There are 8 ways to get from Riga to Groningen by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane RIX - DUS
- Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Groningentrain
9h 14m€140–378Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rīgas SAO to Groningen, Hoofdstationbus
27h 10m€50–90Bus, train
- Take the bus from Jelgava, station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Berlin Südkreuz to Hengelotrain Ice
- Take the train from Hengelo to Zwolletrain
- Take the train from Zwolle to Groningentrain
26h 35m€178–467Drive 1,589.8 km
- Drive from Riga to Groningencar 1,589.8 km
18h 31m€283–408Fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane RIX - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)train
- Take the train from Bad Nieuweschans to Groningentrain
9h 39m€137–305Fly to Bremen Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Bremen Airport (BRE)plane RIX - BRE
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)train
- Take the train from Bad Nieuweschans to Groningentrain
11h 6m€124–429Fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane RIX - AMS
- Take the train from Den Haag Centraal to Groningentrain
10h 15m€115–358Fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane RIX - BRU
- Take the train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Groningentrain
10h 18m€151–456
Riga to Groningen by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Groningen is to bus which costs €50 - €90 and takes 27h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Groningen is to fly and train which takes 9h 14m and costs €140 - €380.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Rīgas SAO and arriving at Groningen, Hoofdstation station. Services depart four times a week, and operate Monday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 27h 10m.
The distance between Riga and Groningen is 1602 km. The road distance is 1589.8 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Groningen without a car is to bus and train which takes 26h 35m and costs €170 - €470.
It takes approximately 9h 14m to get from Riga to Groningen, including transfers.
Riga to Groningen bus services, operated by Ecolines, depart from Rīgas SAO station.
Riga to Groningen bus services, operated by Ecolines, arrive at Groningen, Hoofdstation.
Groningen is 1h behind Riga. It is currently 7:34 AM in Riga and 6:34 AM in Groningen.
Yes, the driving distance between Riga to Groningen is 1590 km. It takes approximately 18h 31m to drive from Riga to Groningen.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Groningen, Netherlands?
Ecolines operates a bus from Rīgas SAO to Groningen, Hoofdstation 4 times a week. Tickets cost €50–90 and the journey takes 27h 10m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–160
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–160
Flights from Riga International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–350
Flights from Riga International Airport to Brussels Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–150
Flights from Riga International Airport to Brussels Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–110
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
Flights from Riga International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–350
Flights from Riga International Airport to Brussels Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bremen Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–490
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bremen Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bremen Airport via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
Flights from Riga International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–350
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Bremen Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–360
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–65
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €20–30
- 1st Class
- €35–65
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €13–20
- 1st Class
- €24–40
Train from Zwolle to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–55
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €17–26
- 1st Class
- €30–55
Train from Berlin Südkreuz to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–260
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €70–110
- 1st Class
- €150–260
Train from Den Haag Centraal to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €35–60
- 1st Class
- €80–140
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €13–19
- 1st Class
- €23–40
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–75
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €23–35
- 1st Class
- €45–75
Train from Schiphol Airport to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €30–50
- 1st Class
- €65–120
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €32–37
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Berlin Südkreuz to Hengelo
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €75–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €32–36
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bremen Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–33
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- 069 450099650
- Kundenservice-Linie10@vias-online.de
- Website
- vias-online.de
Train from Düsseldorf Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Schedules at
- vias-online.de
- Phone
- 0800-0232 545
- Website
- arriva.nl
Train from Zwolle to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–25
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €22–25
Train from Bad Nieuweschans to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–12
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €10–12
Train from Schiphol Airport to Groningen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €45–50
- Website
- https://www.arriva.nl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €45–50
- Phone
- 0900-9292
- Website
- blauwnet.nl
Train from Hengelo to Zwolle
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–15
- Website
- Blauwnet
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- info@der-metronom.de
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- govolta.nl
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bremen Hbf to Leer(Ostfriesl)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Brussels Airport-Zaventem to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €16–18
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €16–18
- 1st Class
- €21–24
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €40–60
- Comfort
- €45–65
- Premium
- €65–90
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Jelgava, station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rīgas SAO to Groningen, Hoofdstation
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
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