There are 8 ways to get from Riga to Esslingen 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 Stuttgart Airport
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Stuttgart Airport (STR)plane RIX - STR
7h 10m€100–283Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rīga to Stuttgart Airportbus
32h 1m€59–129Bus, train
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Berlin Airport BERbus N1324 / ...
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hauptbahnhoftrain 6 / ...
23h 46m€183–268Train
- Take the train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Kaišiadorystrain 12
- Take the train from Kaišiadorys to Mockavatrain 31
- Take the train from Mockava to Krakow Glownytrain Ic
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Muenchen Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhoftrain 47 / ...
31h 36m€109–249Drive 1,761.2 km
- Drive from Riga to Esslingencar 1,761.2 km
17h 18m€273–395Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane RIX - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 52m€119–344Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane RIX - MUC
- Take the train from Flughafen München to Pasingtrain
- Take the train from Pasing to Esslingentrain
8h 21m€133–292Bus via Kaliningrad
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminalbus 399
30h 36m€193–253
Riga to Esslingen by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Esslingen is to bus which costs €55 - €130 and takes 32h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Esslingen is to fly and train which takes 6h 52m and costs €110 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Riga station to Esslingen. However, there are services departing from Riga Central Bus Station and arriving at Esslingen via Kaliningrad Bus station and Flughafen/Messe. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 36m.
No, there is no direct train from Riga to Esslingen. However, there are services departing from Rīgas Centrālā stacija and arriving at Esslingen via Kaišiadorys, Mockava, Krakow Glowny, München Hbf and Hauptbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 36m.
The distance between Riga and Esslingen is 1390 km. The road distance is 1761.2 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Esslingen without a car is to bus and train which takes 23h 46m and costs €180 - €270.
It takes approximately 7h 10m to get from Riga to Esslingen, including transfers.
Riga to Esslingen bus services, operated by Ecolines RU, depart from Riga Central Bus Station.
Riga to Esslingen train services, operated by LTG Link, depart from Rīgas Centrālā stacija station.
The best way to get from Riga to Esslingen is to fly which takes 7h 10m and costs €100 - €290. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €100 - €250 and takes 31h 36m, you could also bus via Kaliningrad, which costs €190 - €260 and takes 30h 36m.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Esslingen, Germany?
Scandinavian Airlines, Air Baltic, and four other airlines fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Stuttgart Airport (STR) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Esslingen via Kaišiadorys, Mockava, Krakow Glowny, Muenchen Hbf, München Hbf, and Hauptbahnhof in around 31h 36m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Riga International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Riga International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Riga International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from Riga International Airport to Frankfurt via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Riga International Airport to Munich International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Riga International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Riga International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Riga International Airport to Munich International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–300
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–320
Flights from Riga International Airport to Munich International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–105
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €46–52
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €39–44
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Pasing to Esslingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €44–49
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Kaišiadorys
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Kaišiadorys to Mockava
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Mockava to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €21–30
- 1st Class
- €27–35
Train from Krakow Glowny to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €28–40
- 1st Class
- €35–45
- Phone
- +43 1 89900
- meinenachricht@westbahn.at
- Website
- westbahn.at
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://westbahn.at/en/
- Standard Ticket
- €35–60
- First Class
- €70–100
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from München Hbf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- 1st Class
- €75–130
Train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €28–45
- 1st Class
- €55–95
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen München to Pasing
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
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
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €60
- 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
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rīga to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
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More Questions & Answers
Riga to Esslingen bus services, operated by Ecolines RU, arrive at Kaliningrad Bus station.
Esslingen is 1h behind Riga. It is currently 7:05 AM in Riga and 6:05 AM in Esslingen.
Riga to Esslingen train services, operated by LTG Link, arrive at Kaišiadorys station.
Yes, the driving distance between Riga to Esslingen is 1761 km. It takes approximately 17h 18m to drive from Riga to Esslingen.
There are 1562+ hotels available in Esslingen.






































