Riga International Airport is the best and largest in the B altics

2024 Author: Harold Hamphrey | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:06

Riga International Airport is the largest air harbor not only in Latvia, but in the entire B altic region. Built in 1973, it has been renovated and is now a modern international airport that meets all the requirements for both safety and passenger comfort.

In 2005, Riga Airport was named the best airport in Europe with an annual passenger flow of 1 to 5 million people.

Daily, the 3200 m long runway receives and departs flights from numerous airlines, such as Airb altic, Smartlinks, Etair, Aeroflot, Ryanair, Turkish Airlines, etc., in 31 directions of the world. The airport serves almost all types of aircraft, including cargo.

Address on the map

The airport is located at: LV-1053, Riga, Latvia.

Geographic data:

latitude: 56, 92.
longitude: 23, 97.
GMT time zone: +2/+3 (winter/summer).

How to get to Riga

The international airport of the Latvian capital is located 13 km from the city in a southwesterly direction. There are various ways to get to Riga Airport or, conversely, to the city center: by bus, taxi or private vehicle.

Buses

Gates to public transportation boarding points are located in each terminal.

It takes about 40 minutes to reach the railway station in the capital by city bus number 22. Buses run at intervals of 10 minutes to half an hour, on weekends, as a rule, the interval is longer. If the ticket is purchased from the driver, then its cost is 2 €. In the arrivals area there are special vending machines for bus tickets or a ticket can also be bought at a newsstand. In such cases, its cost will be 1.15 €, and when buying a ticket for a day, it will cost 5 €. Buses leave the route at 5:40, the last flight leaves the airport at 23:30.

The bus stop is located at the P1 parking lot (opposite the exit from the airport terminal).

Minibuses No. 222 and 241 will take their passengers from the same stop to the center of Riga with increased comfort. The trip lasts no more than 30 minutes, the interval of movement is from 10 to 15 minutes. The start of the movement is at 6:28, the completion of work is at 21:30. Ticket prices and places of purchase are the same as for city route No. 22. Credit card payment for ticket No. 222 is possible.

Here you can also use the transport services of the airline "Airb altic". Ticket for a corporatethe Airport Express minibus costs 5 € and can be purchased online on the airline's website or directly from the driver.

Taxi

Taxi ranks are located in the arrivals areas of all terminals. A trip from the airport to the center will cost from 11 €, it should be taken into account that waiting or being stuck in a traffic jam are included in an additional charge (a minute costs 0, 14 €). The duration of the trip will be 15-30 minutes, depending on the traffic on the track.

Transfer

The most convenient and fastest way to get from the airport to Riga is a transfer, which can be booked in advance online (for example, KiwiTaxi). The driver is guaranteed to meet his passengers at the terminal with a name plate in his hands. Among other things, one of the advantages of using a transfer is a fixed price for the trip, which is indicated when booking a transfer and will not change (for example, due to traffic jams or a flight delay). The passenger independently chooses the vehicle he needs, taking into account individual characteristics (number of passengers, presence of small children, type of vehicle, etc.).

You can order a transfer not only to Riga, but also to other cities (Daugavpils, Jurmala, Panevezys, etc.).

Private vehicles

A convenient way to get to Riga Airport is by private car. There are three car parks at the airport:

short-term (P1);
long-term (P2);
long-term (P3).

All parking lots are paid. The cost of parking in short-term parking is 1,5 € for a period of less than 30 minutes, per day you get 28, 50 €. One car park P2 costs €4 per day, car park P3 costs €3.5 for every 24 hours.

Airport terminals

Riga Airport has three passenger terminals, handling more than 5,400,000 people a year.

Airport terminals:

Terminal A is for flights to/from non-Schengen countries.
Terminal B serves flights from Schengen countries.
Terminal C also accepts and departs flights from non-Schengen countries, as Terminal A is not able to handle all non-Schengen traffic.