There are 8 ways to get from Bern to Riga by train, plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Zurich Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Bern to Zürich Flughafentrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane ZRH - RIX
6h 13m$153–357Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bern to Nuremberg central bus stationbus FlixBus N872
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Riga, Bus Stationbus N1230
33h 10m$111–290Train, bus via Berlin
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain Ic6 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to S Südkreuz Bhftrain 11 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Stationbus
28h 27m$158–486Drive 2,050.7 km
- Drive from Bern to Rigacar 2,050.7 km
20h 2m$414–598Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane BSL - RIX
8h 24m$134–378Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Bern to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane GVA - RIX
7h 37m$151–378Train, bus
- Take the train from Bern to Basel SBBtrain Ic6 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain 20 / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Rīgabus
35h 26m$120–272Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Bern to Winterthurtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the bus from Winterthur Lagerhausstrasse to Stuttgart Airport Bus Terminal SABbus
- Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus 399
- Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Riga Central Bus Stationbus
40h 4m$302–412
Bern to Riga by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bern to Riga is to bus which costs $110 - $290 and takes 33h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Bern to Riga is to train and fly which takes 6h 13m and costs $150 - $360.
No, there is no direct bus from Bern to Riga station. However, there are services departing from Bern and arriving at Riga, Bus Station via Nuremberg central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 10m.
The distance between Bern and Riga is 1617 km. The road distance is 2050.7 km.
The best way to get from Bern to Riga without a car is to train and bus via Berlin which takes 28h 27m and costs $150 - $490.
It takes approximately 6h 13m to get from Bern to Riga, including transfers.
Bern to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bern station.
Bern to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nuremberg central bus station.
Riga is 1h ahead of Bern. It is currently 9:06 AM in Bern and 10:06 AM in Riga.
Yes, the driving distance between Bern to Riga is 2051 km. It takes approximately 20h 2m to drive from Bern to Riga.
What companies run services between Bern, Switzerland and Riga, Latvia?
You can take a bus from Bern to Riga, Bus Station via Nuremberg central bus station in around 33h 10m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Riga International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–270
Flights from Basel to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 1m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Basel to Riga International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–360
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Riga International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–360
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–440
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–270
Flights from Basel to Riga International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–380
Flights from Basel to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–340
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–350
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–270
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Riga International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–360
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–280
Flights from Basel to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–340
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Bern to Zürich Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $29–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bern to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
Bus from Bern to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–210
- 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
- $80–100
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Karlsruhe to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–150
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Winterthur Lagerhausstrasse to Stuttgart Airport Bus Terminal SAB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
- Phone
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- info@avl39.ru
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Kaliningrad Bus station
- Phone
- +7 812 386 79 79
- eco@ecolines.ru
- Website
- ecolines.ru
Bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $71
- Schedules at
- ecolines.ru
- Book at
- ecolines.ru
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