There are direct flights to Riga from around 40 cities in Europe, Asia and America. The Latvian national airline AirBaltic is well-connected to the Star Alliance that links Riga with 842 destinations in 156 countries all over the world. 16 airlines (airBaltic, Aer Lingus, Aeroflot, Austrian Airlines, British Airways, CSA Chech Airlines, Easyjet, Finnair, Israir, KLM, LOT, Lufthansa, Norwegian, Ryanair, Turkish Airlines, Uzbekistan Airways) operate regular flights to Riga.
Riga’s International Airport is one of the most modern airports in Europe, and meets all international standarts of safety, efficiency and comfort. The airport is only 10 km southwest of the Riga city centre. A taxi ride from the airport to Riga city centre takes between 10 and 20 minutes depending upon the traffi and costs ca. 10 EUR. Bus number 22A departs every 25 minutes for the Riga city centre from opposite the terminal building.A bus ride costs 0.35 EUR. Some hotels provide a shuttle service to and from the airport.
There are ferry connections to Riga from Stockholm and Lubeck. Tallink operates regular ferry connections from Stockholm to Riga. DFDS To Line operates ferries from Lubeck to Riga. The ferry terminal building is located at Eksporta street 1, directly west of the Presidential Palace.
There are direct train connections to Riga from Moscow (daily), St.Petersburg, Pskov and less frequently from Lviv, Gomel, Odessa, Adler, Simferopol, Vitebsk and Vilnius mainly operated by the Latvian State Railway Company Latvijas Dzelzcels. The recently renovated Riga Central Raiilway station is located at Stacjas Square, directly east of the Old Town border.
There are bus connections to Riga from Warsaw, Prague, Pskov, Kiev, Grodno, Vilnius, Tallinn, St.Petersburg, Moscow, Kaliningrad, Minks and many other international cities. Most international bus services are operated by Eurolines, Ecolines and Nordeka.
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