There are 7 ways to get from Dresden to Riga 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 49m$205–488Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Dresden central station to Riga, Bus Stationbus N1230
20h 30m$110–200Train
- Take the train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelectrain Re
- Take the train from Zgorzelec to Warszawa Wschodniatrain Ic
- Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain
- Take the train from Vilnius to Riga-Pasazierutrain 889
20h 52m$180–567Drive 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 Bahnhof Neustadt to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane BER - RIX
5h 34m$116–383Train to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly
- Take the train from Dresden Hbf to Praha-Holesovicetrain
- Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane PRG - RIX
7h 42m$115–277Bus 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$112–219
Dresden to Riga by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dresden to Riga is to bus via Prague which costs $110 - $220 and takes 26h.
The fastest way to get from Dresden to Riga is to train and fly which takes 5h 34m and costs $110 - $390.
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 Riga. However, there are services departing from Dresden-Neustadt and arriving at Riga-Pasazieru via Zgorzelec, Warszawa Wschodnia and Vilnius. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 52m.
The distance between Dresden and Riga is 949 km. The road distance is 1270.9 km.
The best way to get from Dresden to Riga without a car is to bus which takes 20h 30m and costs $110 - $200.
It takes approximately 8h 49m to get from Dresden to Riga, including transfers.
Dresden to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dresden central station.
Dresden to Riga train services, operated by Die Länderbahn, depart from Dresden-Neustadt station.
The best way to get from Dresden to Riga is to fly which takes 8h 49m and costs $200 - $490. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $110 - $200 and takes 20h 30m, you could also train, which costs $180 - $600 and takes 20h 52m.
What companies run services between Dresden, Germany and Riga, Latvia?
Lufthansa, Air Baltic, and two other airlines fly from Dresden Airport (DRS) to Riga International Airport (RIX) 4 times a day. Alternatively, FlixBus operates a bus from Dresden central station to Riga, Bus Station once daily. Tickets cost $110–200 and the journey takes 20h 30m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Riga International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–650
Flights from Dresden Airport to Riga International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–650
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Dresden Airport to Riga International Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–240
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–240
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–210
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- 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
- $100–420
- 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
- norwegian.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–190
Flights from Václav Havel Airport Prague to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–180
- 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 30m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
- Phone
- 0 89 54 888 97 - 25
- [email protected]
- Website
- Die Länderbahn
Train from Dresden-Neustadt to Zgorzelec
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- 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 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $45–110
- Schedules at
- trilex - Die Länderbahn GmbH DLB
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Zgorzelec to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–390
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- 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
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dresden Bahnhof Neustadt to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–160
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Dresden Hbf to Praha-Holesovice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Danish Railways
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
- $110–200
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- $12–18
- 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
- $12–19
- 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
- $100–200
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
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More Questions & Answers
Dresden to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Riga, Bus Station.
Riga is 1h ahead of Dresden. It is currently 1:32 PM in Dresden and 2:32 PM in Riga.
Dresden to Riga train services, operated by Die Länderbahn, arrive at Zgorzelec station.
Yes, the driving distance between Dresden to Riga is 1271 km. It takes approximately 12h 49m to drive from Dresden to Riga.
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