straight onto მარშალ გელოვანის გამზირი 3 km
12 Continue straight onto დავით აღმაშენებლის ხეივანი 7 km
13 Continue straight onto თბილისი-სენაკი-ლესელიძე გზატკეცილი 2 km

14 Continue straight onto თბილისი — სენაკი — ლესელიძე 3 km
15 Keep slightly left onto თბილისი — სენაკი — ლესელიძე 8 km
16 Take exit slightly right onto მცხეთა — სტეფანწმინდა — ლარსი 54 km
17 Continue straight onto ნუგზარ გვრიტიშვილის ქუჩა 3 km
18 Continue straight onto შალვა ნადიბაიძის ქუჩა 3 km
19 Continue straight onto რუსთაველის ქუჩა 192 m
20 Turn right onto ვაჟა ფშაველას ქუჩა 126 m
21 Turn left onto 300 არაგველის ქუჩა 3 km
22 Continue straight onto მცხეთა — სტეფანწმინდა — ლარსი 43 km
23 Continue slightly right onto მცხეთა — სტეფანწმინდა — ლარსი 380 m
24 Continue slightly left onto მცხეთა — სტეფანწმინდა — ლარსი 827 m
25 Continue straight onto მცხეთა — სტეფანწმინდა — ლარსი 3 km
26 Continue straight onto მცხეთა — სტეფანწმინდა — ლარსი 17 km
27 Continue straight onto ალექსანდრე ყაზბეგის ქუჩა 2 km
28 Continue straight onto თერგდალეულთა ქუჩა 237 m
29 Continue straight onto მცხეთა — სტეფანწმინდა — ლარსი 12 km
30 Continue straight onto Военно-Грузинская дорога 12 km
31 Continue straight onto улица Генерал-майора Магомета Дударова 2 km
32 Continue straight onto Военно-Грузинская дорога 8 km
33 Continue straight onto Интернациональная улица 2 km
34 Continue straight onto Военно-Грузинская дорога 10 km
35 Continue straight onto Московская улица 354 m
36 Continue straight onto Московское шоссе 2 km
37 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Московская улица 52 m
38 Exit roundabout straight onto Московская улица 635 m
39 Enter roundabout straight onto Московская улица 36 m
40 Exit roundabout straight onto Московская улица 3 km
41 Enter rotary slightly right onto Архонское шоссе 106 m
42 Exit rotary slightly right onto Архонское шоссе 8 km
43 Take exit slightly right onto Архонское шоссе 767 m
44 Continue straight onto «Кавказ» 300 m
45 Continue straight 3 km
46 Turn slightly left onto Владикавказская улица 2 km
47 Turn right onto Шоссейная улица 2 km
48 Keep slightly left onto Шоссейная улица 75 m
49 Continue straight 17 km
50 Enter roundabout slightly right 21 m
51 Exit roundabout slightly right 5 km
52 At end of road, turn right onto «Транскам» 189 m
53 Continue straight onto Транскам 8 km
54 Keep slightly left 313 m
55 Merge slightly right onto Кавказ 45 km
56 Continue straight onto Почтовая улица 2 km
57 Continue straight onto Кавказ 15 km
58 Turn straight onto «Кавказ» 19 km
59 Continue straight onto «Кавказ» 7 km
60 Enter rotary straight onto «Кавказ» 123 m
61 Exit rotary right onto «Кавказ» 14 km
62 Continue straight onto Октябрьская улица 4 km
63 Continue straight onto «Кавказ» 59 km
64 Continue straight onto Советская улица 5 km
65 Continue straight onto «Кавказ» 7 km
66 Keep slightly right onto «Кавказ» 6 km
67 Merge slightly left onto «Кавказ» 95 km
68 Enter rotary slightly right onto «Кавказ» 107 m
69 Exit rotary straight onto «Кавказ» 144 km
70 Enter rotary straight onto «Кавказ» 243 m
71 Exit rotary straight onto «Кавказ» 150 m
72 Continue straight onto Дорожная улица 996 m
73 Continue straight onto «Кавказ» 3 km
74 Continue straight onto Шоссейная улица 4 km
75 Continue straight onto «Кавказ» 94 km
76 Merge slightly left onto «Дон» 73 km
77 Keep slightly left onto «Дон» 39 m
78 Keep slightly left onto «Дон» 14 km
79 Continue straight onto Дон 16 km
80 Continue straight onto «Дон» 6 km
81 Continue straight onto Дон 320 m
82 Continue straight onto Самарское шоссе 2 km
83 Continue straight onto «Дон» 2 km
