There are 8 ways to get from Nice 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
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane NCE - RIX
6h 24m$91–263Train, bus via Berlin
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to S Südkreuz Bhftrain 82
- Take the bus from Berlin Airport BER to Riga, Bus Stationbus
33h 47m$543–1,186Train
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- 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
40h 19m$584–1,246Drive 2,428.5 km
- Drive from Nice to Rigacar 2,428.5 km
24h 24m$438–632Bus
- Take the bus from Nice to Munich central bus stationbus 492
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Riga, Bus Stationbus N1230
40h 10m$207–363Train, bus
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ice / ...
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Rīgabus
42h 46m$414–697Bus, train
- Take the bus from NICE, Avenue Thiers, GARE SNCF NICE VILLE to BRZEG, Centrum Przesiadkowe, Plac Dworcowybus
- Take the train from Brzeg to Katowicetrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Katowice to Rīgabus
2d 3h$255–648Drive, car train
- Drive from Nice to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Rigacar
28h 39m$484–1,498
Nice to Riga by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Riga is to fly which costs $90 - $270 and takes 6h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Riga is to fly which takes 6h 24m and costs $90 - $270.
No, there is no direct bus from Nice to Riga station. However, there are services departing from Nice and arriving at Riga, Bus Station via Munich central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Nice to Riga. However, there are services departing from Nice Ville and arriving at Rīgas Centrālā stacija via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Est, Muenchen Hbf, Warszawa Wschodnia and Vilnius. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 19m.
The distance between Nice and Riga is 1903 km. The road distance is 2428.5 km.
The best way to get from Nice to Riga without a car is to train and bus via Berlin which takes 33h 47m and costs $500 - $1,200.
It takes approximately 6h 24m to get from Nice to Riga, including transfers.
Nice to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nice station.
Nice to Riga train services, operated by TGV inOui, depart from Nice Ville station.
The best way to get from Nice to Riga is to fly which takes 6h 24m and costs $90 - $270. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $550 - $1,300 and takes 40h 19m, you could also bus, which costs $200 - $370 and takes 40h 10m.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Riga, Latvia?
Air Baltic, Scandinavian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Riga International Airport (RIX) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Nice Ville to Rīgas Centrālā stacija via Paris Gare de Lyon, Paris Gare Du Nord, Paris Est, Muenchen Hbf, Warszawa Wschodnia, and Vilnius in around 40h 19m.
- Website
- airbaltic.com
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
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
- 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
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Riga International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–340
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–270
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $240–380
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $200–320
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Nice Ville to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $250–410
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $180–410
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris l'Est to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $250–600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $18–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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
- $150–260
- 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
- $210–460
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Brzeg to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- 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
- $26–35
- 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
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–950
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- $460–520
- Car Compartment
- $850–950
- 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 Nice to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–250
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Karlsruhe to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–250
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from NICE, Avenue Thiers, GARE SNCF NICE VILLE to BRZEG, Centrum Przesiadkowe, Plac Dworcowy
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $130–320
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Katowice to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 56m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–270
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Nice to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
Riga is 1h ahead of Nice. It is currently 3:08 PM in Nice and 4:08 PM in Riga.
Nice to Riga train services, operated by TGV inOui, arrive at Paris Gare De Lyon station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nice to Riga is 2428 km. It takes approximately 24h 24m to drive from Nice to Riga.
Book your Nice to Riga bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
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