How do I get from Riga airport to Riga Central Station?

Q: How do I get from Riga airport to Riga Central Station?

Bus 22 to the Old Town and the central station: €1.50 for one traveler, 25–30 min. It leaves you at Centrāltirgus, by the Central Market, beside the station. Bus 22 stops at Autoosta, the bus station across the road from the railway station, about 30 minutes from the airport, then at Centrāltirgus by the Central Market before ending at Abrenes iela behind the station. At night the N22 ends at Stacijas laukums, the square in front of the station, in 22 minutes.

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2 ways to Riga Central Station

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Bus 22 to the Old Town and the central station

22 · Rīgas satiksme

25–30 min rideEvery 10 min05:25–00:10

The bus 22 stop in the P1 car park in front of the terminalCentrāltirgus

€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.

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Night bus N22 to Station Square

N22 · Rīgas satiksme

22 min rideEvery 60 min00:30–04:30

The bus 22 stop in the P1 car park in front of the terminalStacijas 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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Bus 22 stops at Autoosta, the bus station across the road from the railway station, about 30 minutes from the airport, then at Centrāltirgus by the Central Market before ending at Abrenes iela behind the station. At night the N22 ends at Stacijas laukums, the square in front of the station, in 22 minutes.

Ride times exclude walking and waiting. Every way from Riga Airport into Riga

Your destination

Already at the right station.

Rīgas Centrālā stacija, with the international bus station across the road: trains to Jūrmala and Sigulda, coaches to Tallinn and Vilnius, the Central Market beside it.

Riga Airport

Follow station signs

The bus 22 stop in the P1 car park in front of the terminal

Bus 22 to the Old Town · 25–30 min

Riga Central Station

Bus 22 to the Old Town serves Riga Central Station.

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 nothing on this board runs to the center, and taxis are not priced on it. and the board keeps only what is running.

From arrivals to Riga Central Station

Find the airport station

The bus 22 stop in the P1 car park in front of the terminal. Follow the signs from arrivals.

Choose Bus 22 to the Old Town

Check the destination and departure board before boarding.

Arrive at Riga Central Station

25–30 min. Continue to your accommodation or follow signs for onward transport.

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