The capital of Latvia welcomes passengers from all over the world. The airport in the capital is called Riga. You can get to the city from it by taxi, minibuses, buses and cars.
Instructions
Step 1
The first option to get from Riga airport is to rent a car and go to the city center on it. An economy class car will cost you about 150 euros per week of use. When leaving the airport, you will see several signs in English that will help you in just 20 minutes to reach the center of the capital of Latvia.
Step 2
You can take a taxi to your hotel or your desired location in Riga. Taxis in Latvia are quite expensive: you will pay about 12-15 euros for a trip from the airport to the center, and it will take only 15-20 minutes on the road. But the best drivers in Riga from the companies Rigas taksometru parks and Baltic Taxi will serve you. Convenient introduction of Latvians - the taxi doors have prices for travel on popular routes, so there is no need to ask how much the trip will cost.
Step 3
The cheapest option is to get to the city by public transport. You can get to the city center by bus 22, the stop of which is located opposite the airport, behind the parking lot marked on the P1 maps. A bus driver's ticket for one trip costs 1 euro, but at the airport ticket office on the 1st floor it is only 0.5 lats or 0.74 euros.
Step 4
At the same stop you can see the Airport Express minibus, which will also take you to the city, but for 5 euros. Both buses and minibuses run around the clock at intervals of about 20 minutes, travel time is about 30 minutes. You can also buy a ticket with an unlimited number of trips per day, it costs 2, 7 euros.
Step 5
International buses also leave from Riga Airport. You can drive to Vilnius, Minsk, Tallinn and Warsaw, Berlin and St. Petersburg. Detailed timetables and prices for routes are available on the Iticket website. The cost, for example, of a trip to Vilnius is only 13.5 euros, almost like taking a taxi to the city center.
