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4 transfer options
Not everything runs all night.Not all night: the Bus 22 to the Old Town runs 05:25–00:10, the Night bus N22 to Station Square runs 00:30–04:30.
Recommended
The cheapest way in. The Pre-booked private transfer is 10 minutes quicker for €25.50 more, which is not worth it at this party size.
Bus
Bus 22 to the Old Town and the central station
22 · Rīgas satiksme
27–33 min rideEvery 10 min05:25–00:10
The bus 22 stop in the P1 car park in front of the terminal→Abrenes iela
€1.50total for 1 adult€1.50 eachBuy ticketOn Rīgas satiksme
Pickup, hours & luggage
Boards at. The bus 22 stop in the P1 car park in front of the terminal, midway between arrival exits E and C
EUR 1.50 for a 90-minute ticket bought before boarding, in the Rīgas satiksme, Mobilly or Timey app, at the machine by the stop or at the Narvesen shops in the terminal; EUR 1.81 from the driver, by bank card only. Two tickets are EUR 3, ten EUR 15; a 24-hour ticket is EUR 5, three days EUR 8, five days EUR 10. Children of pre-school age ride free; older children pay the adult fare.
Hours. About every 10 minutes on weekdays and every 15 at weekends, the same hours every day. Grēcinieku iela for the Old Town in 23 to 27 minutes, Abrenes iela behind the central station in 27 to 33. After 00:10 the N22 takes over.
Boards at. The licensed taxi rank on the carriageway right outside the arrivals hall; buy the voucher first at the Visitor Centre in Arrivals Hall E, open 24 hours
EUR 33.50 for one ride from the airport to the centre without stops, up to four passengers with luggage, at any hour, in an XTaxi, TaxiLV or Red Cab taxi. Sold by the airport at its Visitor Centre in Arrivals Hall E, valid for three months; the area covers most central hotels, and beyond it the company's meter applies.
Luggage. Luggage rides with you; the number of bags depends on the car, and a party with a lot of it should say so at the Visitor Centre.
The bus 22 stop in the P1 car park in front of the terminal→Stacijas laukums
Non-stop
€1.50total for 1 adult€1.50 eachBuy ticketOn Rīgas satiksme
Pickup, hours & luggage
Boards at. The bus 22 stop in the P1 car park in front of the terminal, midway between arrival exits E and C
The same tickets as by day: EUR 1.50 for 90 minutes in the app or from the machine at the stop, or a day ticket. The driver's card-only ticket is sold on bus 22, so have a ticket before you board the night bus. Children of pre-school age ride free.
Hours. Five buses a night, every night: 00:30, 01:30, 02:30, 03:30 and 04:30 from the airport, 22 minutes to Stacijas laukums in front of the central station, 18 to Grēcinieku iela for the Old Town. Night buses stop on request, so ask the driver for your stop.
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Prices are whole-party totals; group fares are included. Ride times are recorded journey durations — no waiting or onward travel has been added — and road times vary with traffic. Confirm prices and availability with the operator. Going the other way? Riga to Riga Airport: where each one boards and when the first one runs
How do I get from Riga airport to Riga city center?
For one traveler we recommend the Bus 22 to the Old Town at €1.50, 27–33 min, which is also the cheapest way in; the fastest is the Pre-booked private transfer at €27, 20 min. Every option below is priced as a total for your party and says where it leaves you.
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Arriving late?
Not everything runs around the clock: the Bus 22 to the Old Town and the central station runs 05:25–00:10, and the Night bus N22 to Station Square runs 00:30–04:30. Outside those hours, the Airport taxi voucher, fixed price to the centre and the Pre-booked private transfer are what remain. Set the hour you leave arrivals and the board keeps only what is running.
Luggage
Luggage rides with you; the number of bags depends on the car, and a party with a lot of it should say so at the Visitor Centre.
Going somewhere specific?
"The center" is not one place, and the answer changes
The bus 22 stop is in the P1 car park in front of the terminal, midway between arrival exits E and C; follow the signs. The N22 leaves from the same stop at night.
Tickets
Buy before you board: the Narvesen shops by the exit from Arrivals Hall E and in the check-in hall upstairs, the machine at the stop, or the Rīgas satiksme, Mobilly or Timey app, EUR 1.50 for 90 minutes. The driver sells a EUR 1.81 ticket by bank card only, and only on bus 22. Register the ticket as you board.
The taxi rank
The licensed taxis — XTaxi, TaxiLV and Red Cab — wait on the carriageway right outside the arrivals hall with their tariff on the door; the EUR 33.50 voucher for a ride to the centre is sold at the Visitor Centre in Arrivals Hall E, open 24 hours. Any other taxi sets its own price with no maximum, so ask the fare before you get in.
Uber and Bolt
Bolt picks up in a marked bay in the short-term car park P1 by the terminal exit, with the price shown in the app before you order. Self-service Bolt screens at arrival exits E and C order a car without the app: enter the destination, pay by card at the screen and take the receipt with the number plate to the bay.
