There are 5 ways to get from Berlin to Riga by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport
best- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane BER - RIX
5h$74–247Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Stationbus N1324 / ...
17h 50m$55–160Train
- Take the train from S Ostbahnhof to Rzepintrain 95 / ...
- Take the train from Rzepin to Warszawa Centralnatrain 95
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Kaunastrain 144
- Take the train from Kaisiadorys to Riga-Pasazierutrain 181 / ...
19h 52m$138–190Drive 1,036.8 km
- Drive from Berlin to Rigacar 1,036.8 km
15h 22m$187–270Train to Hamburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane HAM - RIX
7h 42m$98–349
Berlin to Riga by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berlin to Riga is to bus which costs $55 - $160 and takes 17h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Berlin to Riga is to fly which takes 5h and costs $70 - $250.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and arriving at Riga, Bus Station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 17h 50m.
No, there is no direct train from Berlin to Riga. However, there are services departing from S Ostbahnhof and arriving at Riga-Pasazieru via Rzepin, Warszawa Centralna, Kaunas and Kaisiadorys. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 52m.
The distance between Berlin and Riga is 878 km. The road distance is 1036.8 km.
The best way to get from Berlin to Riga without a car is to bus which takes 17h 50m and costs $55 - $160.
It takes approximately 5h to get from Berlin to Riga, including transfers.
Berlin to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Berlin to Riga train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from S Ostbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Berlin to Riga is to fly which takes 5h and costs $70 - $250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $55 - $160 and takes 17h 50m, you could also train, which costs $130 - $190 and takes 19h 52m.
What companies run services between Berlin, Germany and Riga, Latvia?
Air Baltic and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Riga International Airport (RIX) twice daily. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station twice daily. Tickets cost $55–160 and the journey takes 17h 50m. Ecolines also services this route 3 times a week.
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–180
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–180
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–320
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–190
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–190
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–250
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Ostbahnhof to Rzepin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Berlin Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Rzepin to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $71–72
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Kaisiadorys to Riga-Pasazieru
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–26
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Berlin Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–45
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Berlin Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
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More Questions & Answers
Berlin to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Riga, Bus Station.
Riga is 1h ahead of Berlin. It is currently 8:30 PM in Berlin and 9:30 PM in Riga.
Berlin to Riga train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Rzepin station.
Yes, the driving distance between Berlin to Riga is 1037 km. It takes approximately 15h 22m to drive from Berlin to Riga.
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