There are 6 ways to get from Lübeck to Riga by train, plane, bus, ferry, 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.
Train, fly
best- Take the train from Lübeck Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane HAM - RIX
5h 25m$116–293Bus
- Take the bus from Lübeck to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N613 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Stationbus N1206
24h 10m$156–270Train
- Take the train from Luebeck Hbf to Buechentrain Re
- Take the train from Büchen to Bützow, Bahnhoftrain Re1
- Take the train from Bützow, Bahnhof to Szczecin Glownytrain Re4
- Take the train from Szczecin Glowny to Warszawa Zachodniatrain Ic
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain
- Take the train from Vilnius to Riga-Pasazierutrain 889
28h 5m$262–693Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Luebeck-Travemuende Faehrterminal to Liepaja Ferryferry 0
- Take the train from Liepaja-Pasazieru to Riga-Pasazierutrain 724 / ...
28h 16m$180–352Train, bus
- Take the train from Luebeck Hbf to Lueneburgtrain Re
- Take the train from Lüneburg to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain 25 / ...
- Take the bus from Hanover to Rīgabus
28h$208–547Drive 1,252.7 km
- Drive from Lübeck to Rigacar 1,252.7 km
15h$226–326
Lübeck to Riga by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lübeck to Riga is to bus which costs $150 - $270 and takes 24h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Lübeck to Riga is to train and fly which takes 5h 25m and costs $110 - $300.
No, there is no direct bus from Lübeck to Riga station. However, there are services departing from Lübeck and arriving at Riga, Bus Station via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 10m.
No, there is no direct train from Lübeck to Riga. However, there are services departing from Luebeck Hbf and arriving at Riga-Pasazieru via Büchen, Bützow, Bahnhof, Szczecin Glowny, Warszawa Zachodnia and Vilnius. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 5m.
The distance between Lübeck and Riga is 1039 km. The road distance is 1252.7 km.
The best way to get from Lübeck to Riga without a car is to bus which takes 24h 10m and costs $150 - $270.
It takes approximately 5h 25m to get from Lübeck to Riga, including transfers.
Lübeck to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Lübeck station.
Lübeck to Riga train services, operated by Erixx, depart from Luebeck Hbf station.
The best way to get from Lübeck to Riga is to bus which takes 24h 10m and costs $150 - $270. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $260 - $700 and takes 28h 5m.
What companies run services between Lübeck, Germany and Riga, Latvia?
You can take a bus from Lübeck to Riga, Bus Station via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 24h 10m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Luebeck Hbf to Riga-Pasazieru via Buechen, Büchen, Bützow, Bahnhof, Szczecin Glowny, Warszawa Zachodnia, and Vilnius in around 28h 5m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–170
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–170
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–380
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–380
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–290
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Lübeck Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–29
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Büchen to Bützow, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bützow, Bahnhof to Szczecin Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 581 97164183
- [email protected]
- Website
- erixx.de
Train from Luebeck Hbf to Buechen
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30–100
- Schedules at
- erixx.de
Train from Luebeck Hbf to Lueneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $50–160
- Schedules at
- erixx.de
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Szczecin Glowny to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–380
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–35
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Vilnius to Riga-Pasazieru
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–25
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- 8760
- [email protected]
- Website
- vivi.lv
Train from Liepaja-Pasazieru to Riga-Pasazieru
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://www.vivi.lv/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Lüneburg to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- der-metronom.de
Train from Lüneburg to Hannover Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–160
- Schedules at
- der-metronom.de
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Lübeck to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–260
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- $130–230
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Ferry from Luebeck-Travemuende Faehrterminal to Liepaja Ferry
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $170–340
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Lübeck to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Riga is 1h ahead of Lübeck. It is currently 1:43 PM in Lübeck and 2:43 PM in Riga.
Lübeck to Riga train services, operated by Erixx, arrive at Buechen station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lübeck to Riga is 1253 km. It takes approximately 15h to drive from Lübeck to Riga.
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