También conocido como: Riga Airport, RIX Airport, Rīgas lidosta.
RIX · EVRA · Riga
Riga International Airport (RIX) is the main gateway to Riga, the capital of Latvia, and to the wider Baltic region. It is the hub of airBaltic, which carried about 57 percent of the airport's passengers in 2025 and flies from Riga to cities across Europe, the Nordic countries, the Caucasus and the Gulf. Ryanair is the second airline here, alongside Norwegian, Finnair, Lufthansa, LOT Polish Airlines, SAS, Turkish Airlines, flydubai and Uzbekistan Airways. In 2025 about one in five passengers was connecting between flights.
Passengers use one terminal building. Departures leave from Pier B, used for Schengen flights, and Pier C, which handles both Schengen and non-Schengen flights. Arriving passengers come out into Sector E after Schengen flights or Sector C after flights from outside the Schengen Area.
The airport sits in Mārupe Municipality, about 10 km west of central Riga. The drive to the city center usually takes 15 to 25 minutes depending on traffic, and city bus 22 links the terminal with Old Riga and the central bus station.
From the airport, travelers head to Old Riga and the city center, the Art Nouveau district, the beach resort of Jūrmala to the west, and on to Sigulda and the Gauja valley.
Starptautiskā lidosta "Rīga" (Riga International Airport company)
About 7.1 million in 2025, of which about 1.4 million were connecting
One runway, 18/36, 3,200 m
airBaltic (hub), about 57 percent of passengers in 2025
1973
Riga is in the Schengen Area, so where you arrive depends on where your flight came from. After a flight from another Schengen country, you normally skip passport control, collect your bags and come out into the Sector E arrivals hall. After a flight from outside the Schengen Area, you go through passport control first, where non-EU travelers are registered in the EU Entry/Exit System (fingerprints and a photo), then collect your bags and come out into the Sector C arrivals hall. Sector C exits right next to Sector E: turn right outside and walk a few meters.
The Welcome to Riga tourist desk is in Sector E and sells public transport tickets and the Riga Card. Licensed taxis wait outside the arrivals halls, and the stop for bus 22 into the city is opposite the terminal, just past the P1 parking area. Bolt has self-service ride booking screens at the exits of both arrivals halls, and the app shows the pickup point.
Latvia uses the euro and Eastern European Time (UTC+2, UTC+3 in summer).
Bus 22 suits light travelers heading to Old Riga, while taxis, ride-hailing and pre-booked transfers work at any hour.
Licensed airport taxis, including Red Cab and XTaxi, wait outside the arrivals halls. Pre-paid vouchers for a ride to the central Riga zone are accepted by XTaxi, TaxiLV and Red Cab; show the voucher to the driver before the ride starts. The drive to the center usually takes 15 to 25 minutes.
Rīgas Satiksme bus 22 leaves from the stop opposite the terminal, just past the P1 parking area, and serves Grēcinieku iela next to Old Riga and the international bus station. The ride takes about 40 minutes depending on traffic, and night bus N22 runs hourly after midnight.
Bolt and Forus operate at the airport. Bolt's TapBox screens at the exits of arrivals Sectors E and C let you book a ride without the app, and pickup points are signposted and shown in the app.
Rental companies have desks in the terminal on the arrivals level. Expect paperwork at the desk before you collect the car.
Pre-booked drivers meet passengers in the arrivals halls and drive directly to hotels in Old Riga, the city center or Jūrmala. This suits families and groups with luggage.
Compara proveedores para tu dirección exacta
Escribe tu hotel para ver el precio y todos los proveedores que llegan hasta allí.
Handles all scheduled passenger flights. Departures use Pier B for Schengen flights and Pier C for both Schengen and non-Schengen flights; arrivals come out into Sector E (Schengen) or Sector C (non-Schengen). airBaltic and all other airlines use this terminal.
The airlines at Riga International Airport, with destinations from Riga.
