There are 8 ways to get from Dresden to Latvia by plane, bus, train, or car
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 Dresden Airport
best- Fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane DRS - RIX
8h 55m$214–493Bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly
cheapest- Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane PRG - RIX
6h 40m$91–248Bus
- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Riga, Bus Stationbus N1230
20h 30m$120–180Train
- Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelectrain Re
- Take the train from Zgorzelec to Warszawa Zachodniatrain Ic
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Kaunastrain
- Take the train from Kaišiadorys to Rīgas Centrālā stacijatrain
21h 4m$132–244Drive 1,270.9 km
- Drive from Dresden to Rigacar 1,270.9 km
12h 49m$229–331Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane BER - RIX
5h 47m$116–290Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly
- Take the train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbftrain
- Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane LEJ - RIX
10h 6m$176–586Bus via Prague
- Take the bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Prague Florenc Central Bus Stationbus : Berlin Central Bus Station - Berlin Südkreuz Train Station / ...
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Rīgabus 848104
26h$110–231
Dresden to Latvia by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Dresden to Latvia is to bus via Prague which costs $110 - $240 and takes 26h.
The fastest way to get from Dresden to Latvia is to train and fly which takes 5h 47m and costs $110 - $290.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Dresden central station station and arriving at Riga, Bus Station station. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 20h 30m.
No, there is no direct train from Dresden to Latvia. However, there are services departing from Dresden-Neustadt and arriving at Rīgas Centrālā stacija via Zgorzelec, Warszawa Zachodnia, Kaunas and Kaišiadorys. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 4m.
The distance between Dresden and Latvia is 951 km. The road distance is 1270.9 km.
The best way to get from Dresden to Latvia without a car is to bus which takes 20h 30m and costs $120 - $180.
It takes approximately 8h 55m to get from Dresden to Latvia, including transfers.
Dresden to Latvia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dresden central station.
Dresden to Latvia train services, operated by Die Länderbahn, depart from Dresden-Neustadt station.
The best way to get from Dresden to Latvia is to fly which takes 8h 55m and costs $210 - $500. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $120 - $180 and takes 20h 30m, you could also train, which costs $130 - $250 and takes 21h 4m.
What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Latvia?
Lufthansa, Air Baltic, and Swiss fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Riga International Airport (RIX) 3 times a day. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Dresden central station to Riga, Bus Station once daily. Tickets cost $120–180 and the journey takes 20h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Flights from Dresden Airport to Riga International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–230
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–210
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Riga International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $55–180
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $55–170
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–200
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–380
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–380
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–250
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Riga International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Leipzig-Halle Airport to Riga International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- [email protected]
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–45
- Schedules at
- Die Länderbahn
- Phone
- +49 89 548889725
- [email protected]
- Website
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Zgorzelec to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- 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 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $22–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Dresden Hauptbahnhof to Leipzig Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Dresden central station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $23–26
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Prague Florenc Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +359 700 20 544
- Website
- Arda Tur
Bus from Dresden Bayrische Strasse to Prague Florenc Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $21
- Website
- Arda Tur
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
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Booking & Getting There
Dresden to Latvia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Riga, Bus Station.
Latvia is 1h ahead of Dresden. It is currently 12:09 AM in Dresden and 1:09 AM in Latvia.
Dresden to Latvia train services, operated by Die Länderbahn, arrive at Zgorzelec station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dresden to Latvia is 1271 km. It takes approximately 12h 49m to drive from Dresden to Latvia.
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