There are 8 ways to get from Riga to Basel by plane, bus, train, 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 to Basel
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Basel (BSL)plane RIX - BSL
7h 5mCHF 89–295Bus, train via Berlin
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Berlin Airport BERbus
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Frankfurttrain 11 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bftrain 12 / ...
26h 10mCHF 243–900Train
- Take the train from Riga-Pasazieru to Vilniustrain 12
- Take the train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Kraków Głównytrain
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Muenchen Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from München Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bftrain 12 / ...
36h 33mCHF 237–1,015Drive 2,000.6 km
- Drive from Riga to Baselcar 2,000.6 km
18h 40mCHF 324–467Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane RIX - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
6h 33mCHF 128–331Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rīga to Karlsruhebus
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
32h 8mCHF 138–369Bus
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Mannheimbus 905
- Take the bus from Mannheim - Bus Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)bus
40h 40mCHF 167–297Drive, car train
- Drive from Riga to Lüneburgcar
- Take the cartrain from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
25h 52mCHF 280–386
Riga to Basel by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Basel is to fly which costs SFr 85 - SFr 300 and takes 7h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Basel is to fly and train which takes 6h 33m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 340.
No, there is no direct bus from Riga station to Basel. However, there are services departing from Riga Central Bus Station and arriving at Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB) via Kaliningrad Bus station and Mannheim - Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Riga to Basel. However, there are services departing from Riga-Pasazieru and arriving at Basel Bad Bf via Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis, Krakow Glowny, München Hbf and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 33m.
The distance between Riga and Basel is 1536 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 26h 10m and costs SFr 240 - SFr 900.
It takes approximately 7h 5m to get from Riga to Basel, including transfers.
Riga to Basel bus services, operated by Ecolines RU, depart from Riga Central Bus Station.
Riga to Basel train services, operated by LTG Link, depart from Riga-Pasazieru station.
The best way to get from Riga to Basel is to fly which takes 7h 5m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 300. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 230 - SFr 1100 and takes 36h 33m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 160 - SFr 300 and takes 40h 40m.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Basel, Switzerland?
Lufthansa, Air Baltic, and three other airlines fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Basel (BSL) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Riga-Pasazieru to Basel Bad Bf via Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis, Kraków Główny, Krakow Glowny, Muenchen Hbf, München Hbf, and Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof in around 36h 33m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–340
Flights from Riga International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–330
Flights from Riga International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–220
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Basel via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–310
Flights from Riga International Airport to Basel via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–330
Flights from Riga International Airport to Basel via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–340
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–190
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–200
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Basel via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–290
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–400
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–250
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from München Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–260
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–330
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–90
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Riga-Pasazieru to Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–21
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–45
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–500
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from München Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–75
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 26–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–45
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- MSM Partyzug
Train from München Hbf to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Basel Bad Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–90
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–110
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Berlin Airport BER
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–160
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rīga to Karlsruhe
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–220
- Schedules at
- 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 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 12–65
- 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 Mannheim
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Mannheim - Bus Station to Basel, Meret Oppenheim-Strasse (Bahnhof SBB)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
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More Questions & Answers
Riga to Basel bus services, operated by Ecolines RU, arrive at Kaliningrad Bus station.
Basel is 1h behind Riga. It is currently 1:53 AM in Riga and 12:53 AM in Basel.
Riga to Basel train services, operated by LTG Link, arrive at Vilnius station.
Yes, the driving distance between Riga to Basel is 2001 km. It takes approximately 18h 40m to drive from Riga to Basel.
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