There are 7 ways to get from Cottbus to Riga by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof to S Königs Wusterhausen Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane BER - RIX
5h 36m$111–270Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Cottbus Hbf to Zittautrain
- Take the bus from Zittau station to Praguebus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane PRG - RIX
9h 45m$101–256Bus
- Take the bus from Cottbus bus station to Berlin Airport BERbus N1360a
- Take the bus from Berlin Airport BER to Riga, Bus Stationbus N1324 / ...
19h 30m$120–217Train
- Take the train from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Take the train from Rzepin to Warszawa Wschodniatrain 95
- Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain
- Take the train from Vilnius to Rīgas Centrālā stacijatrain
19h 37m$140–402Drive 1,098.4 km
- Drive from Cottbus to Rigacar 1,098.4 km
14h 11m$198–286Train to Dresden Airport, fly
- Take the train from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadttrain
- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane DRS - RIX
10h 40m$241–527Train, bus
- Take the train from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof to S Königs Wusterhausen Bhftrain Re2
- Take the train from S Königs Wusterhausen Bhf to S Messe Nord/ZOBtrain S46
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Bauskabus
- Take the bus from Bauska to Rīgabus
23h 50m$129–227
Cottbus to Riga by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cottbus to Riga is to bus which costs $120 - $220 and takes 19h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Cottbus to Riga is to train and fly which takes 5h 36m and costs $110 - $270.
No, there is no direct bus from Cottbus station to Riga station. However, there are services departing from Cottbus bus station and arriving at Riga, Bus Station via Berlin Airport BER. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Cottbus to Riga. However, there are services departing from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Rīgas Centrālā stacija via Frankfurt, Rzepin, Warszawa Wschodnia and Vilnius. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h 37m.
The distance between Cottbus and Riga is 956 km. The road distance is 1098.4 km.
The best way to get from Cottbus to Riga without a car is to bus which takes 19h 30m and costs $120 - $220.
It takes approximately 5h 36m to get from Cottbus to Riga, including transfers.
Cottbus to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Cottbus bus station.
Cottbus to Riga train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof station.
The best way to get from Cottbus to Riga is to bus which takes 19h 30m and costs $120 - $220. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $140 - $410 and takes 19h 37m.
What companies run services between Cottbus, Germany and Riga, Latvia?
You can take a bus from Cottbus bus station to Riga, Bus Station via Berlin Airport BER in around 19h 30m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof to Rīgas Centrālā stacija via Frankfurt, Rzepin, Warszawa Wschodnia, and Vilnius in around 19h 37m.
- Website
- airbaltic.com
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
Flights from Dresden Airport to Riga International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,200
Flights from Dresden Airport to Riga International Airport via Burgas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $240–950
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Dresden Airport to Riga International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–190
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–160
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–420
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Riga International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof to S Königs Wusterhausen Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof to Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof to S Königs Wusterhausen Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 514 88 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- odeg.de
Train from Cottbus, Hauptbahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Schedules at
- odeg.de
Train from Cottbus Hbf to Zittau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Schedules at
- odeg.de
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Rzepin to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $80–290
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- 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 Rīgas Centrālā stacija
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +49 30 29743333
- Website
- sbahn.berlin
Train from S Königs Wusterhausen Bhf to S Messe Nord/ZOB
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- https://sbahn.berlin/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Cottbus bus station to Berlin Airport BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin Airport BER to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Zittau station to Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Bauska
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
Bus from Bauska to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $5–10
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
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More Questions & Answers
Cottbus to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin Airport BER station.
Riga is 1h ahead of Cottbus. It is currently 4:38 AM in Cottbus and 5:38 AM in Riga.
Cottbus to Riga train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Frankfurt station.
Yes, the driving distance between Cottbus to Riga is 1098 km. It takes approximately 14h 11m to drive from Cottbus to Riga.
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