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There are 11 ways to get from Heerlen to Riga by train, plane, bus, or car

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  1. Train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly

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    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Koeln Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane plane CGN - RIX
    6h 15m
    $115–509

  2. Train, bus via Berlin

    1. Take the train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Düsseldorf Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train 10
    3. Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Riga, Bus Stationbus bus
    27h 25m

  3. Train

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train Ice / ...
    2. Take the train from Frankfurt to Kraków Głównytrain train Drf
    3. Take the train from Kraków Główny to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain train
    4. Take the train from Vilnius to Rīgas Centrālā stacijatrain train
    38h 8m

  4. Drive  1,668 km

    1. Drive from Heerlen to Rigacar car 1,668 km
    20h 36m
    $344–497

  5. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Herzogenrath to Duesseldorf Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane plane DUS - RIX
    6h 31m

  6. Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly

    1. Take the train from Heerlen to Liège-Guilleminstrain train
    2. Take the train from Liège-Guillemins to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain train
    3. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane plane BRU - RIX
    7h 22m
    $135–358

  7. Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly

    1. Take the train from Heerlen to Eindhoven Centraaltrain train
    2. Take the train from Eindhoven Centraal to Schiphol Airport Train Stationtrain train
    3. Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane plane AMS - RIX
    7h 27m
    $128–409

  8. Train to Frankfurt, fly

    1. Take the train from Aachen Hbf to Frankfurt(M) Flughafen Fernbftrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane plane FRA - RIX
    7h 9m
    $159–401

  9. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Aachen - 58, Peterstraße to Masurenallee - Berlinbus bus Mykolayiv
    2. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Stationbus bus N1324 / ...
    28h 48m

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Herzogenrath to Dortmund Hbftrain train Re
    2. Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train 10 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Hanover to Rīgabus bus
    30h 5m
    $169–393

  11. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Düren, Bf to Flughafen Köln/Bonn Bftrain train S19
    2. Take the bus from Köln/Bonn Airport to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus bus 909
    3. Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Riga Central Bus Stationbus bus
    34h 16m
    $173–371

Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Riga International Airport (RIX) flights

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  • Distance: 1,404.8 km
  • Duration: 6h 15m

What companies run services between Heerlen, Netherlands and Riga, Latvia?

You can take a train from Heerlen to Rīgas Centrālā stacija via Aachen Hbf, Frankfurt, Kraków Główny, and Vilnius in around 38h 8m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Heerlen, Zandweg to Riga, Bus Station via Aachen, Bushof, Aachen - 58, Peterstraße, Masurenallee - Berlin, and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 28h 48m.

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