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How to get fromRiga to Baselby plane, bus, train, car, night train or car train

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

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  1. Fly to Basel

    best
    1. Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Basel (BSL)plane plane RIX - BSL
    7h 22m
    CHF 82–258

  2. Bus, train

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Rīga to Karlsruhebus bus
    2. Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain train 20 / ...
    32h 17m
    CHF 75–212

  3. Bus, train via Berlin

    1. Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus bus
    2. Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Frankfurttrain train 82 / ...
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain train 20 / ...
    26h 2m
    CHF 113–339

  4. Drive 2,000.6 km

    1. Drive from Riga to Baselcar car 2,000.6 km
    18h 40m
    CHF 322–465

  5. Fly to Zurich Airport, train

    1. Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane RIX - ZRH
    2. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    6h 41m
    CHF 112–269

  6. Bus, train, night train

    1. Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Heilbronn Central bus stationbus bus 905
    3. Take the train from Heilbronn Hauptbahnhof to Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    4. Take the night train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Basel Sbbnighttrain night train Nj
    41h 53m
    CHF 227–534

  7. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Riga to Hamburg Altonacar car
    2. Take the car train from Hamburg Altona to Lörrach Hbfcartrain train
    26h 54m
    CHF 279–1,024

Riga to Basel by bus and train

Calendar23Weekly Services
Duration26h 2mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 113Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Basel, Switzerland?

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

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