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such as Ecolines, Lux Express are more luxurious two-bunk DIRECTORY
and Nordeka, run services compartments on the trains
between Rīga and several other from Moscow. Airports
European and Russian cities.
Rīga’s main bus termi nal, Liepāja Airport
Autoosta (see p385), is five Arriving by Car ∑ liepaja-airport.lv
minutes south of the Old Town. Since the Schengen Agreement Rīga International Airport
Travelling by coach costs less (see p377), there are no border 10/1 Mārupes civil parish.
than travelling by air, although controls between Estonia, Latvia
the difference is negligible, and Lithuania. Entering from Tel 1187.
except during peak season. Russia or Belarus may take ∑ riga-airport.com
International coaches are several hours. Ventspils Airport
equipped with air conditioning It is essential to bring along
and reclining seats, and some, the vehicle’s registration ∑ airport.ventspils.lv
such as those in Lux Express’s document, a valid third-party Airlines
lounge class, have well-spaced insurance policy and either a
single seats, extra legroom and European driving licence or an airBaltic
in-seat touch-screen consoles. International Driving Permit. ∑ airbaltic.com
Vehicles must be in roadworthy
condition and it is compulsory Finnair
to carry a first-aid kit, fire ∑ finnair.com
extinguisher and hazard-
warning triangle in your vehicle LOT
at all times. From December to ∑ lot.com
March, winter tyres must be
used, and bet ween September Lufthansa
and April, drivers should fit ∑ lufthansa.com
spiked tyres. Ryanair
∑ ryanair.com
Arriving by Bicycle
Passengers queuing up outside the ticket SAS
office at a bus station Since Latvia acceded to the ∑ flysas.com
Schengen Agreement, cycling
Arriving by Train Wizz Air
into Latvia from Estonia or
The main railway station in Rīga, Lithuania has been simple. ∑ wizzair.com
Central Railway Station (see p385), The flat landscape makes it
is located south of the Old Town. an attractive option during Ferry Companies
Although there are no trains from summer. Carry appropriate
Vilnius to Rīga, it is possible to spares and a waterproof jacket. Stena Line
ride the rails between Talinn and There are two EuroVelo cycle ∑ stenaline.com
Rīga, although passen gers need routes passing through Latvia, Tallink
to change trains at the border. though they are not always well
There are rail routes head ing east marked, and much of the riding ∑ tallinksilja.com
towards Moscow, Vitebsk, Odessa is on country roads. EV10
and St Petersburg. The most follows the Baltic coastline, Ferry Port
comfort able way to travel on while EV11 crosses the Estonian Ferry Terminal
most routes is a kupeja (four-bunk border at Valka and traverses
compartment). However, there Eastern Latvia to Daugavpils. Eksporta iela 3A, Rīga.
Tel 6732 6200. ∑ rigapt.lv
Ventspils Port
Tel 636 22586.
∑ portofventspils.lv
Coach Companies
Ecolines
∑ ecolines.ee
Lux Express
∑ luxexpress.eu
Nordeka
∑ nordeka.lv
Passenger train passing through the lush pine forests of the Latvian countryside