There are 8 ways to get from Zug to Riga by plane, train, bus, 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
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane ZRH - RIX
5h 45m$126–326Train, bus via Berlin
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ic3 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to S Südkreuz Bhftrain 11 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin Airport BER to Riga, Bus Stationbus
29h 6m$332–998Train
- Take the train from Zürich HB to St. Margrethen SGtrain Ec
- Take the train from St. Margrethen Sg to Muenchen Hbf Gl.27-36train Ec
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Wschodniatrain Ic
- Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain
- Take the train from Vilnius to Riga-Pasazierutrain 889
33h 8m$313–763Drive 1,954.2 km
- Drive from Zug to Rigacar 1,954.2 km
20h 12m$394–570Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus stationbus FlixBus 234 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Riga, Bus Stationbus N1230
34h 50m$180–307Train, bus
- Take the train from Zug(Ch) to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ec
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Rīgabus
35h 43m$220–385Bus via Kaliningrad
- Take the bus from Zürich Bus Station to Stuttgartbus
- Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus 399
- Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Riga Central Bus Stationbus
39h 38mDrive, car train
- Drive from Zug to Lörrach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Rigacar
27h 31m$360–509
Zug to Riga by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zug to Riga is to fly which costs $120 - $330 and takes 5h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Zug to Riga is to fly which takes 5h 45m and costs $120 - $330.
No, there is no direct train from Zug to Riga. However, there are services departing from Zug and arriving at Riga-Pasazieru via Zürich HB, St. Margrethen Sg, Muenchen Hbf, Warszawa Wschodnia and Vilnius. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 8m.
The distance between Zug and Riga is 1529 km. The road distance is 1954.2 km.
The best way to get from Zug to Riga without a car is to train and bus via Berlin which takes 29h 6m and costs $330 - $1,000.
It takes approximately 5h 45m to get from Zug to Riga, including transfers.
Zug to Riga train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), depart from Zürich HB station.
The best way to get from Zug to Riga is to fly which takes 5h 45m and costs $120 - $330. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $310 - $800 and takes 33h 8m, you could also bus, which costs $180 - $310 and takes 34h 50m.
Riga is 1h ahead of Zug. It is currently 12:10 PM in Zug and 1:10 PM in Riga.
Zug to Riga train services, operated by Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS), arrive at St. Margrethen SG station.
What companies run services between Zug, Switzerland and Riga, Latvia?
Air Baltic, Lufthansa, and Swiss fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Riga International Airport (RIX) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zug to Riga-Pasazieru via Zürich HB, St. Margrethen SG, St. Margrethen Sg, Muenchen Hbf, Warszawa Wschodnia, and Vilnius in around 33h 8m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–280
Flights from Zurich Airport to Riga International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–280
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–400
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $110–280
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from St. Margrethen Sg to Muenchen Hbf Gl.27-36
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–230
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $200–450
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–35
- 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
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Zug(Ch) to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $95–140
- 2nd Class
- $80–110
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin Airport BER to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $22–35
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Karlsruhe to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–250
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Zürich Bus Station to Stuttgart
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- info@avl39.ru
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Kaliningrad Bus station
- Phone
- +7 812 386 79 79
- eco@ecolines.ru
- Website
- ecolines.ru
Bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–75
- Schedules at
- ecolines.ru
- Book at
- ecolines.ru
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