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There are 7 ways to get from Rostock to Riga by train, plane, bus, or car

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  1. Train to Hamburg Airport, fly

    best
    1. Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane plane HAM - RIX
    6h 30m
    $134–414

  2. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane plane BER - RIX
    6h 37m
    $123–324

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Güstrow Bahnhof to Szczecin Glownytrain train Re4
    2. Take the train from Szczecin Glowny to Mockavatrain train Ic
    3. Take the train from Mockava to Kaišiadorystrain train 36
    4. Take the train from Kaišiadorys to Rīgas Centrālā stacijatrain train
    22h 44m
    $161–421

  4. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train Re5
    2. Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Riga, Bus Stationbus bus N1224
    23h 14m
    $179–398

  5. Drive  1,131.3 km

    1. Drive from Rostock to Rigacar car 1,131.3 km
    14h 19m
    $204–295

  6. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Rostock central bus station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus bus N32 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Stationbus bus N1324 / ...
    23h 35m
    $132–242

  7. Train, bus via Magdeburg

    1. Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbftrain train 57
    2. Take the bus from Magdeburg to Rīgabus bus
    25h 48m
    $164–327

Rostock to Riga by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration22h 44mAverage Duration
Ticket$161Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,186.4 km
  • Duration: 6h 30m

What companies run services between Rostock, Germany and Riga, Latvia?

You can take a train from Rostock Hbf to Rīgas Centrālā stacija via Güstrow Bahnhof, Szczecin Glowny, Mockava, and Kaišiadorys in around 22h 44m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rostock central bus station to Riga, Bus Station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 23h 35m.

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