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There are 7 ways to get from Olten to Riga by train, plane, bus, car, or night train

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  1. Train to Zurich Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Olten to Zürich Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane plane ZRH - RIX
    5h 44m
    $125–321

  2. Train, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Olten to Zürich HBtrain train Ic5 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus stationbus bus X06 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Riga, Bus Stationbus bus
    33h 38m
    $106–225

  3. Train, bus via Berlin

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain train 20 / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train 11 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Stationbus bus
    28h 7m
    $144–427

  4. Drive 1,986.1 km

    1. Drive from Olten to Rigacar car 1,986.1 km
    19h 32m
    $401–579

  5. Fly from Basel

    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane plane BSL - RIX
    7h 47m
    $120–424

  6. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Basel SBB to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train 20 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Rīgabus bus
    35h 6m
    $140–230

  7. Train, night train, bus

    1. Take the train from Olten to Zürich HBtrain train Ic5 / ...
    2. Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Praha Hlavni Nadrazinighttrain night train En
    3. Take the bus from Praha to Riia lennujaambus bus
    41h 40m
    $263–378

Olten to Riga by train and bus

Calendar19Weekly Services
Duration28h 7mAverage Duration
Ticket$144Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

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

Lufthansa, Air Baltic, and three other airlines fly from Basel (BSL) to Riga International Airport (RIX) twice daily.

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