There are 8 ways to get from Riga to Geneva by plane, bus, train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane RIX - GVA
5h 17mCHF 70–190Bus, train via Frankfurt am Main
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Berlin Airport BERbus
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Frankfurttrain 82 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
29h 40mCHF 309–511Drive 2,199.4 km
- Drive from Riga to Genevacar 2,199.4 km
21h 35mCHF 346–499Bus, train
- Take the bus from Jelgava, station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from S Spandau Bhf to Basel SBBtrain 12
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
31h 32mCHF 241–369Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Rīga to Karlsruhebus
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBBtrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Genèvetrain Ic1 / ...
35h 58mCHF 139–322Bus via Prague
- Take the bus from Rīga to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus 848103
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Geneva Bus Stationbus RegioJet 95
38hCHF 86–157Bus
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminalbus 399
- Take the bus from Stuttgart to Genevabus
40h 4mDrive, car train
- Drive from Riga to Hamburg Altonacar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Altona to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Genevacar
29h 21mCHF 308–1,075
Riga to Geneva by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Geneva is to fly which costs SFr 70 - SFr 190 and takes 5h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Geneva is to fly which takes 5h 17m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 190.
No, there is no direct bus from Riga to Geneva station. However, there are services departing from Rīga and arriving at Geneva Bus Station via Praha, ÚAN Florenc. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 38h.
The distance between Riga and Geneva is 1716 km. The road distance is 2199.4 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Geneva without a car is to bus and train via Frankfurt am Main which takes 29h 40m and costs SFr 300 - SFr 550.
It takes approximately 5h 17m to get from Riga to Geneva, including transfers.
Riga to Geneva bus services, operated by Ecolines, depart from Rīga station.
The best way to get from Riga to Geneva is to fly which takes 5h 17m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 190. Alternatively, you can bus via Prague, which costs SFr 85 - SFr 160 and takes 38h.
Riga to Geneva bus services, operated by Ecolines, arrive at Praha, ÚAN Florenc station.
Geneva is 1h behind Riga. It is currently 1:52 PM in Riga and 12:52 PM in Geneva.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Geneva, Switzerland?
Air Baltic, Scandinavian Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Geneva International Airport (GVA) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rīga to Geneva Bus Station via Praha, ÚAN Florenc in around 38h.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–95
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–330
Flights from Riga International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–260
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Geneva International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–250
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Spandau Bhf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 37–42
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–28
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Renens VD to Genève
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–13
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- CHF 7–11
- 2nd Class
- CHF 9–13
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–95
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- CHF 28–45
- 1st Class
- CHF 55–95
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Altona to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 33m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–750
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- CHF 340–390
- Car Compartment
- CHF 550–750
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
- CHF 65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Jelgava, station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–120
- 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
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–120
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Rīga to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–85
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Geneva Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–75
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 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
- CHF 55
- 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
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Stuttgart to Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
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