There are 9 ways to get from Riga to Dresden by plane, bus, train, or car
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 Dresden Airport
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane RIX - DRS
7h 46m€223–439Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Dresden central stationbus N1230
21h€60–120Bus, train via Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Berlin Airport BERbus N1324 / ...
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 17 / ...
20h 5m€81–219Train
- Take the train from Riga-Pasazieru to Kaisiadorystrain 892
- Take the train from Kaisiadorys to Trakiszkitrain
- Take the train from Trakiszki to Warszawa Centralnatrain Ic
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Berlin Hbftrain Eic
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain 27 / ...
20h 27m€130–253Drive 1,266.4 km
- Drive from Riga to Dresdencar 1,266.4 km
12h 50m€196–283Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane RIX - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 51m€79–247Fly to Václav Havel Airport Prague, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG)plane RIX - PRG
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbftrain
8h 24m€93–233Fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane RIX - LEJ
- Take the train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain
9h€185–349Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rīga to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus 848103
- Take the train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbftrain Rj
26h 44m€111–152
Riga to Dresden by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Dresden is to bus which costs €60 - €120 and takes 21h.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Dresden is to fly and train which takes 6h 51m and costs €75 - €250.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Riga, Bus Station station and arriving at Dresden central station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 21h.
No, there is no direct train from Riga to Dresden. However, there are services departing from Riga-Pasazieru and arriving at Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Kaisiadorys, Trakiszki, Warszawa Centralna and Berlin Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 27m.
The distance between Riga and Dresden is 952 km. The road distance is 1266.4 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Dresden without a car is to bus and train via Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) which takes 20h 5m and costs €80 - €220.
It takes approximately 7h 46m to get from Riga to Dresden, including transfers.
Riga to Dresden bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Riga, Bus Station.
Riga to Dresden train services, operated by LTG Link, depart from Riga-Pasazieru station.
The best way to get from Riga to Dresden is to fly which takes 7h 46m and costs €220 - €440. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €130 - €260 and takes 20h 27m, you could also bus, which costs €60 - €120 and takes 21h.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Dresden, Germany?
Lufthansa and Air Baltic fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Dresden Airport (DRS) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Riga-Pasazieru to Dresden Hauptbahnhof via Kaisiadorys, Trakiszki, Warszawa Centralna, and Berlin Hbf in around 20h 27m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Riga International Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
Flights from Riga International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Riga International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–180
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Václav Havel Airport Prague via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen BER to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Berlin Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Riga-Pasazieru to Kaisiadorys
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Kaisiadorys to Trakiszki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Trakiszki to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–110
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Berlin Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Berlin Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €25–35
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–24
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €11–16
- 1st Class
- €18–24
- Business
- €19–21
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- 2nd Class
- €11–16
- 1st Class
- €17–23
- Business
- €19–21
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Leipzig Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Praha-Holesovice to Dresden Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €30–45
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 Airport BER
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rīga to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–100
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
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More Questions & Answers
Riga to Dresden bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Dresden central station.
Dresden is 1h behind Riga. It is currently 11:57 AM in Riga and 10:57 AM in Dresden.
Riga to Dresden train services, operated by LTG Link, arrive at Kaisiadorys station.
Yes, the driving distance between Riga to Dresden is 1266 km. It takes approximately 12h 50m to drive from Riga to Dresden.
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