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How to get fromRiga Airport (RIX) to Zurichby plane, bus, train, car, or car train

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There are 10 ways to get from Riga Airport (RIX) to Zurich by plane, bus, train, car, or car train

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  1. Fly to Zurich Airport

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    1. Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane plane RIX - ZRH
    3h 3m
    CHF 103–237

  2. Bus, train via Warsaw

    1. Take the bus from Riga, International Airport to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus bus
    2. Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Berlin-Lichtenbergtrain train Eic
    3. Take the train from Berlin Ostbahnhof to Zürich HBtrain train Ice
    28h 52m
    CHF 431–1,341

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Munich central bus stationbus bus N1230
    2. Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus bus FlixBus X06 / ...
    33h 56m
    CHF 161–271

  4. Drive 1,923.8 km

    1. Drive from Riga Airport (RIX) to Zurichcar car 1,923.8 km
    19h 45m
    CHF 310–447

  5. Fly to Basel, train

    1. Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Basel (BSL)plane plane RIX - BSL
    2. Take the train from Basel SBB to Zürich HBtrain train
    6h 7m
    CHF 116–388

  6. Fly to Milano Malpensa Airport, train

    1. Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP)plane plane RIX - MXP
    2. Take the train from Malpensa Aeroporto T1 to Luganotrain train
    3. Take the train from Lugano to Zuerich Hbtrain train
    7h 18m
    CHF 112–284

  7. Fly to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport, train

    1. Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Saint Gallen-Altenrhein Airport (ACH)plane plane RIX - ACH
    2. Take the train from Rorschach to Zürich HBtrain train
    8h 28m
    CHF 118–442

  8. Bus via Kaliningrad

    1. Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Stuttgart Airport Busterminalbus bus 399
    3. Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Zurich Bus Stationbus bus
    34h 12m
    CHF 139–253

  9. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Rīga to Stuttgart Airportbus bus
    2. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Schaffhausentrain train 87
    3. Take the train from Schaffhausen to Zürich Stadelhofentrain train S12 / ...
    37h 41m
    CHF 148–440

  10. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Riga Airport (RIX) to Lüneburgcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Lüneburg to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationcartrain train
    3. Drive from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Zurichcar car
    26h 36m
    CHF 297–411

Riga Airport (RIX) to Zurich by bus and train

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration28h 52mAverage Duration
TicketCHF 431Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,493.7 km
  • Duration: 3h 3m

What companies run services between Riga Airport (RIX), Latvia and Zurich, Switzerland?

Air Baltic, Scandinavian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Zurich Airport (ZRH) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rīgas lidosta to Zurich Bus Station via Autoosta, Riga, Bus Station, and Munich central bus station in around 33h 56m.

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