There are 7 ways to get from Rostock to Riga by train, plane, bus, or car
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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
6h 49m$139–442Bus
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$121–234Train
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Güstrow Bahnhoftrain S3 / ...
- Take the train from Güstrow Bahnhof to Szczecin Glownytrain Re4
- Take the train from Szczecin Glowny to Mockavatrain Ic
- Take the train from Mockava to Kaišiadorystrain 36
- Take the train from Kaišiadorys to Rīgas Centrālā stacijatrain
23h 3m$220–657Drive 1,146.4 km
- Drive from Rostock to Rigacar 1,146.4 km
14h 8m$207–299Train 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 41m$138–439Train, bus
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to S Südkreuz Bhftrain Re5
- Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Riga, Bus Stationbus N1224
23h 14m$173–287Train, bus via Magdeburg
- Take the train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbftrain 57
- Take the bus from Magdeburg to Rīgabus
25h 48m$180–436
Rostock to Riga by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rostock to Riga is to bus which costs $120 - $240 and takes 21h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Rostock to Riga is to train and fly which takes 6h 41m and costs $130 - $440.
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 Rīgas Centrālā stacija via Güstrow Bahnhof, Szczecin Glowny, Mockava and Kaišiadorys. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 3m.
The distance between Rostock and Riga is 1186 km. The road distance is 1146.4 km.
The best way to get from Rostock to Riga without a car is to bus which takes 21h 20m and costs $120 - $240.
It takes approximately 6h 49m 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 Rostock Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Rostock to Riga is to bus which takes 21h 20m and costs $120 - $240. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $220 - $700 and takes 23h 3m.
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 Rīgas Centrālā stacija via Güstrow Bahnhof, Szczecin Glowny, Mockava, and Kaišiadorys in around 23h 3m.
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–380
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–250
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–250
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–170
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–380
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–320
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–210
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–240
- 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 Güstrow Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Güstrow Bahnhof to Szczecin Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 514 88 88 88
- info@odeg.de
- Website
- odeg.de
Train from Rostock Hauptbahnhof to Güstrow Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- odeg.de
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Szczecin Glowny to Mockava
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–550
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Mockava to Kaišiadorys
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–11
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Kaišiadorys to Rīgas Centrālā stacija
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–21
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact 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
- $20–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- 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
- $100–180
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
Bus from Magdeburg to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Schedules at
- 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 5:39 PM in Rostock and 6:39 PM in Riga.
Rostock to Riga train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Güstrow Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Rostock to Riga is 1146 km. It takes approximately 14h 8m to drive from Rostock to Riga.
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