There are 9 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 from Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane ZRH - RIX
5h 45m$148–318Train, bus via Berlin
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain Ic3 / ...
- Take the train from Basel SBB to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhoftrain 12
- Take the bus from Berlin Airport BER to Riga, Bus Stationbus
28h 59m$346–1,036Train
- Take the train from Thalwil to Sarganstrain
- Take the train from Sargans to Salzburg Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Salzburg 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 13m$262–826Drive 1,954.4 km
- Drive from Zug to Rigacar 1,954.4 km
20h 12m$394–570Train to Basel, fly
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane BSL - RIX
9h 5m$158–473Bus
- Take the bus from Zürich to Munich - Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Riga, Bus Stationbus N1230
33h 50m$195–363Train, bus
- Take the train from Zug(Ch) to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Ec
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Rīgabus
35h 43m$218–422Bus 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
36h 53mDrive, car train
- Drive from Zug to Lörrach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Rigacar
27h 30m$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 $140 - $320 and takes 5h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Zug to Riga is to fly which takes 5h 45m and costs $140 - $320.
No, there is no direct train from Zug to Riga. However, there are services departing from Zug and arriving at Riga-Pasazieru via Thalwil, Sargans, Salzburg Hbf, Warszawa Wschodnia and Vilnius. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 13m.
The distance between Zug and Riga is 1529 km. The road distance is 1954.4 km.
The best way to get from Zug to Riga without a car is to train and bus via Berlin which takes 28h 59m and costs $340 - $1,100.
It takes approximately 5h 45m to get from Zug to Riga, including transfers.
Zug to Riga train services, operated by Schweizerische Südostbahn AG, depart from Thalwil station.
The best way to get from Zug to Riga is to fly which takes 5h 45m and costs $140 - $320. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $260 - $850 and takes 33h 13m, you could also bus, which costs $190 - $370 and takes 33h 50m.
Riga is 1h ahead of Zug. It is currently 9:32 PM in Zug and 10:32 PM in Riga.
Zug to Riga train services, operated by Schweizerische Südostbahn AG, arrive at Sargans 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) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zug to Riga-Pasazieru via Thalwil, Sargans, Salzburg Hbf, Warszawa Wschodnia, and Vilnius in around 33h 13m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–290
Flights from Zurich Airport to Riga International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–200
Flights from Basel to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Basel to Riga International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–470
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–200
Flights from Basel to Riga International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–480
Flights from Basel to Riga International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–500
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Basel to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $80–380
- 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 Thalwil to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
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
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Thalwil to Sargans
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Sargans to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- $60–95
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $170–550
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $130–280
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–25
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- $95–140
- 2nd Class
- $75–110
- 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 DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin Airport BER to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- 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
- $150–250
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Zürich to Munich - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- 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
- $140–290
- Schedules at
- 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
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–85
- Schedules at
- ecolines.ru
- Book at
- ecolines.ru
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