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There are 10 ways to get from Lucerne to Riga by train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Zurich Airport, fly

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    1. Take the train from Luzern to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane plane ZRH - RIX
    6h 2m
    $119–291

  2. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain train Ec / ...
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to S Spandau Bhftrain train 12
    3. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Jelgava, stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Jelgava to Riga-Pasazierutrain train 724 / ...
    28h 59m
    $331–601

  3. Drive  1,975.9 km

    1. Drive from Lucerne to Rigacar car 1,975.9 km
    20h 18m
    $399–576

  4. Train to Basel, fly

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane plane BSL - RIX
    7h 46m
    $138–415

  5. Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Luganotrain train
    2. Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train train
    3. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane plane MXP - RIX
    9h 5m
    $151–447

  6. Train, bus via Frankfurt am Main

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain train Ec / ...
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train 12 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Riga, Bus Stationbus bus
    29h 41m
    $321–592

  7. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Lucerne Landenbergstrasse to Munich Central Bus Stationbus bus : Milan Lampugnano Bus Station - Prague Central Bus Station / ...
    2. Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Riga, Bus Stationbus bus N1230
    33h 45m
    $184–288

  8. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Basel SBBtrain train Ec / ...
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train 12 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Rīgabus bus
    35h 28m
    $216–422

  9. Train, bus #3

    1. Take the train from Luzern to Zürich HBtrain train N7 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Stuttgartbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus bus 399
    4. Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Riga Central Bus Stationbus bus
    37h 8m
    $204–341

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Lucerne to Lörrach Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain train
    3. Drive from Lüneburg to Rigacar car
    27h 3m
    $360–499

Lucerne to Riga by train, foot, and bus

Calendar8Weekly Services
Duration28h 59mAverage Duration
Ticket$331Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,554.1 km
  • Duration: 6h 2m

What companies run services between Lucerne, Switzerland and Riga, Latvia?

You can take a bus from Lucerne Landenbergstrasse to Riga, Bus Station via Munich central bus station in around 33h 45m.

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