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There are 9 ways to get from Winterthur to Riga by plane, train, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Fly from Zurich Airport

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    1. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane plane ZRH - RIX
    5h 15m
    $115–292

  2. Train

    1. Take the train from Winterthur to Wien Hbftrain train Rjx
    2. Take the train from Wien Hbf to Warszawa Wschodniatrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain train
    4. Take the train from Vilnius to Rīgas Centrālā stacijatrain train
    30h 6m
    $291–453

  3. Train, bus via Berlin

    1. Take the train from Schaffhausen to Hauptbahnhoftrain train 87
    2. Take the train from Hauptbahnhof to Nürnberg Hbftrain train 61
    3. Take the train from Nürnberg Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train 29 / ...
    4. Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Riga, Bus Stationbus bus
    30h 13m
    $291–560

  4. Drive  1,900.6 km

    1. Drive from Winterthur to Rigacar car 1,900.6 km
    19h 28m
    $384–554

  5. Train to Basel, fly

    1. Take the train from Zürich HB to Basel SBBtrain train
    2. Fly from Basel (BSL) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane plane BSL - RIX
    8h 41m
    $138–423

  6. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Munich central bus stationbus bus FlixBus X06 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Riga, Bus Stationbus bus N1230
    33h 36m
    $186–310

  7. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Schaffhausen to Hauptbahnhoftrain train 87
    2. Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport Busterminal to Kaliningrad Bus stationbus bus 399
    3. Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Riga Central Bus Stationbus bus
    36h 47m
    $199–380

  8. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Schaffhausen to Hauptbahnhoftrain train 87
    2. Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport to Rīgabus bus
    37h 58m
    $184–400

  9. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Winterthur to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Lüneburgcartrain train
    3. Drive from Lüneburg to Rigacar car
    26h 48m
    $363–504

Winterthur to Riga by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration30h 6mAverage Duration
Ticket$291Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,509.8 km
  • Duration: 5h 15m

What companies run services between Winterthur, Switzerland and Riga, Latvia?

Air Baltic, Lufthansa, and Swiss fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Riga International Airport (RIX) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a train from Winterthur to Rīgas Centrālā stacija via Wien Hbf, Warszawa Wschodnia, and Vilnius in around 30h 6m.

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