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 8mCHF 94–251Bus via Prague
cheapest- Take the bus from Riia to Prahabus 000318
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Zurichbus
33h 1mCHF 52–86Bus, train via Frankfurt am Main
- 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 285–473Drive 1,951.6 km
- Drive from Riga to Zugcar 1,951.6 km
20h 9mCHF 308–444Fly 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 10mCHF 139–318Bus, train
- Take the bus from Jelgava, station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from S Spandau Bhf to Basel SBBtrain 12
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain Tgv / ...
29h 56mCHF 217–331Bus
- 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 5mCHF 132–227Bus, train #2
- 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 119–219Drive, 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 318–1,090
Riga to Zug by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Zug is to bus via Prague which costs SFr 50 - SFr 90 and takes 33h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Zug is to fly which takes 6h 8m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 260.
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 Frankfurt am Main which takes 28h 4m and costs SFr 280 - SFr 480.
It takes approximately 6h 8m to get from Riga to Zug, including transfers.
The best way to get from Riga to Zug is to fly which takes 6h 8m and costs SFr 90 - SFr 260. Alternatively, you can bus via Prague, which costs SFr 50 - SFr 90 and takes 33h 1m.
Zug is 1h behind Riga. It is currently 12:32 AM in Riga and 11:32 PM in Zug.
Yes, the driving distance between Riga to Zug is 1952 km. It takes approximately 20h 9m to drive from Riga to Zug.
There are 1321+ hotels available in Zug.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Zug, Switzerland?
Air Baltic, Swiss, and two other airlines fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Riia to Zug via Praha, ÚAN Florenc, Zurich, and Zürich HB in around 33h 1m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–200
Flights from Riga International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–200
Flights from Riga International Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–360
Flights from Riga International Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 75–280
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–200
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–180
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Basel via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 55–250
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 70–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Spandau Bhf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 36–41
- 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 100–180
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Schaffhausen to Zug
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 30–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- 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 360–400
- 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 65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Jelgava, station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–120
- 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 100–170
- 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 16–28
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- flixbus.pl
Bus from Riia to Praha
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 1–2
- Schedules at
- flixbus.pl
- Phone
- +420 602 333 369
- noblessline@noblessline.cz
- Website
- noblessline.cz
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 86
- Schedules at
- noblessline.cz
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–55
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
Bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 15–23
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rīga to Stuttgart Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–120
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
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