There are 7 ways to get from Lyon to Riga by plane, train, bus, 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.
Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport
best- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Riga International Airport (RIX)LYS - RIX
7h 46m$127–227Train, bus via Berlin
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt84
- Take the train from Frankfurt to S Südkreuz Bhf11 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
29h 51m$224–492Drive 2,344.9 km
- Drive from Lyon to Riga2,344.9 km
22h 15m$423–610Train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Riga International Airport (RIX)GVA - RIX
8h 6m$143–426Bus
- Take the bus from Lyon to Berlin Airport BERN1326 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin Airport BER to Riga, Bus StationN1324 / ...
37h$174–374Train, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof84
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Rīga
37h 4m$206–256Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mannheim HbfTgv
- Take the bus from Mannheim to Kaliningrad Bus station905
- Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Riga Central Bus Station
43h 7m$292–584
Lyon to Riga by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Riga is to fly which costs $120 - $230 and takes 7h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Riga is to fly which takes 7h 46m and costs $120 - $230.
No, there is no direct bus from Lyon to Riga station. However, there are services departing from Lyon and arriving at Riga, Bus Station via Berlin Airport BER. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h.
The distance between Lyon and Riga is 1828 km. The road distance is 2344.9 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Riga without a car is to train and bus via Berlin which takes 29h 51m and costs $220 - $500.
It takes approximately 7h 46m to get from Lyon to Riga, including transfers.
Lyon to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lyon station.
The best way to get from Lyon to Riga is to fly which takes 7h 46m and costs $120 - $230. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $170 - $380 and takes 37h.
Lyon to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin Airport BER station.
Riga is 1h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 5:14 AM in Lyon and 6:14 AM in Riga.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Riga, Latvia?
Lufthansa, Air Baltic, and three other airlines fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Riga International Airport (RIX) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Lyon to Riga, Bus Station via Berlin Airport BER in around 37h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–430
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Riga International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–360
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Riga International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–350
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–420
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Riga International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–360
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Riga International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–280
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Riga International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–340
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Riga International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–380
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–190
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–150
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–270
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lyon to Berlin Airport BER
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin Airport BER to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–240
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Karlsruhe to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- info@avl39.ru
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Mannheim 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
- $71
- Schedules at
- ecolines.ru
- Book at
- ecolines.ru
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