There are 6 ways to get from Rostock to Riga by train, plane, 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.
Train to Hamburg Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane HAM - RIX
7h 17m$132–326Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rostock central bus station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus 032 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Stationbus N1324 / ...
21h 20m$113–200Train
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Berlin Hbftrain 17
- Take the train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepintrain 95 / ...
- Take the train from Rzepin to Warszawa Centralnatrain 95
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain
- Take the train from Vilnius to Riga-Pasazierutrain 889
21h 54m$198–425Drive 1,122.9 km
- Drive from Rostock to Rigacar 1,122.9 km
14h 57m$203–292Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane BER - RIX
6h 39m$130–338Train, bus
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbftrain 57
- Take the bus from Magdeburg to Rīgabus
25h 48m$163–325
Rostock to Riga by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rostock to Riga is to bus which costs $110 - $200 and takes 21h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Rostock to Riga is to train and fly which takes 6h 39m and costs $130 - $340.
No, there is no direct bus from Rostock station to Riga station. However, there are services departing from Rostock central bus station and arriving at Riga, Bus Station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Rostock to Riga. However, there are services departing from Rostock Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Riga-Pasazieru via S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof, Rzepin, Warszawa Centralna and Vilnius. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 54m.
The distance between Rostock and Riga is 1171 km. The road distance is 1122.9 km.
The best way to get from Rostock to Riga without a car is to bus which takes 21h 20m and costs $110 - $200.
It takes approximately 7h 17m to get from Rostock to Riga, including transfers.
Rostock to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rostock central bus station.
Rostock to Riga train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Rostock Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Rostock to Riga is to bus which takes 21h 20m and costs $110 - $200. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $190 - $430 and takes 21h 54m.
What companies run services between Rostock, Germany and Riga, Latvia?
You can take a bus from Rostock central bus station to Riga, Bus Station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 21h 20m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Riga-Pasazieru via S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof, Rzepin, Warszawa Centralna, and Vilnius in around 21h 54m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–190
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–190
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–130
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–180
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–210
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–240
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–320
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–170
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Rzepin to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–35
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Vilnius to Riga-Pasazieru
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Rostock central bus station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–30
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $95–160
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Magdeburg to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
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More Questions & Answers
Rostock to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Riga is 1h ahead of Rostock. It is currently 9:02 AM in Rostock and 10:02 AM in Riga.
Rostock to Riga train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Berlin Hbf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rostock to Riga is 1123 km. It takes approximately 14h 57m to drive from Rostock to Riga.
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