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Q: How do I get from Riga city centre to Riga airport?

Bus 22 to the Old Town and the central station: €1.50 for one traveler, 37 min, boarding at Abrenes iela, behind the central station — or Centrālā stacija in front of it, 13. janvāra iela by the bus station, or Grēcinieku iela at the edge of the Old Town, any bus 22 signed Lidosta. The first one leaves at 04:45 and is at the airport by about 05:22; the last at 23:30.

City to airport · One way · All prices are totals for 1 adult · All service hours

2 ways to the airport

The airport asks you to be there at least two hours before departure. First departures

Recommended

The cheapest way to the airport. Nothing listed is quicker.

Bus 22 to the Old Town and the central station

22 · Rīgas satiksme

37 min rideEvery 10 min04:45–23:30

Abrenes ielaThe bus stop in the P1 car park in front of the terminal

Non-stop

€1.50total for 1 adult€1.50 eachBuy ticketOn Rīgas satiksme

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Abrenes iela, behind the central station — or Centrālā stacija in front of it, 13. janvāra iela by the bus station, or Grēcinieku iela at the edge of the Old Town, any bus 22 signed Lidosta

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. From Abrenes iela 04:45 to 23:30 every day, about every 10 minutes on weekdays and 15 at weekends; 34 to 39 minutes to the terminal, a longer way round than the way in. After 23:30 the N22 leaves Stacijas laukums on the hour from 00:00 to 04:00.

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Night only

Night bus N22 to Station Square

N22 · Rīgas satiksme

29 min rideEvery 60 min00:00–04:00

Stacijas laukumsThe bus stop in the P1 car park in front of the terminal

Non-stop

€1.50total for 1 adult€1.50 eachBuy ticketOn Rīgas satiksme

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Stacijas laukums, the square in front of the central station — or 13. janvāra iela by the bus station or Grēcinieku iela at the Old Town, the bus signed N22 Lidosta

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. From Stacijas laukums on the hour, 00:00, 01:00, 02:00, 03:00 and 04:00, every night; 29 minutes to the terminal. The first daytime bus 22 leaves Abrenes iela at 04:45.

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Fares are the same ticket ridden the other way; the boarding points, hours and, where a ride differs by direction, the ride time are read for this direction. Also runs to the airport, boarding point and hours in town not recorded yet: Airport taxi voucher, Pre-booked private transfer. Every way from Riga airport into Riga

How do I get from Riga city centre to Riga airport?

For one traveler the Bus 22 to the Old Town is the way we recommend: €1.50 in total, 37 min, boarding at Abrenes iela. The first one leaves at 04:45 and is at the airport by about 05:22; the last leaves at 23:30. The airport asks you to be there at least two hours before departure; check-in usually closes 30 to 40 minutes before the flight. From the central station bus 22 takes 34 to 39 minutes to the terminal, so leave the centre about three hours before a flight.

First departures

Earliest at the airport first

Night bus N22 to Station Square

First 00:00 from Stacijas laukums, at the airport by about 00:29.

Bus 22 to the Old Town

First 04:45 from Abrenes iela, at the airport by about 05:22.

Arrival times add the recorded ride time to the first departure; no walking or waiting is added.

Early flight?

The first bus 22 leaves Abrenes iela at 04:45 and reaches the airport at 05:20. Before that the N22 leaves Stacijas laukums on the hour from 00:00 to 04:00, 29 minutes to the terminal, so there is a bus for any flight.

Before you leave for Riga Airport

From the centre to each way out

How early to be there

The airport asks you to be there at least two hours before departure; check-in usually closes 30 to 40 minutes before the flight. From the central station bus 22 takes 34 to 39 minutes to the terminal, so leave the centre about three hours before a flight.

Early flights

Where the bus leaves from

Bus 22 towards the airport boards at Abrenes iela, then Centrālā stacija in front of the railway station, 13. janvāra iela by the bus station and the Central Market, and Grēcinieku iela at the edge of the Old Town. The N22 boards at Stacijas laukums and at the same 13. janvāra iela and Grēcinieku iela stops.

Tickets

The same EUR 1.50 ticket, from the app or a ticket machine, registered as you board. Only on bus 22 can you pay the driver, by card, EUR 1.81; on the N22 have a ticket before you board.

Taxis to the airport

No fixed fare applies from town: the voucher is sold only at the airport, for the ride in. Each company runs its own meter — XTaxi EUR 1.10 a kilometre, Red Cab 1.78, TaxiLV 2.50, plus boarding and time — and the EUR 2 airport supplement is for rides leaving the airport, not the way there.

Uber and Bolt

Bolt takes you to the airport as it brings you from it: request the ride in the app with the airport as the destination and the price is shown before you confirm.

Questions

When is the first Bus 22 to the Old Town from Abrenes iela?

04:45. It reaches the airport at about 05:22.

How early should I be at Riga airport?

What does a taxi to Riga airport cost from the centre?

Where does the Bus 22 to the Old Town leave from in Riga?

Abrenes iela, behind the central station — or Centrālā stacija in front of it, 13. janvāra iela by the bus station, or Grēcinieku iela at the edge of the Old Town, any bus 22 signed Lidosta. First departure 04:45, last 23:30.

My flight is early. What runs before the first train?

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