Home / Riga /Riga Airport / Bus 22 to the Old Town and the central station vs Night bus N22 to Station Square

RIX → Riga · head to head

Bus 22 to the Old Town and the central stationorNight bus N22 to Station Square?

The short answer

For one traveler they cost the same. That does not change up to 8 travelers.

The Night bus N22 to Station Square is quicker: 22 min against 30 min. The Bus 22 to the Old Town and the central station varies between 27 and 33 minutes.

Bus 22 to the Old Town and the central station: 05:25–00:10. Night bus N22 to Station Square: 00:30–04:30.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in EUR. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
TravelersBus 22 to the Old Town and the central stationNight bus N22 to Station SquareDifference
1€1.50€1.50same
2€3€3same
3€4.50€4.50same
4€6€6same
5€7.50€7.50same
6€9€9same
7€10.50€10.50same
8€12€12same

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
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

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.

Bus 22 to the Old Town and the central station: price for every party size

See tickets with Rīgas satiksme
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

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.

Night bus N22 to Station Square: price for every party size

See tickets with Rīgas satiksme

This compares two of 4 options. See all of them ranked for your party size

The other comparisons at Riga Airport