Hamburg to Riga bus: 5 a week, fastest 22h10

5 a weekfastest 22h10FlixBus🇩🇪 Germany → 🇱🇻 Latvia

Direct buses · no change

HamburgBerlinWarsawŁomżaEłkSuwałkiRiga· 969 km as the crow flies

04:45 → 03:55⁺¹
FlixBus N1206A
Hamburg central bus station → Riga, Bus Station · via Berlin, Warsaw, Łomża, Ełk…
22h1010 stops
Runs: Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)Book on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

Fastest door to door: the plane (4h55). The bus takes 17h49 longer.

Bus · fastest direct22h44

To Hamburg central bus station13 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N1206A22h10
From Riga, Bus Station6 min

Plane · nonstop HAM to RIX4h55

To Hamburg (HAM)30 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight HAM to RIX2h05
Landing to exit20 min
From RIX30 min

City centre to city centre. Getting to stops, stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Bus: be at the stop 15 min before. Plane: check-in and security 1h30 before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance.

Flying instead?

1 airline fly Hamburg to Riga nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Hamburg to Riga?

Yes. 5 a week on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Hamburg to Riga?

The fastest takes 22h10; the slowest 22h10, for 969 km as the crow flies.

Is there a night bus from Hamburg to Riga?

Not an overnight one: every bus here travels by day or evening.

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