There are 8 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 37m$92–260Train
cheapest- 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 Mockavatrain Ic
- Take the train from Mockava to Kaišiadorystrain 36
- Take the train from Kaišiadorys to Rīgas Centrālā stacijatrain 889
20h 1m$91–149Bus
- 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 35m$98–173Drive 1,097.9 km
- Drive from Cottbus to Rigacar 1,097.9 km
14h 11m$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 40m$240–543Train 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
8h 50m$196–444Train, train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly
- Take the train from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Praha Hlavni Nadrazitrain
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane PRG - RIX
9h 53m$119–302Bus via Wrocław
- Take the bus from Cottbus to Wrocławbus Kyiv-Oldenburg
- Take the bus from Wrocław to Rīgabus 848104
23h 9m
Cottbus to Riga by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cottbus to Riga is to bus which costs $95 - $180 and takes 19h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Cottbus to Riga is to train and fly which takes 5h 37m and costs $90 - $260.
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 35m.
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, Mockava and Kaišiadorys. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 1m.
The distance between Cottbus and Riga is 956 km. The road distance is 1097.9 km.
The best way to get from Cottbus to Riga without a car is to bus which takes 19h 35m and costs $95 - $180.
It takes approximately 5h 37m 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 bus which takes 19h 35m and costs $95 - $180. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $90 - $150 and takes 20h 1m.
What companies run services between Cottbus, Germany and Riga, Latvia?
You can take a bus from Cottbus bus station to Riga, Bus Station via Berlin Airport BER in around 19h 35m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Cottbus, Sandow Bhf to Rīgas Centrālā stacija via Frankfurt, Rzepin, Warszawa Zachodnia, Mockava, and Kaišiadorys in around 20h 1m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Riga International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–550
Flights from Dresden Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–480
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–180
Flights from Dresden Airport to Riga International Airport via Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $220–800
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–200
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Riga International Airport via Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–200
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–190
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Riga International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–360
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–170
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Riga International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof to S Königs Wusterhausen Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Cottbus, Sandow Bhf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- 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
- $33–37
- 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 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $19–27
- 1st Class
- $25–35
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Mockava
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–28
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $16–23
- 1st Class
- $22–28
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Mockava
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–27
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Mockava to Kaišiadorys
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–12
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Kaišiadorys to Rīgas Centrālā stacija
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–22
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- kundehenv@dsb.dk
- Website
- dsb.dk
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Praha Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://www.dsb.dk/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Cottbus bus station to Berlin Airport BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–14
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin Airport BER to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Cottbus to Wrocław
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Wrocław to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- 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 8:43 PM in Cottbus and 9:43 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 11m to drive from Cottbus to Riga.
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