There are 7 ways to get from Rostock to Riga by train, plane, bus, car, or ferry
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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$121–309Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Rostock central bus station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus 1361 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Stationbus N1324 / ...
21h 30m$70–183Train
- Take the train from Güstrow Bahnhof to Szczecin Glownytrain Re4
- Take the train from Szczecin Glowny to Trakiszkitrain Ic
- Take the train from Trakiszki to Kaisiadorystrain
- Take the train from Kaisiadorys to Riga-Pasazierutrain 889
22h 48m$90–149Drive 1,133.9 km
- Drive from Rostock to Rigacar 1,133.9 km
14h 35m$205–295Train 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$100–285Ferry, bus to Copenhagen Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Rostock Port to Gedserferry
- Take the bus from Gedser to Copenhagen Airportbus
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane CPH - RIX
11h 15m$122–333Train, bus
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbftrain 57
- Take the bus from Magdeburg to Rīgabus
25h 48m$77–244
Rostock to Riga by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rostock to Riga is to bus which costs $70 - $190 and takes 21h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Rostock to Riga is to train and fly which takes 6h 39m and costs $95 - $290.
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 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Rostock to Riga. However, there are services departing from Rostock Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Riga-Pasazieru via Güstrow Bahnhof, Szczecin Glowny, Trakiszki and Kaisiadorys. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 48m.
The distance between Rostock and Riga is 1172 km. The road distance is 1133.9 km.
The best way to get from Rostock to Riga without a car is to bus which takes 21h 30m and costs $70 - $190.
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 Regio (DB Regional), depart from Güstrow Bahnhof station.
The best way to get from Rostock to Riga is to bus which takes 21h 30m and costs $70 - $190. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $90 - $150 and takes 22h 48m.
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 30m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Riga-Pasazieru via Güstrow Bahnhof, Szczecin Glowny, Trakiszki, and Kaisiadorys in around 22h 48m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–190
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–190
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–320
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–260
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $40–260
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–180
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–180
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–180
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30–210
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–250
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $26–160
- 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
- $30–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–95
- 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
- $30–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Güstrow Bahnhof to Szczecin Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Szczecin Glowny to Trakiszki
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $30–45
- 1st Class
- $35–50
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Trakiszki to Kaisiadorys
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–13
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Kaisiadorys to Riga-Pasazieru
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–26
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Rostock central bus station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Gedser to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–24
- 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
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Magdeburg to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–150
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +45 33 15 15 15
- Scandlines@scandlines.com
- Website
- scandlines.se
Ferry from Rostock Port to Gedser
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Schedules at
- scandlines.com
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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 3:19 AM in Rostock and 4:19 AM in Riga.
Rostock to Riga train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Szczecin Glowny station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rostock to Riga is 1134 km. It takes approximately 14h 35m to drive from Rostock to Riga.
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