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Getting There by Air
Latvia's national airline is airBaltic (BT) (website: www.airbaltic.com).
Approximate Flight Times
From London to Riga is 2 hours 30 minutes.
Main Airports
Riga (RIX) (Spilve) (website: 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) (website: 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.
Departure Tax
Liepaja International Airport (LPX) (website: 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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Getting There by Water
Main ports: Riga and Ventspils. There are ferry connections from Riga to Stockholm with Tallink (tel: 709 9700; website: www.tallink.com) (journey time – 16 hours). DFDS Tor Line (tel: +44 1469 575 231, in the UK; website: www.dfdstorline.com) runs ferry services from Riga and Ventspils to Lübeck in Germany (journey time - 32 hours) and from Riga to Immingham in the UK (journey time - 3 days, with connection and some road travel). Ferries also go from Ventspils to Nynäshamn, Karlshamn and Rostock with Muller Baltic (website: www.mullerbaltic.lv), and Sāremā with SSC Ferries (tel: 360 7184; website: www.slkferries.ee).
Getting There by Rail
Riga has rail links with Moscow and St Petersburg in the Russian Federation, Tallinn in Estonia, and Vilnius in Lithuania.
Getting There by Road
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 580 8080; website: www.eurolines.com) depart from London and other European cities to destinations in Latvia.
Coach services with Eurolines (tel: 0870 580 8080; website: www.eurolines.com) depart from London and other European cities to destinations in Latvia.