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International Airports Riga (RIX) (Spilve) is 8km (5 miles) from the city. Bus no. 22 runs every 20 to 30 minutes to the city centre (0545-2240), costing LVL 0.20 (travel time - 30 minutes). An express bus service goes to various hotels in the city upon request. Taxis are also available, costing LVL 0.35 (travel time – 15 minutes). Airport facilities include duty-free shop, car hire (Avis, Budget, Europcar, Hertz, National and Sixt), restaurant, bar/cafe and post office. There is an international airport at Liepaja (LPX), with flights to Copenhagen and Moscow. Departure tax: None. Back to Top Air Travel Airlines serving Riga are Aeroflot, Air Baltic , Austrian Airlines, British Airways, Czech Airlines, Finnair, LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Malev Hungarian and SAS. Approximate flight times: From Riga to Frankfurt/M is two hours 10 minutes, to London is two hours 30 minutes, and to New York is approximately 14 hours (via Helsinki). Back to Top Travel By Water There are ferry connections from Riga to Stockholm with Monolines (travel time – 18 hours). There are direct ferries from Travemunde in Germany and Stockholm in Sweden. There are also connections from Liepaja to Rostock and to Karlshamm in Sweden. Several shipping lines run cruises on the Baltic Sea calling at Riga. Back to Top Rail Latvia’s reasonably well-developed rail network includes routes from Riga to all other major towns in the country. The railway terminal is at Stacijas laukums. For information about trains, contact LDZ (tel: 723 4940 or 4208; fax: 782 0231; e-mail: info@ldz.lv or webmaster@ldz.lv; website: www.ldz.lv). Latvia has links with Belarus, the Russian Federation, Estonia to the north, and Lithuania to the south. The main route into Western Europe runs from Riga to Berlin via Warsaw and Vilnius. Back to Top Travel By Road There are reasonable connections to all parts of the country from Riga. Traffic drives on the right. Bus: A better form of transport than trains in Latvia. The Central Bus Station is at Pragas iela 1. Car hire: Available through hotels and directly from car hire companies, reservations are recommended. Drivers can also be hired. Traffic regulations: Seat belts must be worn. Speed limits on country lanes are 90kph (56mph) and 50kph (32mph) in cities. It is compulsory to drive with headlights on 24 hours a day all year round. The consumption of alcohol by drivers is strictly forbidden as is the use of mobile telephones while driving. Documentation: European nationals should be in possession of an EU pink format licence, otherwise an International Driving Permit is required. URBAN: Public transport in Riga runs from 0530-0000. Taxis in Riga are cheap, but prices are rising. All taxis are now privately run and all have meters. There is a 50 per cent surcharge at night. All parts of the city can also be reached by bus, tram and trolleybus. Tickets should be bought on board from the conductor and retained for inspection. Share-taxis (taksobussi) also operate but are slightly more expensive than ordinary buses. Fines for fare dodging are common. The road network is relatively well developed and there are good routes through to Belarus and to the neighbouring two Baltic Republics. Entry by car is possible from the Russian Federation, Estonia, Belarus or Lithuania. Border posts between Poland and Lithuania: Ogrodniki–Lazdijai; between Poland and Belarus: Terespol–Brest. Recent changes in Eastern Europe have opened a new highway through the Baltic countries, known as the Via Baltica. To drive along the Via Baltica is to discover places that were closed to Western tourists for decades. Services along this highly attractive route are improving all the time. Both the road network and signposting are being modernised; the service station network is represented by both local and foreign companies (many of which are open 24 hours). Eurolines, departing from Victoria Coach Station in London, serves destinations in Latvia. For further information, contact Eurolines (website: www.eurolines.com or www.gobycoach.com). Back to Top

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