Aegean Airlines Main Terminal
Athens (seasonal)
Air Montenegro Main Terminal
Tivat (seasonal charter)
airBaltic Main Terminal
Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Copenhagen, Dubai, Frankfurt, Helsinki, Istanbul, London (Gatwick), Oslo, Paris (Charles de Gaulle), Stockholm (Arlanda), Tallinn, Tbilisi, Vilnius, and more
Finnair Main Terminal
Helsinki
flydubai Main Terminal
Dubai
FlyOne Main Terminal
Tashkent
Freebird Airlines Main Terminal
Antalya (seasonal charter)
Heston Airlines Main Terminal
Bergamo, Burgas, Enfidha, Hurghada, Sharm El Sheikh, Tivat (seasonal charter)
LOT Polish Airlines Main Terminal
Warsaw (Chopin)
Lufthansa Main Terminal
Frankfurt
Mavi Gök Airlines Main Terminal
Antalya (seasonal charter)
Norwegian Main Terminal
Alicante, Bergen, Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm (Arlanda), Trondheim, Burgas (seasonal), Gothenburg (seasonal), Tivat (seasonal)
Ryanair Main Terminal
Barcelona, Bergamo, Brussels (Charleroi), Dublin, Edinburgh, Kraków, London (Stansted), Málaga, Malta, Manchester, Memmingen, Paphos, Prague, Rome (Fiumicino), Vienna, and more
SAS Main Terminal
Copenhagen
Skyline Express Main Terminal
Hurghada (seasonal charter)
SkyUp Airlines Main Terminal
Sharm El Sheikh (seasonal charter)
Turkish Airlines Main Terminal
Istanbul
Uzbekistan Airways Main Terminal
Tashkent
The Welcome to Riga desk in arrivals Sector E sells public transport tickets and the Riga Card and helps with city information.
Currency exchange counters and ATMs are in the terminal building.
Left luggage is on the ground floor, next to lost and found.
Free Wi-Fi is available in the terminal.
Rental companies have desks landside on the arrivals level.
Shops are spread through the terminal, with duty free in the departure area for passengers leaving the EU.
Cafes, bars and restaurants operate both before and after security.
The airport has a chapel for quiet reflection and prayer.
After security, on the way to the C gates, next to the transfer center. Open 05:00 to 23:00 to all departing and transit passengers, with pay-per-entry on site or through the airport's e-shop; non-Schengen transit passengers need a valid Schengen visa to enter.
Assistance for passengers with reduced mobility is free. Book it at least 48 hours before departure through your airline's website or the travel agency where you bought your ticket.
For departures, staff help from your arrival at the airport until you board. For arrivals, help covers the arrivals hall, baggage claim and getting to a vehicle on the airport grounds.
Without a booking, you can ask for help at the information office by the check-in desks or from the call points in the parking area, though you may wait longer.
Bus 22 between the airport and the city center has a low floor, which makes boarding with a wheelchair easier.
The parking area closest to the terminal, about 50 m or a one-minute walk.
About 350 m from the terminal, around a four-minute walk.
About 500 m from the terminal, around a five-minute walk.
About 600 m from the terminal, around a seven-minute walk.
About 800 m from the terminal, around a ten-minute walk.
Riga International Airport is about 10 km west of central Riga, in Mārupe Municipality. By taxi or private car the drive usually takes 15 to 25 minutes, depending on traffic. City bus 22 takes about 40 minutes to Grēcinieku iela, next to Old Riga, and continues to the international bus station near Riga Central Station.
Riga Airport has one passenger terminal. Departures leave from Pier B, used for Schengen flights, and Pier C, which handles both Schengen and non-Schengen flights. Arriving passengers come out into one of two neighboring halls on the ground floor: Sector E after Schengen flights and Sector C after flights from outside the Schengen Area.
airBaltic is the main airline at Riga and carried about 57 percent of its passengers in 2025, followed by Ryanair with about 23 percent. Norwegian, Finnair, Lufthansa, LOT Polish Airlines, SAS, Turkish Airlines, flydubai, FlyOne and Uzbekistan Airways also fly here, and charter airlines add seasonal holiday flights in summer. All of them use the same terminal.
Yes. Riga International Airport is the home base and hub of airBaltic, Latvia's airline, which flies from Riga to cities across Europe, the Nordic countries, the Caucasus and the Gulf. In 2025 airBaltic carried about 57 percent of the airport's passengers, and many travelers use Riga to connect between airBaltic flights, often with short walking transfers inside the single terminal.
Take Rīgas Satiksme bus 22 from the stop opposite the terminal, just past the P1 parking area. Get off at Grēcinieku iela, next to Old Riga, or stay on to the international bus station. The ride takes about 40 minutes depending on traffic. After midnight, night bus N22 runs hourly. Tickets are sold by the driver, at ticket machines and in the Mobilly app.
Licensed airport taxis, including Red Cab and XTaxi, wait outside the arrivals halls. You can also buy a pre-paid voucher for one ride to the central Riga zone, accepted by XTaxi, TaxiLV and Red Cab. Show the voucher to the driver before the ride starts. A voucher cannot be split or reused and expires three months after purchase.
Yes. Bolt and Forus both pick up at Riga International Airport, and the pickup points are signposted and shown in the app. Since December 2025, Bolt TapBox screens at the exits of arrivals Sectors E and C let you book and pay for a ride without the app or a mobile data connection, then walk to the designated pickup point.