84 Keep slightly left onto «Дон» 12 km
85 Keep slightly left onto «Дон» 53 km
86 Keep slightly right onto «Дон» 76 km
87 Keep slightly left onto «Дон» 210 km
88 Continue straight onto «Дон» 194 km
89 Keep straight 837 m
90 Merge slightly right onto «Дон» 33 km
91 Continue straight onto «Дон» 101 km
92 Turn slightly right 33 m
93 Keep slightly left 270 m
94 Merge slightly left onto «Дон» 76 km
95 Turn right 413 m
96 Merge slightly left onto «Дон» 80 km
97 Continue straight onto Дон 2 km
98 Continue straight onto «Дон» 33 km
99 Turn slightly right 22 m
100 Keep slightly left 439 m
101 Merge slightly left onto «Дон» 203 km
102 Take exit slightly right 869 m
103 Merge slightly left onto МКАД, 28-й километр 951 m
104 Continue straight onto МКАД, 29-й километр 942 m
105 Continue straight onto МКАД, 30-й километр 2 km
106 Continue straight onto МКАД, 31-й километр 2 km
107 Continue straight onto МКАД, 32-й километр 2 km
108 Continue straight onto МКАД, 33-й километр 967 m
109 Continue straight onto МКАД, 34-й километр 796 m
110 Continue straight onto МКАД, 35-й километр 2 km
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112 Continue straight onto МКАД, 37-й километр 2 km
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114 Continue straight onto МКАД, 39-й километр 824 m
115 Continue straight onto МКАД, 40-й километр 2 km
116 Continue straight onto МКАД, 41-й километр 2 km
117 Continue straight onto МКАД, 42-й километр 759 m
118 Continue straight onto МКАД, 43-й километр 2 km
119 Continue straight onto МКАД, 44-й километр 979 m
120 Continue straight onto МКАД, 45-й километр 2 km
121 Continue straight onto МКАД, 46-й километр 986 m
122 Continue straight onto МКАД, 47-й километр 2 km
123 Continue straight onto МКАД, 48-й километр 959 m
124 Continue straight onto МКАД, 49-й километр 2 km
125 Continue straight onto МКАД, 50-й километр 858 m
126 Continue straight onto МКАД, 51-й километр 2 km
127 Continue straight onto МКАД, 52-й километр 2 km
128 Continue straight onto МКАД, 53-й километр 2 km
129 Continue straight onto МКАД, 54-й километр 997 m
130 Continue straight onto МКАД, 55-й километр 2 km
131 Continue straight onto МКАД, 56-й километр 2 km
132 Continue straight onto МКАД, 57-й километр 2 km
133 Continue straight onto МКАД, 58-й километр 997 m
134 Continue straight onto МКАД, 59-й километр 1000 m
135 Continue straight onto МКАД, 60-й километр 2 km
136 Continue straight onto МКАД, 61-й километр 998 m
137 Continue straight onto МКАД, 62-й километр 2 km
138 Continue straight onto МКАД, 63-й километр 505 m
139 Take exit slightly right 274 m
140 Continue straight onto Новорижское шоссе 100 km
141 Continue straight onto «Балтия» 26 km
142 Continue straight onto Рижское шоссе 64 km
143 Turn straight onto Тверская улица 856 m
144 Continue straight onto «Балтия» 409 km
145 Keep slightly left onto «Балтия» 537 m
146 Continue straight onto Jēkabpils - Rēzekne - Ludza - Krievijas robeža (Terehova) 8 km
147 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Jēkabpils - Rēzekne - Ludza - Krievijas robeža (Terehova) 63 m
148 Exit roundabout straight onto Jēkabpils - Rēzekne - Ludza - Krievijas robeža (Terehova) 29 km
149 Continue straight onto Latgales iela 229 m
150 Enter rotary straight onto Maskavas apvedceļš 78 m
151 Exit rotary right onto Maskavas apvedceļš 3 km
152 Continue straight onto Krāslavas iela 706 m
153 Turn left onto Latgales iela 526 m
154 Continue straight onto Jēkabpils - Rēzekne - Ludza - Krievijas robeža (Terehova) 24 km
