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$113–340Train, bus
- Take the train from Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof to S Südkreuz Bhftrain 15 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Riga, Bus Stationbus N1224
24h 31m$222–667Train
- Take the train from Frankfurt (Main) Süd to Ostrava hl.n.train Drf
- Take the train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Warszawa Zachodniatrain Ec
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain
- Take the train from Vilnius to Riga-Pasazierutrain 889
34hDrive 1,574 km
- Drive from Darmstadt to Rigacar 1,574 km
20h 25m$284–410Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane DUS - RIX
6h 55m$129–439Bus
- Take the bus from Darmstadt to Rīgabus
29h 15m$140–250Bus 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$172–291Car train, drive
- Take the cartrain from Frankfurt to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Rigacar
22h 12m$345–477
Darmstadt to Riga by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Darmstadt to Riga is to bus which costs $140 - $250 and takes 29h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Darmstadt to Riga is to fly which takes 5h 8m and costs $110 - $340.
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 Riga-Pasazieru via Frankfurt (Main) Süd, Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi, Warszawa Zachodnia and Vilnius. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h.
The distance between Darmstadt and Riga is 1304 km. The road distance is 1574 km.
The best way to get from Darmstadt to Riga without a car is to train and bus which takes 24h 31m and costs $220 - $700.
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 - $340. Alternatively, you can train, which costs and takes 34h, you could also bus, which costs $140 - $250 and takes 29h 15m.
What companies run services between Darmstadt, Germany and Riga, Latvia?
Air Baltic, Lufthansa, and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Riga International Airport (RIX) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof to Riga-Pasazieru via Frankfurt (Main) Süd, Ostrava hl.n., Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi, Warszawa Zachodnia, and Vilnius in around 34h.
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–290
- 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
- $110–270
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–180
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–480
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $40–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Darmstadt Hauptbahnhof to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $120–190
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt (Main) Süd to Ostrava hl.n.
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–45
- Website
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $95–170
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–25
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–35
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Vilnius to Riga-Pasazieru
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–26
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Frankfurt to Düsseldorf Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- 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
- $110–130
- 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
- $110–190
- 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
- $140–250
- 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
- $15–75
- Schedules at
- ecolines.ru
- Book at
- ecolines.ru
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More Questions & Answers
Darmstadt to Riga bus services, operated by Ecolines, arrive at Rīga station.
Riga is 1h ahead of Darmstadt. It is currently 5:08 PM in Darmstadt and 6:08 PM in Riga.
Darmstadt to Riga train services, operated by LEO Express, arrive at Ostrava hl.n. 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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