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

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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
    6h 12m
    $134–323

  2. Fly from Basel

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane plane BSL - RIX
    8h 33m
    $105–393

  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 10m
    $134–521

  4. Drive 1,986.1 km

    1. Drive from Olten to Rigacar car 1,986.1 km
    19h 33m
    $401–579

  5. Train, bus

    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
    $115–308

  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 9m
    $136–277

  7. Train, bus #3

    1. Take the train from Olten to Winterthurtrain train Ic5 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Winterthur Lagerhausstrasse to Stuttgart Airport Bus Terminal SABbus 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
    39h 36m
    $287–386

Olten to Riga by train and bus

Calendar18Weekly Services
Duration28h 10mAverage Duration
Ticket$134Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Olten, Switzerland and Riga, Latvia?

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

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