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How to get fromRiga to Zugby plane, bus, train, car, or car train

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There are 9 ways to get from Riga to Zug by plane, bus, train, car, or car train

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  1. Fly to Zurich Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane RIX - ZRH
    6h 2m
    CHF 107–258

  2. Fly to Basel, train

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Basel (BSL)plane plane RIX - BSL
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    9h 14m
    CHF 104–353

  3. Bus, train via Berlin

    1. Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Berlin Südkreuz train stationbus bus
    2. Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Frankfurttrain train 11 / ...
    3. Take the train from Frankfurt to Basel SBBtrain train 12 / ...
    4. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train Tgv / ...
    30h 13m
    CHF 280–494

  4. Train

    1. Take the train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Vilniustrain train
    2. Take the train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Kraków Głównytrain train
    3. Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Wien Hbftrain train Ic
    4. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Zuerich Hbtrain train Rjx
    33h 26m
    CHF 205–321

  5. Drive  1,951.9 km

    1. Drive from Riga to Zugcar car 1,951.9 km
    20h 10m
    CHF 328–474

  6. Bus via Kaliningrad

    1. Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminalbus bus 399
    3. Take the bus from Stuttgart to Zürich Bus Stationbus bus
    32h 54m
    CHF 162–284

  7. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Munich central bus stationbus bus N1230
    2. Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus bus FlixBus X06 / ...
    33h 23m
    CHF 166–259

  8. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Rīga to Stuttgart Airportbus bus
    2. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausentrain train 87
    3. Take the train from Schaffhausen to Zugtrain train S24
    37h 23m
    CHF 175–358

  9. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Riga to Lüneburgcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Zugcar car
    27h 7m
    CHF 301–415

Riga to Zug by bus and train

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration30h 13mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 280Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,531.4 km
  • Duration: 6h 2m

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 33h 26m.

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