At night
After the last bus 22 at 00:10, night bus N22 leaves the same stop at 00:30, 01:30, 02:30, 03:30 and 04:30 for Stacijas laukums in front of the central station, stopping on request; the first bus 22 is at 05:25. The licensed taxis and Bolt run all night.
Before you travel
Where each one starts, how long it runs, what it carries
22 · Rīgas satiksmeBus 22 to the Old Town and the central station
From
The bus 22 stop in the P1 car park in front of the terminal, midway between arrival exits E and C
To
Abrenes iela, the terminus behind the central station — after Grēcinieku iela for the Old Town, Autoosta for the bus station and Centrāltirgus for the Central Market and the station
Runs
05:25–00:10
Journey
27–33 min
EUR 1.50 for a 90-minute ticket bought before boarding, in the Rīgas satiksme, Mobilly or Timey app, at the machine by the stop or at the Narvesen shops in the terminal; EUR 1.81 from the driver, by bank card only. Two tickets are EUR 3, ten EUR 15; a 24-hour ticket is EUR 5, three days EUR 8, five days EUR 10. Children of pre-school age ride free; older children pay the adult fare.
The driver takes bank cards only, for a EUR 1.81 ticket; with cash you need a ticket first, from the machine at the stop, the Narvesen shops in the terminal or the app. Register the ticket as you board.
Get off at Grēcinieku iela for the Old Town, about 25 minutes from the airport; the bus goes on to the bus station, the Central Market and the central station.
The airport says to allow about 40 minutes; the timetable gives 27 to 33 to the terminus, and traffic decides the rest.
Four people pay EUR 6 here against EUR 33.50 for the airport's voucher taxi, and eight pay EUR 12 against two vouchers; the taxi is about ten minutes quicker.
About every 10 minutes on weekdays and every 15 at weekends, the same hours every day. Grēcinieku iela for the Old Town in 23 to 27 minutes, Abrenes iela behind the central station in 27 to 33. After 00:10 the N22 takes over.
N22 · Rīgas satiksmeNight bus N22 to Station Square
From
The bus 22 stop in the P1 car park in front of the terminal, midway between arrival exits E and C
To
Stacijas laukums, the square in front of the central station, via Grēcinieku iela for the Old Town and Autoosta for the bus station
Runs
00:30–04:30
Journey
22 min
The same tickets as by day: EUR 1.50 for 90 minutes in the app or from the machine at the stop, or a day ticket. The driver's card-only ticket is sold on bus 22, so have a ticket before you board the night bus. Children of pre-school age ride free.
This is the answer between the last bus 22 at 00:10 and the first at 05:25: hourly at half past, the same EUR 1.50 ticket, 22 minutes to the station square.
Have a ticket before you board: the app, the machine at the stop or the Narvesen shop in the terminal. Stops are on request at night — press the button or tell the driver.
The longest wait for a bus at this airport is 55 minutes, between the 00:10 bus 22 and the 00:30 N22 on a late arrival; a licensed taxi or Bolt is the only quicker way out.
Five buses a night, every night: 00:30, 01:30, 02:30, 03:30 and 04:30 from the airport, 22 minutes to Stacijas laukums in front of the central station, 18 to Grēcinieku iela for the Old Town. Night buses stop on request, so ask the driver for your stop.
taxi · XTaxi, TaxiLV and Red Cab, the airport's licensed taxisAirport taxi voucher, fixed price to the centre
From
The licensed taxi rank on the carriageway right outside the arrivals hall; buy the voucher first at the Visitor Centre in Arrivals Hall E, open 24 hours
To
Your hotel or address in central Riga, inside the voucher area
Luggage
Luggage rides with you; the number of bags depends on the car, and a party with a lot of it should say so at the Visitor Centre.
Runs
All night
Journey
20 min
EUR 33.50 for one ride from the airport to the centre without stops, up to four passengers with luggage, at any hour, in an XTaxi, TaxiLV or Red Cab taxi. Sold by the airport at its Visitor Centre in Arrivals Hall E, valid for three months; the area covers most central hotels, and beyond it the company's meter applies.
Five or more people need a second car, or a six-to-nine-seat taxi on the meter with its surcharge: the voucher is for up to four.
Without a voucher the three licensed brands run three different meters: XTaxi EUR 2.99 to start, then 1.10 a kilometre and 0.25 a minute; Red Cab 2.11, 1.78 and 0.34; TaxiLV 2.13, 2.50 and 0.35 — each plus EUR 2 for leaving the airport, and 6 to 12 more for a six-to-nine-seat car. Read the door before you get in.
Any other taxi at the door sets its own price with no maximum; the airport tells you to ask the fare before you agree to the ride.
The voucher area runs from Krišjāņa Valdemāra, Skanstes, Lāčplēša and Valmieras streets to Tallinas iela on the right bank, and from Kārļa Ulmaņa gatve to Kurzemes prospekts in Pārdaugava. An address outside it is paid on the meter.