Yes. The Primeclass Business Lounge is airside after security, on the way to the C gates and next to the transfer center. It is open from 05:00 to 23:00 to all departing and transit passengers, with entry paid on site or through the airport's e-shop. Transit passengers arriving from outside Schengen need a valid Schengen visa to use it.
It depends on where you fly from. Latvia is in the Schengen Area, so passengers from other Schengen countries normally arrive without passport control in Sector E. Passengers from outside the Schengen Area clear passport control, where non-EU travelers are registered in the EU Entry/Exit System with fingerprints and a photo, and arrive in Sector C.
Riga International Airport handled slightly more than 7.1 million passengers in 2025, about the same as in 2024. Around 5.7 million started or ended their trip in Riga and about 1.4 million were connecting between flights. London was the most popular destination, followed by Helsinki, Oslo, Stockholm, Vilnius and Tallinn. Cargo rose 7 percent to about 20,100 tonnes.
Riga uses Eastern European Time, UTC+2 in winter and UTC+3 in summer, when Latvia switches to daylight saving time with the rest of the EU. That puts Riga one hour ahead of Berlin and Paris all year. The currency is the euro, and cards are widely accepted, including by licensed airport taxis and ride-hailing apps.
Jūrmala, Latvia's seaside resort town, starts about a 15-minute drive west of Riga Airport along the A10 highway, according to Visit Jūrmala. The town stretches along the coast about 20 km west of Riga, so central areas such as Majori take a little longer to reach. Trains to Jūrmala leave from Riga Central Station, not from the airport.
Yes. Riga Airport has five parking areas. P1 is the short-term parking area, about 50 m or a one-minute walk from the terminal. The long-term parking areas P2, P3, P4 and P5 lie between 350 m and 800 m away, a walk of about four to ten minutes. Check current rates on the airport's website before you travel.
Book free assistance for passengers with reduced mobility at least 48 hours before your flight through your airline's website or your travel agency. Staff help from your arrival at the airport until boarding, and on arrival through the arrivals hall, baggage claim and to a vehicle. Without a booking, ask at the information office by check-in or a parking area call point.
Ofrecemos transporte privado desde cualquier aeropuerto hasta cualquier hotel al mejor precio, y contamos con licencia y cobertura de responsabilidad total.
Airport Transportation ofrece únicamente transporte privado: en vans, SUV de lujo o minibuses.
Los precios de nuestro sitio web son por vehículo, no por persona, según un rango de pasajeros.
Las vans normales llevan hasta 9 pasajeros, los minibuses hasta 16 y los SUV de lujo hasta 6 pasajeros.
Sal por completo del aeropuerto. Verás a representantes con carteles: busca el logotipo de Airport Transportation o tu nombre.
Habitualmente Toyota Hiace, Volkswagen Transporter, Mercedes Sprinter, Volkswagen Crafter, Chevrolet Tahoe y Chevrolet Suburban.
Sí: contamos con un seguro de responsabilidad total para todos los pasajeros mientras usan nuestros servicios.
Las sillas para bebé se proporcionan con aviso previo, sujetas a disponibilidad, con un máximo de una silla por vehículo.
Puedes reservar con cualquier antelación; sugerimos entre una semana y un día antes. También hay reservas para el mismo día.
PayPal es nuestro método de pago principal; también hay una opción de pago en efectivo al reservar por nuestro sitio web. Las tarjetas de crédito se aceptan a través de PayPal.
Sí: para tu comodidad, todas nuestras unidades cuentan con aire acondicionado.
Durante la reserva te pedimos tu aerolínea y número de vuelo para poder rastrear los retrasos y esperarte.
Sí, puedes añadir una parada adicional a tu servicio durante el proceso de reserva.
No: los precios se fijan por rango de pasajeros o por vehículo, no por edad.
Sí. Cancela sin coste hasta 24 horas antes de tu recogida y se te reembolsa el importe completo. Las cancelaciones con menos de 24 horas de antelación no son reembolsables.
Sí: aunque su inglés puede no ser de nivel nativo, los conductores tienen la capacidad de comunicarse con los pasajeros.
Las propinas no son obligatorias, pero sí muy recomendables; los conductores las ganan gracias a la calidad de su servicio.
Todos los precios están en USD. A través de PayPal puedes pagar en casi cualquier moneda; los pagos en efectivo se aceptan solo en USD.
Podemos transportar mascotas domésticas dentro de transportines que quepan en un vehículo normal.
Sí: hay espacio de sobra para una maleta y un equipaje de mano por persona.
Todo traslado privado incluye un conductor profesional con licencia; un vehículo asegurado y en buen estado; seguimiento del vuelo en tiempo real; servicio de recepción a la llegada; y servicio puerta a puerta sin cargos ocultos añadidos después de reservar. Tu precio fijo cubre la ruta completa hasta tu destino.