Arriving by Plane
Riga Airport: Conveniently located just 10 kilometers from the city center, Riga International Airport connects the Latvian capital to destinations across Europe and beyond. Upon arrival, you can easily reach the city center by taking the Airport Express bus or the Bus No. 22. Both options offer quick and comfortable transportation to the heart of Riga, where many recommended hotels and attractions await.
Arriving by Car
Latvian Visitors: Major highways such as the A1 and A7 provide convenient access to Riga from other regions of Latvia.
International Visitors: Use Google Maps or a reliable GPS system to plan your route to Riga. The city is well-connected to neighboring countries by major highways and border crossings.
Arriving by Train
Latvijas Dzelzceļš (Latvian Railways) operates train services connecting Riga to cities across Latvia. Riga Central Station, located in the city center, is a hub for both domestic and international routes.
To give you an idea, Riga by train is:
- ~20 hours from Berlin
- ~4 hours from Tallinn
- ~4 hours from Vilnius
For public transportation within Riga, the Rīgas Satiksme App provides schedules for trains, trams, and buses, and allows ticket purchases directly through the app.
Taxi in Riga
There are no Uber in Riga, there is Bolt instead: (They offer also carsharing, electric scooters, food delivery etc.)
Main information about taking taxi from airport you find here.
Car sharing options
There are car sharing options.
Local transport - how to go to the social event
It is possible to use bus No.22 from Airport quite close to the conference location (bus stop Valsts arhivs) for the regular bus price 1,50 EUR per drive.
To get from the conference venue to Rozengrals / Small Guild House it is possible to use bus No.57 directly from Riga Technical University, but it goes only once an hour and the last ones are at 18:03 and 19:03. So better option is to have a 10 minute walk till bus stop Ķīpsala and drive any public transport (there are plenty of them (untill around 23:40 both ways) just across river Daugava till the next stop Nacionalais teatris and have a walk through Old Town.
Easiest way to purchase tickets is through the App, here is a link.
App is available in English, it is possible to buy tickets using bank card, ApplePay. In the App it is possible to see not only timetable, but also real time locations of the available public transport.
In the link above there are two more App options where it’s possible to buy tickets, Mobilly may be usefull for those who travel by car as this App is mainly developd to pay for car parking in the city center and other areas.
You can buy tickets
single ticket (1,50 EUR, valid for 90 minutes from the first check-in until you can register it for the last transport to reach your destination)
day ticket (5,00 EUR)
3 day ticket (8,00 EUR)
5 day ticket (10,00 EUR)