There are 8 ways to get from Zug to Riga by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
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Fly from Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Riga International Airport (RIX)ZRH - RIX
6h 12m$136–307Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus stationX06 / ...
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Riga, Bus StationN1230
33h 40m$125–254Train, bus via Berlin
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBTgv / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurt20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to S Südkreuz Bhf11 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
29h 25m$179–473Drive 1,954.2 km
- Drive from Zug to Riga1,954.2 km
20h 8m$394–570Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Riga International Airport (RIX)BSL - RIX
9h 35m$150–390Train, bus
- Take the train from Zug(Ch) to Karlsruhe HbfEc
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Rīga
35h 43m$190–284Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Zug to WinterthurS24
- Take the bus from Winterthur Lagerhausstrasse to Stuttgart Airport Bus Terminal SAB
- Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Kaliningrad Bus station399
- Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Riga Central Bus Station
38h 52m$280–359Drive, car train
- Drive from Zug to Würzburg Hbf
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Riga
23h 5m$414–577
Zug to Riga by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Zug to Riga is to bus which costs $120 - $260 and takes 33h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Zug to Riga is to fly which takes 6h 12m and costs $130 - $310.
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 25m and costs $170 - $480.
It takes approximately 6h 12m to get from Zug to Riga, including transfers.
The best way to get from Zug to Riga is to fly which takes 6h 12m and costs $130 - $310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $120 - $260 and takes 33h 40m.
Riga is 1h ahead of Zug. It is currently 4:16 PM in Zug and 5:16 PM in Riga.
Yes, the driving distance between Zug to Riga is 1954 km. It takes approximately 20h 8m to drive from Zug to Riga.
There are 1882+ hotels available in Riga.
What companies run services between Zug, Switzerland and Riga, Latvia?
Air Baltic, Swiss, and three other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Riga International Airport (RIX) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zug to Riga, Bus Station via Zürich HB, Zurich Bus Station, and Munich central bus station in around 33h 40m.
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- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Riga International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–280
Flights from Basel to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–420
Flights from Basel to Riga International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–330
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–250
Flights from Basel to Riga International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $85–320
Flights from Basel to Riga International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–330
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–360
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Basel to Riga International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–340
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Zürich HB to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zug to Winterthur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $33
- 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
- $45–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/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 Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–130
- 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, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- 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
- $90–190
- 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
- $65–100
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Karlsruhe to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- 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
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $18–24
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- Phone
- +39 080 3112335
- info@marinobus.it
- Website
- marinobus.it
Bus from Winterthur Lagerhausstrasse to Stuttgart Airport Bus Terminal SAB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $26–35
- Website
- https://marinobus.it/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
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $71
- Schedules at
- ecolines.ru
- Book at
- ecolines.ru
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