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Best Time to Visit

Riga

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Best Time to Visit

The best time to visit the Baltic States is late spring or summer when there’s usually fine, warm weather to stroll around the cities and make significant forays into the great outdoors. Temperatures cool down rapidly from mid-September onward, although autumn can be an extraordinarily beautiful season to visit Latvia, with the golden brown leaves of deciduous trees contrasting with the dark-green pines.

Tourist Information

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Riga International Airport (RIX)
Riga International Airport is located 8 kilometres away from the city centre. Bus 22 to Riga Central Station leaves from a spot behind the airport car park every 10-30 minutes from early morning. The journey takes around 30 minutes and tickets can be purchased from the driver. In addition to the regular bus, there …
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Passport / Visa
Latvia can be visited visa-free for up to 90 days by citizens of Australia, New Zealand, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia, Israel, UAE and most countries in America. If you are unsure whether or not you need to apply for a visa, we recommend contacting the embassy or consulate in your country. International (non-Schengen) …
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Best Time to Visit
The best time to visit the Baltic States is late spring or summer when there’s usually fine, warm weather to stroll around the cities and make significant forays into the great outdoors. Temperatures cool down rapidly from mid-September onward, although autumn can be an extraordinarily beautiful season to visit Latvia, with the golden brown …
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Public Transport
Riga has a good tram system that runs through the Old City, as well as bus, trolleybus, and taxi bus routes. During the nighttime, several tram and trolley bus routes run once an hour. Rigas satiksme offers tickets for all means of public transport in the city. You can buy an e-ticket that is …
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Taxi
You can easily order a taxi or hail one down the street. You can also ask your hotel to help you order a taxi. Lady Taxi +371 26 399 993 Baltic Taxi +371 20 008 500 Avoiss Taxi +371 25 544 …
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Post
There are numerous post offices in the city, just look for the yellow …
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Pharmacy
You can easily find a pharmacy in Riga. Here are a couple of pharmacies that are open 24 hours. BENU aptieka (open 24/7) Aleksandra Čaka iela 104, Riga +371 67 314 211 Mēness Aptieka (open 24/7) Brīvības iela 74 - 26, Riga +371 20 377 …
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Telephone
Country code: 371 Area code: not used in …
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Electricity
220 V, 50 Hz. Standard European plug, no adapter …
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