There are 8 ways to get from Riga to Bern by plane, train, bus, 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 Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)RIX - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
6h 42mCHF 120–283Fly to Basel, train
cheapest- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Basel (BSL)RIX - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bern
8h 45mCHF 104–292Bus, 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 SBB20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to BernIc6 / ...
28hCHF 143–400Drive 2,049.8 km
- Drive from Riga to Bern2,049.8 km
19h 49mCHF 326–471Fly to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)RIX - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
8h 22mCHF 118–283Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rīga to Karlsruhe
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to BernIc6 / ...
33h 55mCHF 134–244Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Kaliningrad Bus station
- Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminal399
- Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport Bus Terminal SAB to Winterthur Lagerhausstrasse
- Take the train from Winterthur to BernIc1 / ...
35h 59mCHF 233–317Drive, car train
- Drive from Riga to Hamburg Altona
- Take the car train from Hamburg Altona to Lörrach Hbf
- Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Bern
27h 52mCHF 291–1,041
Riga to Bern by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Bern is to fly and train which costs SFr 110 - SFr 290 and takes 8h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Bern is to fly and train which takes 6h 42m and costs SFr 120 - SFr 290.
The distance between Riga and Bern is 1619 km. The road distance is 2049.8 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Bern without a car is to bus and train via Berlin which takes 28h and costs SFr 140 - SFr 400.
It takes approximately 6h 42m to get from Riga to Bern, including transfers.
Bern is 1h behind Riga. It is currently 11:26 PM in Riga and 10:26 PM in Bern.
Yes, the driving distance between Riga to Bern is 2050 km. It takes approximately 19h 49m to drive from Riga to Bern.
There are 331+ hotels available in Bern.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Bern, Switzerland?
There is no direct connection from Riga to Bern. However, you can take the line 22 bus to Rīgas lidosta, walk to Riga International Airport (RIX) airport, fly to Zurich Airport (ZRH), walk to Zürich Flughafen, then take the train to Bern. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Riga, Bus Station to Bern via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, S Messe Nord/ZOB, S Südkreuz Bhf, Frankfurt, and Basel SBB in around 28h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- 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 100–190
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 Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–300
Flights from Riga International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–250
- Website
- swiss.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
Flights from Riga International Airport to Basel via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–220
Flights from Riga International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–250
- 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
Flights from Riga International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–250
- 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
Flights from Riga International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–270
- 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
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 24–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Winterthur to Bern
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 40–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–90
- 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
- +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 (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 45–110
- 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 55
- 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 Stuttgart Airport Busterminal
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Stuttgart Airport Bus Terminal SAB to Winterthur Lagerhausstrasse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–27
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/en/
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