There are 7 ways to get from Riga to Basel by plane, bus, train, car, night train, 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 to Basel
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Basel (BSL)RIX - BSL
6h 57mCHF 79–246Bus, train via Berlin
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Frankfurt82 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf20 / ...
25h 56mCHF 113–373Drive 2,000.6 km
- Drive from Riga to Basel2,000.6 km
18h 34mCHF 318–460Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)RIX - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
6h 41mCHF 112–265Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rīga to Karlsruhe
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB20 / ...
32h 14mCHF 110–200Bus, train, night train
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Kaliningrad Bus station
- Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Heilbronn Central bus station905
- Take the train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Take the night train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Basel SbbNj
41h 37mCHF 217–534Drive, car train
- Drive from Riga to Hamburg Altona
- Take the car train from Hamburg Altona to Lörrach Hbf
27h 1mCHF 277–1,021
Riga to Basel by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Basel is to bus and train which costs SFr 110 - SFr 200 and takes 32h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Basel is to fly and train which takes 6h 41m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 270.
The distance between Riga and Basel is 1535 km. The road distance is 2000.6 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Basel without a car is to bus and train via Berlin which takes 25h 56m and costs SFr 110 - SFr 380.
It takes approximately 6h 57m to get from Riga to Basel, including transfers.
Basel is 1h behind Riga. It is currently 6:01 AM in Riga and 5:01 AM in Basel.
Yes, the driving distance between Riga to Basel is 2001 km. It takes approximately 18h 34m to drive from Riga to Basel.
There are 1255+ hotels available in Basel.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Basel, Switzerland?
Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, and four other airlines fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Basel (BSL) twice daily.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–300
Flights from Riga International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–260
Flights from Riga International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–200
Flights from Riga International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–190
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–200
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Basel via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–250
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–220
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–280
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 19–40
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 28–45
- 1st Class
- CHF 55–95
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–242
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 238–242
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 110–140
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 28–35
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Altona to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–750
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- CHF 350–400
- Car Compartment
- CHF 600–750
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–80
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Rīga to Karlsruhe
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–110
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +7 812 386 79 79
- eco@ecolines.ru
- Website
- ecolines.ru
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Kaliningrad Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 56
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- info@avl39.ru
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Heilbronn Central bus station
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