There are 13 ways to get from France to Riga by plane, train, bus, train (TGV), car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
best- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane CDG - RIX
6h 14m$103–223Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane NCE - RIX
6h 21m$92–272Train, bus via Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)
- Take the train from Paris Est to Berlin Suedkreuztrain Ice
- Take the bus from Berlin Airport BER to Riga, Bus Stationbus N1324 / ...
27h 42m$367–784Train
- Take the train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Wschodniatrain Ic
- Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain
- Take the train from Vilnius to Rīgas Centrālā stacijatrain 889
34h 13m$382–849Drive 2,079.3 km
- Drive from Paris to Rigacar 2,079.3 km
24h 12m$375–541Train to Brussels Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane BRU - RIX
6h 26m$129–314Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane FRA - RIX
7h 15m$131–381Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbbtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane ZRH - RIX
8h 16m$159–463Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane AMS - RIX
8h 3m$139–376Bus
- Take the bus from Paris to Berlin Airport BERbus N100
- Take the bus from Berlin Airport BER to Riga, Bus Stationbus N1324 / ...
32h 53m$188–323Train, bus
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Köln Hbftrain Tha
- Take the bus from Köln/Bonn Airport to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus 909
- Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Riga Central Bus Stationbus
39h 47m$373–646Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Rotterdam Centraaltrain Thalys
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAObus
39h 52m$263–493Drive, car train
- Drive from Paris to Würzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Rigacar
24h 52m$462–656
France to Riga by subway, train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from France to Riga is to fly which costs $90 - $280 and takes 6h 21m.
The fastest way to get from France to Riga is to fly which takes 6h 14m and costs $100 - $230.
No, there is no direct bus from France to Riga station. However, there are services departing from Châtelet and arriving at Riga, Bus Station via Paris and Berlin Airport BER. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 53m.
No, there is no direct train from France to Riga. However, there are services departing from Cité and arriving at Rīgas Centrālā stacija via Paris Est, Muenchen Hbf, Warszawa Wschodnia and Vilnius. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 13m.
The distance between France and Riga is 1717 km. The road distance is 2079.3 km.
The best way to get from France to Riga without a car is to train and bus via Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) which takes 27h 42m and costs $360 - $800.
It takes approximately 6h 14m to get from France to Riga, including transfers.
France to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Paris station.
France to Riga train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Paris Est station.
The best way to get from France to Riga is to fly which takes 6h 14m and costs $100 - $230. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $380 - $850 and takes 34h 13m, you could also bus, which costs $180 - $330 and takes 32h 53m.
What companies run services between France and Riga, Latvia?
Air Baltic, Air France, and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Riga International Airport (RIX) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a subway from Cité to Rīgas Centrālā stacija via Gare de l'Est, Paris Est, Muenchen Hbf, Warszawa Wschodnia, and Vilnius in around 34h 13m.
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–220
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–340
Flights from Brussels Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–270
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–340
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Riga International Airport via Palanga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–340
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–390
Flights from Brussels Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–200
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Riga International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from Zurich Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–270
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–330
Flights from Zurich Airport to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–380
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–240
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–340
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–250
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–240
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $16–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–310
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–40
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–250
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $210–470
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- 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
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Lille Europe to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Paris Nord to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $190–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Paris Nord to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $160–280
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–22
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Brussel-Zuid to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–60
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin Airport BER to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Berlin Airport BER
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- info@avl39.ru
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Köln/Bonn Airport 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
- $17–75
- Schedules at
- ecolines.ru
- Book at
- ecolines.ru
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAO
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
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More Questions & Answers
France to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin Airport BER station.
Riga is 1h ahead of France. It is currently 7:58 PM in France and 8:58 PM in Riga.
France to Riga train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Muenchen Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between France to Riga is 2079 km. It takes approximately 24h 12m to drive from France to Riga.
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