There are 7 ways to get from Riga to Cottbus by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane RIX - BER
- Take the train from S Königs Wusterhausen Bhf to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 6m€87–221Bus, train via Poznań
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Poznan, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Poznan Glowny to Frankfurt(Oder)train Eic / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Cottbus, Sandow Bhftrain
18h 41m€112–203Train
- 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 Wroclaw Glownytrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Horkatrain Ic
- Take the train from Horka to Cottbus Hbftrain Rb
24h 10m€123–253Drive 1,104 km
- Drive from Riga to Cottbuscar 1,104 km
14h€170–246Fly to Dresden Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane RIX - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhoftrain
9h 53m€203–463Bus, train
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Berlin Airport BERbus N1324 / ...
- Take the train from S Königs Wusterhausen Bhf to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhoftrain Re2 / ...
19h 25m€104–187Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Rīga to Bauskabus
- Take the bus from Bauska to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from S Charlottenburg Bhf to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhoftrain Re2
22h 39m€108–180
Riga to Cottbus by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Cottbus is to bus and train which costs €100 - €180 and takes 22h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Cottbus is to fly and train which takes 6h 6m and costs €85 - €230.
No, there is no direct train from Riga to Cottbus. However, there are services departing from Riga-Pasazieru and arriving at Cottbus Hbf via Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis, Krakow Glowny, Wroclaw Glowny and Horka. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 10m.
The distance between Riga and Cottbus is 959 km. The road distance is 1104 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Cottbus without a car is to bus and train via Poznań which takes 18h 41m and costs €110 - €210.
It takes approximately 6h 6m to get from Riga to Cottbus, including transfers.
Riga to Cottbus train services, operated by LTG Link, depart from Riga-Pasazieru station.
Cottbus is 1h behind Riga. It is currently 10:11 AM in Riga and 9:11 AM in Cottbus.
Riga to Cottbus train services, operated by LTG Link, arrive at Vilnius station.
Yes, the driving distance between Riga to Cottbus is 1104 km. It takes approximately 14h to drive from Riga to Cottbus.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Cottbus, Germany?
You can take a train from Riga-Pasazieru to Cottbus Hbf via Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis, Kraków Główny, Krakow Glowny, Wroclaw Glowny, and Horka in around 24h 10m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–650
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Riga International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–110
Flights from Riga International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–110
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Königs Wusterhausen Bhf to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Cottbus, Sandow Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Charlottenburg Bhf to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Königs Wusterhausen Bhf to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €16–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Poznan Glowny to Frankfurt(Oder)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–65
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Wroclaw Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Horka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Riga-Pasazieru to Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–22
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Horka
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://kolejedolnoslaskie.pl/
- Phone
- +49 30 514 88 88 88
- info@odeg.de
- Website
- odeg.de
Train from Horka to Cottbus Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Schedules at
- odeg.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Poznan, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Berlin Airport BER
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rīga to Bauska
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Bauska to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
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