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
6h 51m€134–302Fly to Frankfurt, train
cheapest- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane RIX - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Esslingen(Neckar)train
7h 9m€100–280Bus, train via Nuremberg
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Nuremberg central bus stationbus N1230
- Take the train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatttrain Re
29h 22m€145–258Train
- Take the train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Kaišiadorystrain 12
- Take the train from Kaišiadorys to Mockavatrain 31
- Take the train from Mockava to Warszawa Wschodniatrain Ic
- Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Muenchen Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Esslingen(Neckar)train Ice
30h 45m€296–658Drive 1,761.2 km
- Drive from Riga to Esslingencar 1,761.2 km
17h 18m€270–390Fly to Munich International Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Munich International Airport (MUC)plane RIX - MUC
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Esslingen(Neckar)train
8h 32m€131–325Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rīga to Karlsruhebus
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain Re
31h 38m€133–245Bus, train via Kaliningrad
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Heilbronn Central bus stationbus 905
- Take the train from Heilbronn Hbf to Stuttgart Hbftrain Re / ...
37h 35m€190–322
Riga to Esslingen by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Esslingen is to bus and train which costs €130 - €250 and takes 31h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Esslingen is to fly which takes 6h 51m and costs €130 - €310.
No, there is no direct train from Riga to Esslingen. However, there are services departing from Rīgas Centrālā stacija and arriving at Esslingen(Neckar) via Kaišiadorys, Mockava, Warszawa Wschodnia and Muenchen Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 45m.
The distance between Riga and Esslingen is 1371 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 via Nuremberg which takes 29h 22m and costs €140 - €260.
It takes approximately 6h 51m to get from Riga to Esslingen, including transfers.
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 6h 51m and costs €130 - €310. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €290 - €700 and takes 30h 45m.
Esslingen is 1h behind Riga. It is currently 2:11 AM in Riga and 1:11 AM in Esslingen.
Riga to Esslingen train services, operated by LTG Link, arrive at Kaišiadorys station.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Esslingen, Germany?
Scandinavian Airlines, Lufthansa, 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(Neckar) via Kaišiadorys, Mockava, Warszawa Wschodnia, and Muenchen Hbf in around 30h 45m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Riga International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Riga International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–340
Flights from Riga International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Riga International Airport to Frankfurt via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Riga International Airport to Munich International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–140
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Riga International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–340
Flights from Riga International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–240
Flights from Riga International Airport to Munich International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–320
Flights from Riga International Airport to Munich International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–190
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- stuttgart@arverio.de
- Website
- arverio-bw.de
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €28–35
- 1st Class Ticket
- €35–55
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €14–18
- 1st Class Ticket
- €18–27
Train from Heilbronn Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Schedules at
- arverio-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €10–13
- 1st Class Ticket
- €14–20
- 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 Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €180–400
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Esslingen(Neckar)
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbf to Esslingen(Neckar)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Stuttgart Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–26
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-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 Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rīga to Karlsruhe
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- 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
- €14–65
- 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 Heilbronn Central bus station
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