There are 9 ways to get from Essen to Latvia by plane, train, bus, 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 Düsseldorf International Airport
best- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane DUS - RIX
5h 10m$110–286Train, bus via Berlin
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain 10 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Riga, Bus Stationbus N1224
24h 24m$152–637Train
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to S Spandau Bhftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from Berlin-Spandau to Kolíntrain
- Take the train from Kolin to Warszawa Wschodniatrain Ec
- Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain
- Take the train from Vilnius to Riga-Pasazierutrain 889
31h 9m$160–837Drive 1,561.2 km
- Drive from Essen to Rigacar 1,561.2 km
19h 26m$281–406Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane CGN - RIX
5h 52m$117–481Train to Frankfurt, fly
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane FRA - RIX
6h 32m$163–563Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly
- Take the train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane AMS - RIX
7h 33m$139–498Bus
- Take the bus from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hbfbus Dnipro
- Take the bus from Hanover to Rīgabus
27h 21m$148–253Train, bus
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain S2
- Take the bus from Dortmund to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus 905 / ...
- Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Riga Central Bus Stationbus
31h 55m$157–284
Essen to Latvia by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Essen to Latvia is to bus which costs $140 - $260 and takes 27h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Essen to Latvia is to fly which takes 5h 10m and costs $110 - $290.
No, there is no direct bus from Essen to Latvia. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Rīga via Hanover. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 21m.
No, there is no direct train from Essen to Latvia. However, there are services departing from Essen Hbf and arriving at Riga-Pasazieru via Berlin-Spandau, Kolin, Warszawa Wschodnia and Vilnius. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 31h 9m.
The distance between Essen and Latvia is 1328 km. The road distance is 1561.2 km.
The best way to get from Essen to Latvia without a car is to train and bus via Berlin which takes 24h 24m and costs $150 - $650.
It takes approximately 5h 10m to get from Essen to Latvia, including transfers.
Essen to Latvia bus services, operated by East West Eurolines, depart from Essen Hbf station.
Essen to Latvia train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Essen Hbf station.
The best way to get from Essen to Latvia is to fly which takes 5h 10m and costs $110 - $290. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $160 - $850 and takes 31h 9m, you could also bus, which costs $140 - $260 and takes 27h 21m.
What companies run services between Essen, Germany and Latvia?
Air Baltic and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Riga International Airport (RIX) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Essen Hbf to Riga-Pasazieru via S Spandau Bhf, Berlin-Spandau, Kolín, Kolin, Warszawa Wschodnia, and Vilnius in around 31h 9m.
- Website
- airbaltic.com
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
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Riga International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–450
Flights from Frankfurt to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–290
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Riga International Airport via Palanga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–480
- Website
- lufthansa.com
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
- $110–450
Flights from Frankfurt to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–290
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–180
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 Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–330
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–300
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–450
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to S Spandau Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $100–440
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Köln Messe/Deutz Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Essen Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–85
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Essen Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
Train from Essen Hbf to S Spandau Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–60
- Website
- FlixTrain GmbH
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Berlin-Spandau to Kolín
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Kolin to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $170–300
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Kolin to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Kolin to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- Website
- LEO Express
- 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 6078 966930
- [email protected]
- Website
- VIAS Rail GmbH
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $36
- Schedules at
- VIAS Rail GmbH
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Oberhausen Hbf to Arnhem Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–24
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Arnhem Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–27
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Essen Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
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
- +380 98 815 4444
- [email protected]
- Website
- East West Eurolines
Bus from Essen Hbf to Hannover Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- East West Eurolines
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Hanover to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- [email protected]
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Dortmund 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
Essen to Latvia bus services, operated by East West Eurolines, arrive at Hannover Hbf station.
Latvia is 1h ahead of Essen. It is currently 10:19 AM in Essen and 11:19 AM in Latvia.
Essen to Latvia train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at S Spandau Bhf station.
Yes, the driving distance between Essen to Latvia is 1561 km. It takes approximately 19h 26m to drive from Essen to Latvia.
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