There are 7 ways to get from Cottbus to Riga by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof to S Königs Wusterhausen Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane BER - RIX
5h 36m$108–271Train
- Take the train from Cottbus, Sandow Bhf to Frankfurttrain
- Take the train from Rzepin to Warszawa Zachodniatrain 95 / ...
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain
- Take the train from Vilnius to Rīgas Centrālā stacijatrain 889
19h 29m$151–292Bus
- Take the bus from Cottbus bus station to Berlin Airport BERbus N1360a
- Take the bus from Berlin Airport BER to Riga, Bus Stationbus N1324 / ...
19h 30m$109–185Drive 1,097.8 km
- Drive from Cottbus to Rigacar 1,097.8 km
14h 10m$198–286Train to Dresden Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane DRS - RIX
9h$231–525Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane LEJ - RIX
10h 39m$222–543Train, bus
- Take the train from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof to S Charlottenburg Bhftrain Re2
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Bauskabus
- Take the bus from Bauska to Rīgabus
23h 48m$129–229
Cottbus to Riga by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cottbus to Riga is to bus which costs $100 - $190 and takes 19h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Cottbus to Riga is to train and fly which takes 5h 36m and costs $100 - $280.
No, there is no direct bus from Cottbus station to Riga station. However, there are services departing from Cottbus bus station and arriving at Riga, Bus Station via Berlin Airport BER. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Cottbus to Riga. However, there are services departing from Cottbus, Sandow Bhf and arriving at Rīgas Centrālā stacija via Frankfurt, Rzepin, Warszawa Zachodnia and Vilnius. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 29m.
The distance between Cottbus and Riga is 956 km. The road distance is 1097.8 km.
The best way to get from Cottbus to Riga without a car is to train which takes 19h 29m and costs $150 - $300.
It takes approximately 5h 36m to get from Cottbus to Riga, including transfers.
Cottbus to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Cottbus bus station.
Cottbus to Riga train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Cottbus, Sandow Bhf station.
The best way to get from Cottbus to Riga is to train which takes 19h 29m and costs $150 - $300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $100 - $190 and takes 19h 30m.
What companies run services between Cottbus, Germany and Riga, Latvia?
You can take a train from Cottbus, Sandow Bhf to Rīgas Centrālā stacija via Frankfurt, Rzepin, Warszawa Zachodnia, and Vilnius in around 19h 29m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Cottbus bus station to Riga, Bus Station via Berlin Airport BER in around 19h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Riga International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
Flights from Dresden Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–900
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–250
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–250
Flights from Dresden Airport to Riga International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,100
Flights from Dresden Airport to Riga International Airport via Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $240–900
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–190
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–370
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Riga International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof to S Königs Wusterhausen Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Cottbus, Sandow Bhf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof to S Charlottenburg Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof to S Königs Wusterhausen Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Rzepin to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–35
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Vilnius to Rīgas Centrālā stacija
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Cottbus bus station to Berlin Airport BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin Airport BER to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Bauska
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Bauska to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
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More Questions & Answers
Cottbus to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin Airport BER station.
Riga is 1h ahead of Cottbus. It is currently 2:37 PM in Cottbus and 3:37 PM in Riga.
Cottbus to Riga train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cottbus to Riga is 1098 km. It takes approximately 14h 10m to drive from Cottbus to Riga.
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