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 23m€107–328Bus
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 11 / ...
24h 49m€109–333Train, bus
- Take the train from Riga-Pasazieru to Kaisiadorystrain 892
- Take the train from Kaisiadorys to Trakiszkitrain
- Take the train from Trakiszki to Szczecin Glownytrain Ic
- Take the bus from Szczecin, Bus Station to Nuremberg central bus stationbus
- Take the train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatttrain Re
30h 43m€115–218Drive 1,761.2 km
- Drive from Riga to Esslingencar 1,761.2 km
17h 19m€267–386Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane RIX - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 56m€117–334Fly 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€133–286Bus 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 56m and costs €110 - €340.
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.
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 24h 49m and costs €100 - €340.
It takes approximately 7h 23m to get from Riga to Esslingen, including transfers.
Riga to Esslingen bus services, operated by Ecolines RU, depart from Riga Central Bus Station.
The best way to get from Riga to Esslingen is to fly which takes 7h 23m and costs €100 - €330. Alternatively, you can bus via Kaliningrad, which costs €190 - €260 and takes 30h 36m.
Riga to Esslingen bus services, operated by Ecolines RU, arrive at Kaliningrad Bus station.
Esslingen is 1h behind Riga. It is currently 6:54 PM in Riga and 5:54 PM in Esslingen.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Esslingen, Germany?
Air Baltic, Eurowings, and four other airlines fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Stuttgart Airport (STR) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Esslingen via Kaliningrad Bus station and Flughafen/Messe in around 30h 36m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–390
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
- €75–300
Flights from Riga International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Riga International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- airbaltic.com
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
- €75–300
Flights from Riga International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–280
Flights from Riga International Airport to Munich International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Riga International Airport to Munich International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- 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
- €90–320
Flights from Riga International Airport to Munich International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Stuttgart Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Riga International Airport to Frankfurt via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–60
- 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 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 Szczecin Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €26–40
- 1st Class
- €30–45
- Phone
- +49 711 400 534 44
- service@gabw-bahn.de
- Website
- go-ahead-bw.de
Train from Nuernberg Hbf to Stuttgart-Bad Cannstatt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–55
- Schedules at
- go-ahead-bw.de
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €28–35
- 1st Class Ticket
- €35–55
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
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
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Szczecin, Bus Station to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- 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
- €61
- 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
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
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