There are 12 ways to get from Besançon to Riga by train, plane, 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.
Train to Basel, fly
best- Take the train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mulhouse Villetrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane BSL - RIX
8h 47m$144–411Train, bus via Jelgava
- Take the train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Berlin Gesundbrunnentrain Ice
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Jelgava, stationbus
- Take the train from Jelgava to Riga-Pasazierutrain 724 / ...
29h 37m$302–584Drive 2,118.1 km
- Drive from Besançon to Rigacar 2,118.1 km
19h 52m$382–551Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mulhouse Villetrain
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane ZRH - RIX
9h$167–370Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Besancon Viotte to Dole Villetrain
- Take the train from Dole Ville to Lausannetrain
- Take the train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane GVA - RIX
9h 35m$215–501Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Paris Gare De Lyontrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane CDG - RIX
9h 19m$192–433Train, train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mannheim Hbftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane FRA - RIX
10h 18m$217–435Train, bus
- Take the train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Berlin Suedkreuztrain Ice
- Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Riga, Bus Stationbus
30h 2m$317–584Bus
- Take the bus from Besançon to Nuremberg central bus stationbus N1759 / ...
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Riga, Bus Stationbus N1230
33h 40m$204–310Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Rīgabus
36h 17m$212–404Bus via Kaliningrad
- Take the bus from Besançon to Mannheim central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Mannheim to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus 905
- Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Riga Central Bus Stationbus
44h 15m$216–380Drive, car train
- Drive from Besançon to Lörrach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Rigacar
28h 6m$367–519
Besançon to Riga by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Besançon to Riga is to bus which costs $200 - $310 and takes 33h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Besançon to Riga is to train and fly which takes 8h 47m and costs $140 - $420.
No, there is no direct bus from Besançon to Riga station. However, there are services departing from Besançon and arriving at Riga, Bus Station via Nuremberg central bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 40m.
The distance between Besançon and Riga is 1697 km. The road distance is 2118.1 km.
The best way to get from Besançon to Riga without a car is to train and bus via Jelgava which takes 29h 37m and costs $300 - $600.
It takes approximately 8h 47m to get from Besançon to Riga, including transfers.
Besançon to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Besançon station.
Besançon to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nuremberg central bus station.
Riga is 1h ahead of Besançon. It is currently 4:28 AM in Besançon and 5:28 AM in Riga.
Yes, the driving distance between Besançon to Riga is 2118 km. It takes approximately 19h 52m to drive from Besançon to Riga.
What companies run services between Besançon, France and Riga, Latvia?
You can take a bus from Besançon to Riga, Bus Station via Nuremberg central bus station in around 33h 40m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Riga International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–440
Flights from Basel to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–450
Flights from Zurich Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Riga International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–380
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Riga International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–450
Flights from Frankfurt to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–290
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Basel to Riga International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Basel to Riga International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–470
Flights from Basel to Riga International Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Zurich Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–370
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–440
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–290
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Frankfurt to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Sunday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–230
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–370
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Riga International Airport via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–440
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Basel to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–330
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Besancon Viotte to Dole Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Dole Ville to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–120
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mannheim Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Besancon Viotte to Dole Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–15
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–80
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg to Berlin Gesundbrunnen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–310
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $14–30
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–300
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- 8760
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vivi
Train from Jelgava to Riga-Pasazieru
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Vivi
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Jelgava to Riga-Pasazieru
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $25–35
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $110–140
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Jelgava, station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Besançon to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–85
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–230
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Besançon to Mannheim central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- 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
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- [email protected]
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Mannheim to Kaliningrad Bus station
- Phone
- +7 812 386 79 79
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.ru
Bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–80
- Schedules at
- ecolines.ru
- Book at
- ecolines.ru
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