Show the voucher to the driver before the car moves; it is for one ride only, without stops, and cannot be used twice or in part.
Four people pay EUR 33.50 here against EUR 6 on bus 22; the taxi is about ten minutes quicker and takes you to the door.
What is the best way from Riga airport to Riga city center?
For one traveler, the Bus 22 to the Old Town and the central station at €1.50, 27–33 min. The cheapest way in. The Pre-booked private transfer is 10 minutes quicker for €25.50 more, which is not worth it at this party size. The same holds for a group of up to eight. How we weigh price against time is set out on the fares page, in numbers.
What is the cheapest way from Riga airport to Riga city center?
For one traveler, the Bus 22 to the Old Town and the central station at €1.50. Per-person fares multiply with the size of your party and per-vehicle fares do not, so check the total for your group rather than the single fare.
How do I get from Riga airport to Riga city center by bus?
For one traveler the cheapest bus is the Bus 22 to the Old Town at €1.50, 27–33 min, and it is also the fastest. For one traveler that is the cheapest way into Riga by any means. The fastest way overall is the Pre-booked private transfer, 20 min. See every option by bus
How do I get from Riga airport to Riga city center by taxi?
For one traveler the cheapest taxi is the Pre-booked private transfer at €27, 20 min, and it is also the fastest. It is not the cheapest way in: the Bus 22 to the Old Town at €1.50 is. See every option by taxi
How long does it take to get from Riga airport to Riga city center?
Bus 22 to the Old Town and the central station: 27–33 min. Pre-booked private transfer: 20 min. Airport taxi voucher, fixed price to the centre: 20 min. Night bus N22 to Station Square: 22 min
How far is Riga airport from the city center?
Riga Airport does not publish a distance to the city. By time: the fastest way in, the Pre-booked private transfer, takes 20 min; the cheapest, the Bus 22 to the Old Town, 27–33 min.
How much is a taxi from Riga airport to Riga city center?
€33.50. Journey time 20 min.
Is there Uber or Bolt at Riga airport?
Bolt picks up in a marked bay in the short-term car park P1 by the terminal exit, with the price shown in the app before you order. Self-service Bolt screens at arrival exits E and C order a car without the app: enter the destination, pay by card at the screen and take the receipt with the number plate to the bay.
Where do I catch the Bus 22 to the Old Town at Riga airport?
The bus 22 stop in the P1 car park in front of the terminal, midway between arrival exits E and C. Follow the signs from arrivals. It leaves you at Abrenes iela, the terminus behind the central station — after Grēcinieku iela for the Old Town, Autoosta for the bus station and Centrāltirgus for the Central Market and the station.
Is there a train from Riga airport to Riga at night?
The Bus 22 to the Old Town and the central station runs 05:25–00:10. The Night bus N22 to Station Square runs 00:30–04:30. Outside those hours the airport taxi voucher, fixed price to the centre and the pre-booked private transfer are what remain; the airport taxi voucher is €33.50 for the vehicle. About every 10 minutes on weekdays and every 15 at weekends, the same hours every day. Grēcinieku iela for the Old Town in 23 to 27 minutes, Abrenes iela behind the central station in 27 to 33. After 00:10 the N22 takes over.
Worth knowing
Bus 22 is the only public bus to the city: EUR 1.50 with a ticket bought before boarding, EUR 1.81 from the driver by bank card only. No cash is taken on the bus. Every 10 minutes on weekdays and 15 at weekends, 05:25 to 00:10, about 25 minutes to the Old Town and 30 to the central station.
Between 00:10 and 05:25 the same road is run by night bus N22, once an hour at half past from 00:30 to 04:30, 22 minutes to Stacijas laukums in front of the central station. Night buses stop on request, so ask the driver for your stop.
No taxi fare is regulated, and the airport says so: every taxi sets its own tariff with no maximum, and you should ask the price before you get in. The licensed taxis at the rank — XTaxi, TaxiLV and Red Cab — print their meters on the door and add EUR 2 for a ride from the airport; XTaxi charges EUR 1.10 a kilometre, Red Cab 1.78, TaxiLV 2.50.
The one fixed price is the airport's own voucher: EUR 33.50 for a licensed taxi to most of central Riga, up to four people with luggage, at any hour, sold at the Visitor Centre in Arrivals Hall E. Beyond the voucher area the meter runs.
Nothing flips with party size: four people pay EUR 6 on the bus and EUR 33.50 by voucher taxi; eight pay EUR 12 on the bus and two vouchers. The taxi buys about ten minutes and a door-to-door ride.
There is no minibus to the city any more; bus 22 is the only bus the airport names. Bolt picks up in the P1 short-term car park with the price shown in the app before you order, and self-service Bolt screens at arrival exits E and C order a car without the app.
The airport publishes no distance to the centre; it says bus 22 takes about 40 minutes and a taxi about 20. Ticket machines and the terminal shops sell the EUR 1.50 ticket, so the driver's EUR 1.81 is for those who arrive with a card and no ticket.
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