How to get to Riga?

Riga is the capital of Latvia and is honorablethe title of the largest city in the Baltic States. The population in this city is more than 700 thousand people. The city of Riga has various styles of medieval and modern architecture. Due to the historical value of many buildings, Riga is one of the first tourist cities in the world, so many people are thinking how to get to Riga.

Moscow-Riga

There are several ways to get to Riga from Moscow:

by air transport. One of the most common modes of transport is an airplane. By choosing airBaltic, Aeroflot or Transaero, you can fly to Riga in just 1 hour and 45 minutes. The minimum cost of one way ticket is 5,000 rubles. And if you buy tickets for a few months, then this flight will be even cheaper. Then from Riga Airport you can reach the city center in just 30 minutes.
by the railway. From Moscow to Riga and back every day the train of the company Latvijas Ekspresis goes, the duration of the trip is only one night. Departure from Moscow is carried out from the Riga railway station. The ticket price is from 3000 to 8000 rubles.
road. By road, you can take a regular bus. The advantage of the bus is its low price. But the drawback is that in a sitting position you need to spend more than 14 hours, which, of course, is very difficult. On the motorways can also be reached by own transport. From Moscow to Riga, the M9 motorway runs through Volokolamsk, Rzhev and Velikie Luki. Due to poor quality of roads, some drivers prefer to travel to Riga via Belarus. But the motorways of Latvia are already better, although the main roads have a width of not more than two lanes. Another lack of movement by own transport - traffic jams on the border. Most traffic jams are formed from Latvia to Russia. To get permission to enter Latvia by car, you must have the rights of the international standard, as well as the Green Card insurance policy.

St. Petersburg - Riga

As Riga is closer to St. Petersburg than to Moscow, it will be easier and faster to get from the northern capital:

If you decide to go by own car, then inthe way you spend about 8 hours (not counting the passage of customs), having overcome at the same time 650 kilometers. But here it is necessary to take into account the fact that on the way there may be toll roads.
Also a bus leaves from the central bus station of St. Petersburg every day, which is on the way about 14 hours.
The main airlines that serveline St. Petersburg - Riga, are airBaltic, Aeroflot, SCC Russia. The time spent on the road is about 1 hour and 20 minutes. Departures are made from the airport Pulkovo (St. Petersburg).

In addition, every day the trains run St. Petersburg (Vitebsky Railway Station) - Riga, which will take you from one point to another in just 13 hours. The initial cost of tickets is 2900 rubles.

If you need to call to Latvia, read about it in the article How to call to Latvia.