There are 10 ways to get from Riga to Locarno by plane, train, bus, car, night train, or car train
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Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane RIX - MXP
- Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Locarnotrain
7h 50mCHF 74–244Fly to Il Caravaggio International Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY)plane RIX - BGY
- Take the bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoiabus
- Take the train from Milano Centrale to Locarnotrain
8h 49mCHF 62–262Bus, train via Berlin
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Berlin Südkreuz train stationbus
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Frankfurttrain 11 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain 12 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Bellinzonatrain Ec
32h 6mCHF 262–541Drive 2,066.1 km
- Drive from Riga to Locarnocar 2,066.1 km
20h 22mCHF 397–573Fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane RIX - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Bellinzonatrain
7h 53mCHF 144–307Fly to Milan Linate Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Milan Linate Airport (LIN)plane RIX - LIN
- Take the train from Monza to Locarnotrain
10h 9mCHF 109–313Bus
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Munich central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Chur train stationbus
- Take the bus from Chur, Postautostation to Bellinzona, Stazionebus 171
36h 28mCHF 183–271Bus, train
- 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 Zürich Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Locarnotrain
36h 35mCHF 218–363Bus, night train, train
- Take the bus from Rīga to Karlsruhebus
- Take the nighttrain from Karlsruhe Hbf to Zuerich Hbnighttrain Nj
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Locarnotrain
39h 13mCHF 198–426Drive, car train
- Drive from Riga to Lüneburgcar
- Take the cartrain from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Locarnocar
29h 12mCHF 355–503
Riga to Locarno by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Locarno is to fly and bus and train which costs SFr 60 - SFr 270 and takes 8h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Locarno is to fly and train which takes 7h 50m and costs SFr 70 - SFr 250.
No, there is no direct bus from Riga station to Locarno. However, there are services departing from Riga, Bus Station and arriving at Locarno, Debarcadero via Munich central bus station, Chur, Postautostation and Bellinzona, Stazione. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 28m.
The distance between Riga and Locarno is 1760 km. The road distance is 2066.1 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Locarno without a car is to bus and train via Berlin which takes 32h 6m and costs SFr 260 - SFr 550.
It takes approximately 7h 50m to get from Riga to Locarno, including transfers.
Riga to Locarno bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Riga, Bus Station.
Riga to Locarno bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Munich central bus station.
Locarno is 1h behind Riga. It is currently 7:48 PM in Riga and 6:48 PM in Locarno.
Yes, the driving distance between Riga to Locarno is 2066 km. It takes approximately 20h 22m to drive from Riga to Locarno.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Locarno, Switzerland?
You can take a bus from Riga, Bus Station to Locarno, Debarcadero via Munich central bus station, Chur train station, Chur, Postautostation, and Bellinzona, Stazione in around 36h 28m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–290
Flights from Riga International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–210
Flights from Riga International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–260
Flights from Riga International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–330
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–210
Flights from Riga International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–210
Flights from Riga International Airport to Il Caravaggio International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–210
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–290
Flights from Riga International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–300
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Milano Malpensa Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–290
Flights from Riga International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–300
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Milan Linate Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 85–330
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Mendrisio to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–6
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Monza to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 5–7
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Milano Centrale to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 7–10
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–28
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Mendrisio to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–25
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–110
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–75
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–100
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–95
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Zürich HB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–70
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Zürich HB to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–85
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Zürich HB to Locarno
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–85
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Basel SBB to Bellinzona
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–22
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–86
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 81–86
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 50–60
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 22–27
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Night train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 29–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- _AUSTRIAN_RAILWAYS_(ÖBB)
- Website
- Austrian Railways
Night train from Karlsruhe Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–75
- Website
- Austrian Railways
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–110
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Berlin Südkreuz train station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–170
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Munich central bus station to Chur train station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 22–35
- Website
- Flixbus
- customerservices@terravision.eu
- Website
- TERRAVISION
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 4–21
- Website
- TERRAVISION
- Phone
- 035.319366
- ticket@orioshuttle.com
- Website
- orioshuttle.com
Bus from Milan Bergamo Orio al Serio Airport to Piazza Luigi di Savoia
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 10–13
- Schedules at
- orioshuttle.com
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- info@postauto.ch
- Website
- PostAuto AG
Bus from Chur, Postautostation to Bellinzona, Stazione
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 9–14
- Website
- PostAuto AG
- 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 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 13–65
- 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 Stuttgart Airport Busterminal
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Stuttgart to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 23–25
- Website
- Grand Bus
- 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
- CHF 110–240
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
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