There are 8 ways to get from Chemnitz to Riga by bus, plane, train, 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.
Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly
best- Take the bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Praguebus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane PRG - RIX
7h 43m$87–241Bus
- Take the bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Riga, Bus Stationbus N1230
21h 40m$130–200Train
- Take the train from Chemnitz Hbf to Dresden-Neustadttrain Re / ...
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Zgorzelec Bahnhoftrain Re1
- Take the train from Zgorzelec to Warszawa Zachodniatrain Ic
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Kaunastrain
- Take the train from Kaišiadorys to Rīgas Centrālā stacijatrain
22h 56m$151–284Drive 1,336.4 km
- Drive from Chemnitz to Rigacar 1,336.4 km
13h 22m$241–348Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane BER - RIX
6h 50m$129–323Train to Dresden Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chemnitz Hbf to Dresden Hbftrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane DRS - RIX
10h 23m$231–517Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Chemnitz Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane LEJ - RIX
8h 18m$191–501Train, bus
- Take the train from Chemnitz Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain Re
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Magdeburg Hbftrain 55 / ...
- Take the bus from Magdeburg to Rīgabus
25h 34m$151–344
Chemnitz to Riga by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chemnitz to Riga is to bus which costs $130 - $200 and takes 21h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Chemnitz to Riga is to train and fly which takes 6h 50m and costs $120 - $330.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Chemnitz central bus station station and arriving at Riga, Bus Station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 21h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Chemnitz to Riga. However, there are services departing from Chemnitz Hbf and arriving at Rīgas Centrālā stacija via Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt, Zgorzelec, Warszawa Zachodnia, Kaunas and Kaišiadorys. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 56m.
The distance between Chemnitz and Riga is 1207 km. The road distance is 1336.4 km.
The best way to get from Chemnitz to Riga without a car is to bus which takes 21h 40m and costs $130 - $200.
It takes approximately 7h 43m to get from Chemnitz to Riga, including transfers.
Chemnitz to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Chemnitz central bus station.
Chemnitz to Riga train services, operated by Transdev GmbH, depart from Chemnitz Hbf station.
The best way to get from Chemnitz to Riga is to bus which takes 21h 40m and costs $130 - $200. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $150 - $290 and takes 22h 56m.
What companies run services between Chemnitz, Germany and Riga, Latvia?
FlixBus operates a bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Riga, Bus Station once daily. Tickets cost $130–200 and the journey takes 21h 40m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Chemnitz Hbf to Rīgas Centrālā stacija via Dresden-Neustadt, Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt, Zgorzelec Bahnhof, Zgorzelec, Warszawa Zachodnia, Kaunas, and Kaišiadorys in around 22h 56m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–650
Flights from Dresden Airport to Riga International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 22m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–210
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–250
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–370
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–380
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–180
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–210
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $50–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Riga International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Phone
- +49 30 200 73-0
- kommunikation@transdev.de
- Website
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Chemnitz Hbf to Dresden-Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Chemnitz Hbf to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Chemnitz Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
Train from Chemnitz Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- Transdev GmbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Chemnitz Hbf to Dresden-Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Chemnitz, Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 89 548889725
- info@trilex.de
- Website
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Zgorzelec Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- info@laenderbahn.com
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Zgorzelec Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Zgorzelec to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kaišiadorys to Rīgas Centrālā stacija
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–30
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Magdeburg to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–210
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
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Booking & Getting There
Chemnitz to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Riga, Bus Station.
Riga is 1h ahead of Chemnitz. It is currently 7:07 AM in Chemnitz and 8:07 AM in Riga.
Chemnitz to Riga train services, operated by Transdev GmbH, arrive at Dresden-Neustadt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chemnitz to Riga is 1336 km. It takes approximately 13h 22m to drive from Chemnitz to Riga.
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