155 Enter rotary slightly right onto Jēkabpils - Rēzekne - Ludza - Krievijas robeža (Terehova) 34 m
156 Exit rotary right onto Jēkabpils - Rēzekne - Ludza - Krievijas robeža (Terehova) 4 km
157 Enter rotary slightly right onto Jēkabpils - Rēzekne - Ludza - Krievijas robeža (Terehova) 41 m
158 Exit rotary slightly right onto Jēkabpils - Rēzekne - Ludza - Krievijas robeža (Terehova) 2 km
159 Keep slightly right onto Jēkabpils - Rēzekne - Ludza - Krievijas robeža (Terehova) 23 km
160 Enter rotary right onto Jēkabpils - Rēzekne - Ludza - Krievijas robeža (Terehova) 35 m
161 Exit rotary straight onto Jēkabpils - Rēzekne - Ludza - Krievijas robeža (Terehova) 69 km
162 Continue straight onto Zīlānu iela 3 km
163 Continue straight onto Ventas iela 2 km
164 Continue straight onto Varoņu iela 943 m
165 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Madonas iela 66 m
166 Exit roundabout straight onto Madonas iela 220 m
167 Enter roundabout right onto Rīgas iela 19 m
168 Exit roundabout straight onto Rīgas iela 2 km
169 Continue straight onto Rīga - Daugavpils - Krāslava - Baltkrievijas robeža (Patarnieki) 13 km
170 Enter roundabout slightly right onto V959 Pievedceļš Pļaviņām 71 m
171 Exit roundabout straight onto V959 Pievedceļš Pļaviņām 445 m
172 Turn right onto Vidzemes iela 275 m
173 Continue straight onto V924 Pļaviņas - Krievciems 2 km
174 At end of road, turn left onto Rīga - Daugavpils - Krāslava - Baltkrievijas robeža (Patarnieki) 25 km
175 Exit rotary slightly right onto Koknese - Ērgļi 3 km
176 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Tīnūži - Koknese 376 m
177 Exit roundabout straight onto Tīnūži - Koknese 62 km
178 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Ulbroka - Ogre 11 m
179 Exit roundabout straight onto Ulbroka - Ogre 663 m
180 Enter roundabout slightly right onto Ulbroka - Ogre 53 m
181 Exit roundabout straight onto Ulbroka - Ogre 14 km
182 Continue straight onto Institūta iela 808 m
183 Turn left 9 km
184 Turn right onto Krustpils iela 3 km
185 Continue slightly right onto Krustpils iela 364 m
186 Enter rotary right 393 m
187 Exit rotary right 351 m
188 Merge slightly left onto Slāvu tilts 197 m
189 Continue straight onto Dienvidu tilts 364 m
190 Take exit slightly right 438 m
191 Merge slightly right onto Krasta iela 4 km
192 Continue straight onto Ģenerāļa Radziņa krastmala 828 m
193 Continue straight onto 11. novembra krastmala 336 m
194 Keep straight onto 11. novembra krastmala 314 m
195 Turn right onto Bīskapa gāte 179 m
196 Turn slightly right onto Doma laukums 47 m
197 Arrive right onto Doma laukums

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The return trip from Riga to Tbilisi covers roughly the same distance, 2878 km.

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How far is it from Tbilisi to Riga?: The distance between Tbilisi and Riga is 2878 km by road.
How long does it take to drive from Tbilisi to Riga?: The drive from Tbilisi to Riga takes approximately 39 h 40 min by car.
What is the best route from Tbilisi to Riga?: The fastest route from Tbilisi to Riga covers 2878 km with a driving time of approximately 39 h 40 min.
Which direction is Riga from Tbilisi?: Riga lies roughly to the north-west of Tbilisi.
Which roads does the route from Tbilisi to Riga follow?: The drive from Tbilisi to Riga mainly follows Р-217, М-4, М-9. The longest single stretch is 1177 km on М-4.
Which towns do you pass between Tbilisi and Riga?: Towns on the route from Tbilisi to Riga include Aizkraukle.

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