Introducing Riga


This charming port city is located on the Daugava River. There are many reasons to discover this economically, educationally, and scientifically significant city.

Riga is known for:


Urban Seaside Skiing Culinary Entertainment and Shopping History and Art

Quick information

NEARBY CITIES
Marupe (9 km)
Salaspils (21 km)
Pinki (16 km)
CURRENCY
Latvian Lats (LVL)

COUNTRY CODE
+371

ELECTRIC POWER
C,F

TIME ZONE
GMT +2

AVG. PRICE OF A COFFEE
€2.18

AVG. PRICE OF A MEAL (2 PEOPLE)
€35.00

Average Temperature

January
-3,3 °C
February
-3,9 °C
March
0,6 °C
April
5,6 °C
May
11,7 °C
June
15 °C
July
17,2 °C
August
16,7 °C
September
12,2 °C
October
7,8 °C
November
2,2 °C
December
-1,7 °C

Riga airport information

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PUBLIC TRANSPORT:

You can reach the city centre from Riga Airport between 05:45–00:05 using the number 22 bus. From 06:20–22:30, you can also use number 222 and 241 passenger shuttle buses that travel between the airport and city centre. The distance between the airport and the city centre is 13 km and your journey should take approximately 30 minutes.

Average time from airport: 30 minutes

Distance from airport: 13 km

TAXI:

If you don’t want to waste time waiting for the passenger shuttle or public bus service, you can get to the city centre using the 24 hour taxi service that runs from the airport. The average cost of a taxi from the airport to the city centre is €10.

Average taxi price: €10

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