There are 9 ways to get from Riga to Zug 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 to Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane RIX - ZRH
6h 2mCHF 88–248Bus, train via Berlin
- 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 Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
28h 4mCHF 261–743Train
- Take the train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Vilniustrain 12
- Take the train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Kraków Głównytrain
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Wien Hbftrain Ic
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Zuerich Hbtrain Rjx
32h 17mCHF 220–391Drive 1,951.6 km
- Drive from Riga to Zugcar 1,951.6 km
20h 9mCHF 309–446Fly to Basel, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Basel (BSL)plane RIX - BSL
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain
9h 9mCHF 126–307Bus
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Munich central bus stationbus N1230
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus FlixBus X06 / ...
33h 6mCHF 144–250Bus via Kaliningrad
- 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
33h 9mBus, train
- Take the bus from Rīga to Stuttgart Airportbus
- Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausentrain 87
- Take the train from Schaffhausen to Zugtrain S24
37h 23mCHF 174–353Drive, car train
- Drive from Riga to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Zugcar
24h 21mCHF 319–1,090
Riga to Zug by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Zug is to fly which costs SFr 85 - SFr 250 and takes 6h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Zug is to fly which takes 6h 2m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 250.
No, there is no direct train from Riga to Zug. However, there are services departing from Rīgas Centrālā stacija and arriving at Zug via Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis, Krakow Glowny, Wien Hbf and Zürich HB. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 17m.
The distance between Riga and Zug is 1531 km. The road distance is 1951.6 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Zug without a car is to bus and train via Berlin which takes 28h 4m and costs SFr 260 - SFr 750.
It takes approximately 6h 2m to get from Riga to Zug, including transfers.
Riga to Zug train services, operated by LTG Link, depart from Rīgas Centrālā stacija station.
The best way to get from Riga to Zug is to fly which takes 6h 2m and costs SFr 85 - SFr 250. Alternatively, you can train, which costs SFr 220 - SFr 400 and takes 32h 17m, you could also bus, which costs SFr 140 - SFr 250 and takes 33h 6m.
Zug is 1h behind Riga. It is currently 8:53 AM in Riga and 7:53 AM in Zug.
Riga to Zug train services, operated by LTG Link, arrive at Vilnius station.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Zug, Switzerland?
Air Baltic, Scandinavian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Zug via Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis, Kraków Główny, Krakow Glowny, Wien Hbf, Zuerich Hb, and Zürich HB in around 32h 17m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–200
Flights from Riga International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–210
Flights from Riga International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–380
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–210
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Basel via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–280
Flights from Riga International Airport to Basel via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–290
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Basel via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–260
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–75
- 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 100–300
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Schaffhausen to Zug
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 28–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–20
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–50
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Krakow Glowny to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–150
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Wien Hbf to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–150
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- CHF 95–150
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–750
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- CHF 360–410
- Car Compartment
- CHF 650–750
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 75–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 16–25
- 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 13–60
- 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
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Stuttgart to Zürich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rīga to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–200
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
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