Latvia's national airline is airBaltic (BT) (website: www.airbaltic.com).

From London to Riga is 2 hours 30 minutes. The flight time from Paris is 2 hours 50 minutes.

Riga International Airport (RIX) (www.riga-airport.com) is 8km (5 miles) from the city. To/from the airport: Buses run regularly to the city centre throughout the day (journey time - 30 minutes). Several hotels provide a shuttle bus to and from the airport. Taxis are also available (journey time – 15 minutes). Facilities: Duty-free shops, banks, business lounge, information office, left luggage storage, car hire, restaurants, bars, cafes, VIP service centre and post office.

Liepaja International Airport (LPX) (www.liepaja-airport.lv) has charter and business flights to Europe and CIS countries. To/from the airport: Taxis are available. Facilities: Car hire, hotel reservation service, and tourist information bureau.

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Main ports: Riga and Ventspils. There are ferry connections from Riga to Stockholm with Tallink (tel: 6709 9700; www.tallink.lv) (journey time - 16 hours). DFDS Tor Line (tel: 6784 0777; www.dfdstorline.com) runs ferries from Riga to Lübeck in Germany (journey time - 32 hours). Ferries also go from Ventspils to Nynäshamn and Rostock with Scandlines (www.scandlines.com). They also used to go to Sāremā with SSC Ferries (tel: 360 7184; www.slkferries.ee), however this service is to ‘take a break' in 2009.

Riga has rail links with Moscow and St Petersburg in the Russian Federation, Tallinn in Estonia and Vilnius in Lithuania. Latvian Railway (Latvijas dzelzceļš) (LDz) (tel: 1181, in Latvia only; www.ldz.lv) can provide detailed information on international routes, though service providers vary.

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. The Via Baltica highway runs through the Baltic countries. 

Coach services with Eurolines (tel: 0870 514 3219 in the UK; www.eurolines.com) depart from London and other European cities to destinations in Latvia. Ecolines (tel: 6721 4512; www.ecolines.net) and Nordeka (tel: 6746 4620; www.nordeka.lv) also operate international routes.