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There are 10 ways to get from Riga to Cottbus by plane, train, bus, or car

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  1. Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train

    best
    1. Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)planeRIX - BER
    2. Take the train from S Königs Wusterhausen Bhf to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhoftrain
    6h 55m
    €82–216

  2. Bus, train via Warsaw

    cheapest
    1. Take the bus from Riga to Warsawbus
    2. Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Frankfurt(Oder)trainEic
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Cottbus, Sandow Bhftrain
    16h 56m
    €77–133

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Rīgas to Kaišiadorystrain217 / ...
    2. Take the train from Kaunas to Warszawa Zachodniatrain
    3. Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Frankfurt(Oder)trainEic
    4. Take the train from Frankfurt to Cottbus, Sandow Bhftrain
    20h 5m

  4. Drive 1,104.4 km

    1. Drive from Riga to Cottbuscar1,104.4 km
    13h 54m
    €173–250

  5. Fly to Dresden Airport, train

    1. Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Dresden Airport (DRS)planeRIX - DRS
    2. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhoftrain
    10h 16m
    €222–489

  6. Fly to Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport, train

    1. Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Poznań–Ławica Henryk Wieniawski Airport (POZ)planeRIX - POZ
    2. Take the train from Poznan Glowny to Frankfurt(Oder)train
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Cottbus, Sandow Bhftrain
    11h 25m
    €112–248

  7. Fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train

    1. Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)planeRIX - PRG
    2. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden-Neustadttrain
    3. Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Cottbus, Hauptbahnhoftrain
    11h 16m
    €86–206

  8. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Poznan, Bus StationbusN1224 / ...
    2. Take the train from Poznan Glowny to Cottbus HbftrainEic
    18h 37m
    €88–164

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Berlin Airport BERbusN1324 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Berlin Airport BER to Cottbus bus stationbusN1360a
    19h 45m
    €99–137

  10. Bus, train #2

    1. Take the bus from Rīga to Wrocławbus848103
    2. Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Cottbus, HauptbahnhoftrainIre
    22h 20m
    €79–119

Riga to Cottbus by bus and train

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration16h 56mAverage Duration
Ticket€77Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Cottbus, Germany?

You can take a train from Rīgas to Cottbus, Sandow Bhf via Kaišiadorys, Kaunas, Warszawa Zachodnia, and Frankfurt in around 20h 5m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Riga, Bus Station to Cottbus bus station via Berlin Airport BER in around 19h 45m.

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