There are 9 ways to get from Riga to Magdeburg by plane, train, bus, 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 Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane RIX - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Potsdam Hbf to Magdeburg Hbftrain
7h 36m€82–241Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rīga to Magdeburgbus 846421
20h 40m€35–100Train
- Take the train from Rīgas to Kaišiadorystrain 12
- Take the train from Kaunas to Warszawa Zachodniatrain
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Berlin Ostbahnhoftrain Eic
- Take the train from Berlin Ostbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbftrain Re
21h 52m€89–191Drive 1,267.4 km
- Drive from Riga to Magdeburgcar 1,267.4 km
14h 29m€191–276Fly to Hannover Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Hannover Airport (HAJ)plane RIX - HAJ
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbftrain
8h 44m€112–315Fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane RIX - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stendal Hbftrain
- Take the train from Stendal Hbf to Magdeburg Hbftrain
8h 1m€101–274Fly to Leipzig-Halle Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ)plane RIX - LEJ
- Take the train from Leipzig/Halle Flughafen to Magdeburg Hbftrain
9h 11m€173–331Fly to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane RIX - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Magdeburg Hbftrain
9h 28m€125–336Bus, train
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Berlin Airport BERbus
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Potsdam Hbf to Magdeburg Hbftrain Re
20h 52m€86–220
Riga to Magdeburg by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Magdeburg is to bus which costs €35 - €100 and takes 20h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Magdeburg is to fly and train which takes 7h 36m and costs €80 - €250.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Rīga and arriving at Magdeburg. Services depart four times a week, and operate Monday, Tuesday, Friday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 20h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Riga to Magdeburg. However, there are services departing from Rīgas and arriving at Magdeburg Hbf via Kaišiadorys, Kaunas, Warszawa Zachodnia and Berlin Ostbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 52m.
The distance between Riga and Magdeburg is 1019 km. The road distance is 1267.4 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Magdeburg without a car is to bus which takes 20h 40m and costs €35 - €100.
It takes approximately 7h 36m to get from Riga to Magdeburg, including transfers.
Riga to Magdeburg bus services, operated by Ecolines, depart from Rīga station.
Riga to Magdeburg train services, operated by LTG Link, depart from Rīgas station.
The best way to get from Riga to Magdeburg is to bus which takes 20h 40m and costs €35 - €100. Alternatively, you can train, which costs €85 - €200 and takes 21h 52m.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Magdeburg, Germany?
Ecolines operates a bus from Rīga to Magdeburg 4 times a week. Tickets cost €35–100 and the journey takes 20h 40m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Rīgas to Magdeburg Hbf via Kaišiadorys, Kaunas, Warszawa Zachodnia, and Berlin Ostbahnhof in around 21h 52m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hannover Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–450
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hannover Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Riga International Airport to Leipzig-Halle Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–290
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
- €60–240
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hannover Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- 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
- €95–160
Flights from Riga International Airport to Frankfurt via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–260
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–150
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Riga International Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–280
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hannover Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hannover Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hannover Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Stendal Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 514 88 88 88
- info@odeg.de
- Website
- odeg.de
Train from Potsdam Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- odeg.de
Train from Berlin Ostbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Schedules at
- odeg.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Potsdam Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Berlin Ostbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–30
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Stendal Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Stendal Hbf to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Leipzig/Halle Flughafen to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €28–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- 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 Ostbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- info@flixbus.de
- Website
- flixtrain.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Stendal Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–55
- Website
- https://www.flixtrain.com/
- 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/
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
- €60–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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More Questions & Answers
Riga to Magdeburg bus services, operated by Ecolines, arrive at Magdeburg station.
Magdeburg is 1h behind Riga. It is currently 8:05 AM in Riga and 7:05 AM in Magdeburg.
Riga to Magdeburg train services, operated by LTG Link, arrive at Kaišiadorys station.
Yes, the driving distance between Riga to Magdeburg is 1267 km. It takes approximately 14h 29m to drive from Riga to Magdeburg.
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