Why go
- Capital and largest city of Latvia.
- Served by Riga International Airport (RIX).
History
Riga, officially Riga State City, is the capital, primate, and largest city of Latvia and the second most-populous city in the Baltics. Home to 588,911 inhabitants, the city accounts for a third of Latvia's total population. The population of Riga metropolitan area, which stretches beyond the city limits, is estimated at 847,162. The city lies on the Gulf of Riga at the mouth of the Daugava river where it meets the Baltic Sea. Riga's territory covers 307.17 km2 (118.60 sq mi) and lies 1–10 m (3–33 ft) above sea level on a flat and sandy plain.
Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 25 airlines, 68 direct destinations
- Air Baltic BT (Dash 8-400, 735, 73C, 737-300, 767-300, 737-700) · 50 routes: Aberdeen, Alesund, Amsterdam, Athens, Baku, Barcelona, Bergen, Berlin, Billund, Brussels, Budapest, Chisinau, Copenhagen, Duesseldorf, Frankfurt, Gothenborg, Hamburg, Helsinki, Istanbul, Kaliningrad, Kiev, Larnaca, London, Malta, Milano, Minsk 2, Moscow, Moscow, Moscow, Munich, Nice, Olbia, Oslo, Palanga, Paris, Prague, Rome, St. Petersburg, Stavanger, Stockholm … +10 more
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 10 routes: Bergamo, Bremen, Dublin, East Midlands, Hahn, London, Manchester, Prestwick, Rygge, Weeze
- Air Berlin AB (Dash 8-400, 735, 73C) · 5 routes: Berlin*, Duesseldorf*, Frankfurt*, Hamburg*, Munich*
- Alitalia AZ (73C, 735) · 4 routes: Milano*, Olbia*, Rome*, Venice
- Norwegian Air Shuttle DY (737-800, 737-300) · 4 routes: Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm, Trondheim
- Wizz Air W6 (A320) · 4 routes: Bergen, Eindhoven, London, Sandefjord
- Scandinavian Airlines System SK (Dash 8-400, 73C, 737-300, 735) · 3 routes: Copenhagen*, Oslo*, Stockholm*
- Maastricht Airlines W2 (A320) · 2 routes: Heraklion, Tenerife*
- Transaero Airlines UN (Dash 8-400, 737-700) · 2 routes: Moscow, Moscow
- Uzbekistan Airways HY (767-300, 767-400) · 2 routes: New York, Tashkent
- Aeroflot Russian Airlines SU (A320, A321) · 1 route: Moscow
- Air France AF (737-300, 735, 73C) · 1 route: Paris*
- Austrian Airlines OS (735, 73C, Dash 8-400) · 1 route: Vienna*
- Azerbaijan Airlines J2 (735) · 1 route: Baku
- Belavia Belarusian Airlines B2 (CRJ) · 1 route: Minsk 2
- Brussels Airlines SN (735, Dash 8-400) · 1 route: Brussels*
- Czech Airlines OK (Dash 8-400) · 1 route: Prague
- Finnair AY (ATR 72) · 1 route: Helsinki*
- Georgian Airways A9 (737-300) · 1 route: Tbilisi
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (737) · 1 route: Amsterdam*
- LOT Polish Airlines LO (Embraer 170, Dash 8-400, Embraer 175) · 1 route: Warsaw
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A320, A321) · 1 route: Frankfurt
- SmartLynx Airlines 6Y (A320) · 1 route: Tenerife
- Turkish Airlines TK (A320) · 1 route: Istanbul
- Ukraine International Airlines PS (Dash 8-400) · 1 route: Kiev*
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Getting there by ferry
Where things are
Photographs
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When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Riga International Airport (RIX); 13 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: RIX has direct flights to 68 destinations on 25 airlines (incl. Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Oslo, Stockholm, Amsterdam…). By water: 5 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Kronvalda, 1.5 km).
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Riga, Latvia. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Local transit
Trains & rail
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.