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Getting to Latvia

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.

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Posted by: Travel Guide on Sunday, 29th Jul, 2007