There are 10 ways to get from Riga to Leipzig by plane, bus, train, or car
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Fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane RIX - LEJ
7h 34m€145–309Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Dresden central stationbus N1230
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain 55 / ...
22h 27m€77–122Bus, train via Berlin
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Berlin Airport BERbus N1324 / ...
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain 28 / ...
19h 33m€87–163Train
- Take the train from Rīgas to Kaišiadorystrain 12
- Take the train from Kaunas to Warszawa Zachodniatrain
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Berlin Hbftrain Eic
- Take the train from Berlin Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain 28 / ...
21h 10m€92–181Drive 1,253.2 km
- Drive from Riga to Leipzigcar 1,253.2 km
15h 37m€190–275Fly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane RIX - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbftrain
6h 19m€88–244Fly to Dresden Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Dresden Airport (DRS)plane RIX - DRS
- Take the train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbftrain
8h 57m€236–468Fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane RIX - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Leipzig Hbftrain
9h 35m€103–286Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane RIX - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbftrain
8h 55m€126–330Bus
- Take the bus from Rīga to Magdeburgbus 846421
- Take the bus from Magdeburg to Leipzigbus Kyiv-Magdeburg / ...
22h 36m
Riga to Leipzig by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Leipzig is to bus and train which costs €75 - €130 and takes 22h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Leipzig is to fly and train which takes 6h 19m and costs €85 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Riga to Leipzig. However, there are services departing from Rīga and arriving at Leipzig via Magdeburg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 36m.
No, there is no direct train from Riga to Leipzig. However, there are services departing from Rīgas and arriving at Leipzig Hbf via Kaišiadorys, Kaunas, Warszawa Zachodnia and Berlin Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 10m.
The distance between Riga and Leipzig is 1008 km. The road distance is 1253.2 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Leipzig without a car is to bus and train via Berlin which takes 19h 33m and costs €85 - €170.
It takes approximately 7h 34m to get from Riga to Leipzig, including transfers.
Riga to Leipzig bus services, operated by Ecolines, depart from Rīga station.
Riga to Leipzig train services, operated by LTG Link, depart from Rīgas station.
The best way to get from Riga to Leipzig is to fly which takes 7h 34m and costs €140 - €310. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €90 - €190 and takes 21h 10m, you could also bus, which costs and takes 22h 36m.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Leipzig, Germany?
Lufthansa flies from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Rīgas to Leipzig Hbf via Kaišiadorys, Kaunas, Warszawa Zachodnia, and Berlin Hbf in around 21h 10m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–490
Flights from Riga International Airport to Dresden Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–400
Flights from Riga International Airport to Dresden Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–460
Flights from Riga International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–120
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–110
Flights from Riga International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–160
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Riga International Airport to Frankfurt via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Berlin Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–40
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €28–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- 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
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Rīgas to Kaišiadorys
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Kaunas to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–29
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
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
- €55–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Dresden central station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rīga to Magdeburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
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More Questions & Answers
Riga to Leipzig bus services, operated by Ecolines, arrive at Magdeburg station.
Leipzig is 1h behind Riga. It is currently 10:44 AM in Riga and 9:44 AM in Leipzig.
Riga to Leipzig train services, operated by LTG Link, arrive at Kaišiadorys station.
Yes, the driving distance between Riga to Leipzig is 1253 km. It takes approximately 15h 37m to drive from Riga to Leipzig.
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