There are 7 ways to get from Wismar to Riga by train, plane, bus, 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 to Hamburg Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Schwerin Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane HAM - RIX
6h 43m$121–350Train, train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Wismar to Ludwigslusttrain
- Take the train from Ludwigslust Bahnhof to Berlin Hbftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane BER - RIX
7h 49m$117–331Train, bus
- Take the train from Wismar to Berlin Suedkreuztrain Re
- Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Riga, Bus Stationbus N1224
23h 53m$159–240Train
- Take the train from Bad Kleinen Bahnhof to Bützow, Bahnhoftrain Re1 / ...
- Take the train from Bützow, Bahnhof to Szczecin Glownytrain Re4
- Take the train from Szczecin Glowny to Mockavatrain Ic
- Take the train from Mockava to Kaišiadorystrain 36
- Take the train from Kaišiadorys to Rīgas Centrālā stacijatrain
24h 4m$171–440Drive 1,179.9 km
- Drive from Wismar to Rigacar 1,179.9 km
14h 39m$213–307Bus
- Take the bus from Wismar central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N1386 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Stationbus N1206 / ...
25h 15m$163–248Train, bus via Magdeburg
- Take the train from Wismar to Wittenbergetrain Re
- Take the train from Wittenberge, Bahnhof to Magdeburg Hbftrain S1
- Take the bus from Magdeburg to Rīgabus
26h 31m$145–328
Wismar to Riga by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Wismar to Riga is to train and bus via Magdeburg which costs $140 - $330 and takes 26h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Wismar to Riga is to train and fly which takes 6h 43m and costs $120 - $350.
No, there is no direct bus from Wismar station to Riga station. However, there are services departing from Wismar central bus station and arriving at Riga, Bus Station via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Wismar to Riga. However, there are services departing from Wismar and arriving at Rīgas Centrālā stacija via Bad Kleinen Bahnhof, Bützow, Bahnhof, Szczecin Glowny, Mockava and Kaišiadorys. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 4m.
The distance between Wismar and Riga is 1131 km. The road distance is 1179.9 km.
The best way to get from Wismar to Riga without a car is to train and bus which takes 23h 53m and costs $150 - $240.
It takes approximately 6h 43m to get from Wismar to Riga, including transfers.
Wismar to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Wismar central bus station.
Wismar to Riga train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), depart from Bad Kleinen Bahnhof station.
The best way to get from Wismar to Riga is to train which takes 24h 4m and costs $170 - $440. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $160 - $250 and takes 25h 15m.
What companies run services between Wismar, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany and Riga, Latvia?
You can take a train from Wismar to Rīgas Centrālā stacija via Bad Kleinen, Bad Kleinen Bahnhof, Bützow, Bahnhof, Szczecin Glowny, Mockava, and Kaišiadorys in around 24h 4m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Wismar central bus station to Riga, Bus Station via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 25h 15m.
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–340
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–250
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–140
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–140
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–360
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–230
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $50–170
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Schwerin Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–55
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Kleinen Bahnhof to Bützow, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–17
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Ludwigslust Bahnhof to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Wittenberge, Bahnhof to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Schwerin Hauptbahnhof to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bad Kleinen Bahnhof to Bützow, Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–35
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bützow, Bahnhof to Szczecin Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Wittenberge, Bahnhof to Magdeburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–100
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 514 88 88 88
- [email protected]
- Website
- ODEG
Train from Wismar to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–40
- Schedules at
- ODEG
Train from Wismar to Ludwigslust
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Schedules at
- ODEG
Train from Wismar to Wittenberge
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- ODEG
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Szczecin Glowny to Mockava
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Mockava to Kaišiadorys
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kaišiadorys to Rīgas Centrālā stacija
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- Website
- LTG Link
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–200
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Wismar central bus station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–230
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Magdeburg to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–210
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
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Booking & Getting There
Wismar to Riga bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Riga is 1h ahead of Wismar. It is currently 2:22 AM in Wismar and 3:22 AM in Riga.
Wismar to Riga train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional), arrive at Bützow, Bahnhof station.
Yes, the driving distance between Wismar to Riga is 1180 km. It takes approximately 14h 39m to drive from Wismar to Riga.
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