There are 8 ways to get from Riga to Kiel by plane, train, bus, car 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.
Fly to Hamburg Airport, train
best- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane RIX - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain
6h 17m€98–315Bus, car ferry
cheapest- Take the bus from Riga to Klaipedabus
- Take the carferry from Klaipeda to Port of Kielcarferry
27h 20m€45–548Bus, train
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N1206
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain Re70 / ...
23h 32m€141–286Train
- Take the train from Riga-Pasazieru to Kaisiadorystrain 12
- Take the train from Kaišiadorys to Mockavatrain 31
- Take the train from Mockava to Szczecin Glownytrain Ic
- Take the train from Szczecin Glowny to Buetzowtrain R
- Take the train from Bützow, Bahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain 33 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain Re7
25h 20m€207–778Fly to Billund Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Billund Airport (BLL)plane RIX - BLL
- Take the bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Kolding Busterminalbus
- Take the train from Kolding St. to Schleswigtrain
- Take the train from Schleswig to Kiel Hbftrain
8h 49m€158–492Fly to Copenhagen Airport, train
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Copenhagen Airport (CPH)plane RIX - CPH
- Take the train from København H to Schleswigtrain
- Take the train from Schleswig to Kiel Hbftrain
9h 23m€178–416Bus, train via Hanover
- Take the bus from Rīga to Hannoverbus
- Take the train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain 25 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbftrain Re7
26h 20m€154–473Drive 1,336.6 km
- Drive from Riga to Kielcar 1,336.6 km
15h 38m€207–299
Riga to Kiel by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riga to Kiel is to bus and train which costs €140 - €290 and takes 23h 32m.
The fastest way to get from Riga to Kiel is to fly and train which takes 6h 17m and costs €95 - €320.
No, there is no direct train from Riga to Kiel. However, there are services departing from Riga-Pasazieru and arriving at Kiel Hbf via Kaišiadorys, Mockava, Szczecin Glowny, Bützow, Bahnhof and Hamburg Hbf. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 20m.
The distance between Riga and Kiel is 1088 km. The road distance is 1336.6 km.
The best way to get from Riga to Kiel without a car is to bus and train which takes 23h 32m and costs €140 - €290.
It takes approximately 6h 17m to get from Riga to Kiel, including transfers.
Riga to Kiel train services, operated by LTG Link, depart from Riga-Pasazieru station.
Kiel is 1h behind Riga. It is currently 5:53 PM in Riga and 4:53 PM in Kiel.
Riga to Kiel train services, operated by LTG Link, arrive at Kaisiadorys station.
Yes, the driving distance between Riga to Kiel is 1337 km. It takes approximately 15h 38m to drive from Riga to Kiel.
What companies run services between Riga, Latvia and Kiel, Germany?
You can take a train from Riga-Pasazieru to Kiel Hbf via Kaišiadorys, Mockava, Szczecin Glowny, Bützow, Bahnhof, and Hamburg Hbf in around 25h 20m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–150
Flights from Riga International Airport to Billund Airport via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Riga International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €30–130
Flights from Riga International Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Riga International Airport to Billund Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Riga International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
Flights from Riga International Airport to Copenhagen Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–160
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Riga International Airport to Hamburg Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–270
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bützow, Bahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bützow, Bahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €30–150
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–90
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- Railjet
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €20–35
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €20–35
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €20–35
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Kiel Hbf
- *
- €20–35
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Riga-Pasazieru to Kaisiadorys
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €13–18
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kaišiadorys to Mockava
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Mockava to Szczecin Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–500
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +48 22 474 00 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Polregio
Train from Szczecin Glowny to Buetzow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Polregio
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Kolding St. to Schleswig
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from København H to Schleswig
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- (040) 303 977-333
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft
Train from Schleswig to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Schedules at
- Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft
Train from Schleswig to Kiel Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €50–110
- Schedules at
- Nordbahn Eisenbahngesellschaft
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- metronom
Train from Hannover Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Schedules at
- metronom
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +370 5 210 4304
- [email protected]
- Website
- Ollex
Bus from Riga to Klaipeda
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Ollex
- Phone
- 7010 4410
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sydtrafik
Bus from Billund Lufthavn / Billund Airport to Kolding Busterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- Sydtrafik
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rīga to Hannover
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +44 344 848 6090
- [email protected]
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
Car ferry from Klaipeda to Port of Kiel
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–490
- Website
- DFDS Seaways
- Reclining Seat
- €16
- 4-bed inside cabin
- €167
- 2-bed inside cabin
- €90–110
- 2-bed sea view cabin
- €125
- Standard Car (Extra fee)
- €65
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