The ways of getting to Latvia are either via air traffic, ferry traffic, railway traffic, bus traffic or by your own car - you just have to decide upon the most suitable mode and means of transportation.

AIR TRAFFIC

Traveling by plane, you will arrive in Riga International Airport - the largest and busiest airport in the Baltic States. The airport is situated only 10 km away from the capital of Latvia - Riga.
In order to get to the city centre, you have to take a bus or a taxi.
Look for taxi outside the Airport terminal. A ride to the city centre takes about 15 minutes and costs approximately 8-10 Lats. If you are not in rush and would like to spare your budget, take the bus (No. 22 and 22A) which run s every 20-30 minutes. The ride (bus stop “Katedrale” if you take bus 22A or bus stop “13.Janvara iela” if you take bus 22) takes approximately 30 minutes and the ticket fare is 0.70 Ls (about 0,996 Euro). Ask the bus driver for the ticket.
For additional information see www.riga-airport.com or call +371 67207009 

BUS TRAFFIC

Riga International Bus Station is situated in the city centre, next to the Central Railway Station and the Central Market, within a walking distance (5-10 min) from the Old Town.
There are several international bus lines connecting Riga with cities both in Western and Eastern Europe. The main international bus companies are Eurolines, Ecolines and Nordeka. Before leaving, do check the bus departure time schedule: www.autoosta.lv, www.ecolines.lv, www.eurolines.lv, www.nordeka.lv 
If you plan to travel within the borders of Latvia or the Baltic States, buses will be the most convenient means of transportation because bus lines cover the entire region. 

For additional information see:
Riga International Bus Station: Pragas Street 1, Riga, LV-1050, working hours from 5 am to 12pm. 
Information service: (+371) 9 000 009 (0,24 Ls/min), 07:00 – 22:00
International booking office: (+371) 67 212 402, 08:00 – 20:30
Ticket reservation: (+371) 9 001 111 (0,35 Ls/min), 07:00 – 22:00 

FERRY TRAFFIC 

There are 11 harbors at the seacoast of Latvia with intensive ferry traffic. The largest passenger ports are located in Riga, Ventspils and Liepaja, where modern infrastructure renders services to the passengers at the highest quality standards. The ferry terminal lies less than 1 km north of Old Town. 

From Riga there are following ferry lines available:
Riga – Stockholm (Sweden) – Riga - www.rigasealine.lv
Riga – Lubeck (Germany) – Riga - www.latlines.lv
Riga – Cologne (Germany) – Riga - www.hanza.rbis.lv/arion 

Passenger ferries are available also from other cities in Latvia:
Ventspils – Karlshamn (Sweden); Ventspils – Nynäshamn (Sweden); Ventspils – Rostock (Germany) - www.scandlines.lt
Ventspils – Saaremaa (Estonia) (operating only in summer season) - www.slkferries.ee
Liepaja – Rostock (Germany) and Liepaja – Karshamn (Sweden)

If you are traveling by yacht, we recommend you to visit the site www.latviancoast.lv, where you will find all the necessary information about Latvia’s yacht ports. 

RAILWAY TRAFFIC 

Riga Central Railway Station is located in the city centre next to the Central Market and Riga International Bus Station, within a walking distance (5-10 min) from the Old Town. It has recently been fully renovated and houses a shopping mall “Origo” with numerous shops and cafés where to spend time while waiting for your train to arrive. Train communications link Riga with cities in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Estonia, Lithuania, and Poland. 

You can acquire more information about local and international train routes and time schedules by dialing 1188 from local telephones or visiting www.1188.lv or www.ldz.lv.