There are 8 ways to get from Darmstadt 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 Frankfurt
best- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane FRA - RIX
5h 8m$118–272Train, bus
- Take the train from Frankfurt to S Südkreuz Bhftrain 12 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Riga, Bus Stationbus N1224
25h 17m$225–423Train
- Take the train from Frankfurt (Main) Süd to Kraków Głównytrain Drf
- Take the train from Kraków Główny to Kaunastrain
- Take the train from Kaišiadorys to Rīgas Centrālā stacijatrain
34h 30mDrive 1,574.1 km
- Drive from Darmstadt to Rigacar 1,574.1 km
20h 25m$284–410Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane CGN - RIX
6h 59m$134–533Bus
- Take the bus from Darmstadt to Rīgabus
29h 15m$140–280Bus via Kaliningrad
- Take the bus from Frankfurt Airport to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus 905
- Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Riga Central Bus Stationbus
35h 44m$176–301Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from Frankfurt to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Rigacar
22h 12m$335–477
Darmstadt to Riga by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Darmstadt to Riga is to bus which costs $140 - $280 and takes 29h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Darmstadt to Riga is to fly which takes 5h 8m and costs $110 - $280.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Darmstadt and arriving at Rīga. Services depart three times a week, and operate Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 29h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Darmstadt to Riga. However, there are services departing from Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof and arriving at Rīgas Centrālā stacija via Frankfurt (Main) Süd, Kraków Główny, Kaunas and Kaišiadorys. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 30m.
The distance between Darmstadt and Riga is 1304 km. The road distance is 1574.1 km.
The best way to get from Darmstadt to Riga without a car is to train and bus which takes 25h 17m and costs $220 - $430.
It takes approximately 5h 8m to get from Darmstadt to Riga, including transfers.
Darmstadt to Riga bus services, operated by Ecolines, depart from Darmstadt station.
Darmstadt to Riga train services, operated by LEO Express, depart from Frankfurt (Main) Süd station.
The best way to get from Darmstadt to Riga is to fly which takes 5h 8m and costs $110 - $280. Alternatively, you can train, which costs and takes 34h 30m, you could also bus, which costs $140 - $280 and takes 29h 15m.
What companies run services between Darmstadt, Germany and Riga, Latvia?
Air Baltic, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Riga International Airport (RIX) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof to Rīgas Centrālā stacija via Frankfurt (Main) Süd, Kraków Główny, Kaunas, and Kaišiadorys in around 34h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–290
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Riga International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–290
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Riga International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–380
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–380
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–230
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt (Main) Süd to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kraków Główny to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kaišiadorys to Rīgas Centrālā stacija
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Frankfurt to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Darmstadt to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–280
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- [email protected]
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Frankfurt Airport 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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Booking & Getting There
Darmstadt to Riga bus services, operated by Ecolines, arrive at Rīga station.
Riga is 1h ahead of Darmstadt. It is currently 8:01 AM in Darmstadt and 9:01 AM in Riga.
Darmstadt to Riga train services, operated by LEO Express, arrive at Kraków Główny station.
Yes, the driving distance between Darmstadt to Riga is 1574 km. It takes approximately 20h 25m to drive from Darmstadt to Riga.
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