Transfer to/from - Riga airport (RIX)

Transportation

COVID-19 - Due to the current Coronavirus pandemic, services and schedules of the different transportation options may be subject to change as well as the limit of available capacity could be reduced. In turn, due to the changing situation, some services may even be temporarily canceled.

Bus

Line 22 from Rigas satiksme (Tel +371 2036 1862) connects the enclosure with Abrenes iela, in the city centre, every 15 minutes from 6:20 am to 0:05 am (until 11:40 pm on weekends). Intermediate stops include Priezkalni, Rudas, Vecriga, Uzvaras Bv. and Centraltirgus. Journey time is around 30 min. and the fare is €1.15 (€2.00 onboard the bus). Tickets can be acquired at the information desks, the Narvesen kiosks on levels 1 and 2, or at an automatic machine next to the stop, situated behind car park P1.

TOKS (Tel +371 6126 6166) offers travels to Vilnius (€26.00), Tallinn (€20.00), Minsk (€26.50) and Warsaw (€37.00-41.00).

Lux Express (Tel +372 680 0909) provides connections between Riga and Vilnius, Warsaw, Minsk, Pärnu (€16.00), Tartu (€17.00) and Saint Petersburg (€49.00).

Ollex (Tel +370 5210 4304) operates an express service between the city and airport of Riga and the Lithuanian cities of Siauliai (€20.00), Telsiai, Plunge (€25.00) and Klaipeda (€30.00).

Services from Dautrans (Tel +371 6542 0834) leave from Thursday to Sunday to Daugavpils (€12.00), Kraslava, Verkhnyadzvinsk, Polotsk and Vitebsk (€25.00).

Kautra (Tel +370 3734 2440) offers transfers to Kaunas (€18.00), while Klaipedos Autobusu Parkas (Tel +370 4630 3030) links the enclosure with Klaipeda.

Flixbus (Tel +49 303 0013 7300) offers services to Tallinn and Warsaw.

Car rental search

Taxi

Vehicles available outside the Arrivals Hall. The trip to the city centre takes approximately 20 minutes.

While there are issues that seem more than obvious, it is always advisable to take into account when moving from or to the airport, and especially if you go on some public transport.  1- To the airport - It is convenient to go out with a little more anticipation than you would commonly suggest. If you choose a taxi or a private car service, always keep in mind peak transit times, demonstrations, strikes or events that may take more or less the trip to the airport from where you are. It is always good to be informed about what happens in the place where you find yourself.
If you have a shared transfer service, please have a contact Tel in case of any delay on the part of the company. In these cases, a scheduled collection schedule is already in tenter.
If you are using public transport (bus, train), have the schedules (weekends and holidays usually have fewer frequencies), if you have to transfer and also how to board (if you need a card or boarding pass or paying at the moment to the driver or rider). These are details that seem obvious, but it is advisable to know not to have surprises and suffer a delay that could bring complications.
If you rent a car to get to the airport check well, where you must leave the vehicles. In some airports, there is an exclusive parking lot for rental cars.  2 -From the airport- here is a little less stressful as you don't have the pressure to miss the flight. In the worst case you will arrive later to the place where you are going to stay or to the meeting point where you try to arrive. Once you get out of the plane, pick up your suitcase and finish with the required arrival procedures. Then you have to look for the public transport signs or consult the airport staff. It is very useful to inform the timetables of the buses in case you arrive late at night. Not all of them work 24 hours a day. The same goes for taxis. If you have hired a private car service, keep ready the mobile app to contact the driver. Some transport services hired, have a person waiting for you, identified with a sign.
If you rent a car to go from the airport to your final destination, for more peace of mind it is recommended to reserve it earlier. Rental counters are usually available at arrivals hall.