Riga Airport Car Hire Guide
Latvia's main airport is the Riga Airport.
It was constructed to be an air passenger's alternative to the Spilve Airport, as it has grown somewhat outdated.
The airport is the largest in the Baltic States.
It has a record number of passengers hitting 3.
6 million in 2008.
If you're scheduled to land here, you can choose from different local transportation modes around here.
You can always use the taxi or the bus to get around town.
Bus Route 22 is managed by Rigas Satiskme and it services the airport and the Riga City Center.
Private shuttle buses are available as well and there is one that can take you directly to the Reval Hotel Latvia.
This service is offered by airBaltic.
If you happen to have a room booked over there, this service is going to be the one most appealing to you.
Airport personnel call such service the Airport Express so be sure to ask for it by that name.
When it comes to taxis, three cab companies operate inside the airport.
Hail one and it could take you anywhere in and outside the city.
Just in case you would rather rent a car, 5 major rental companies and 3 local providers can help you in town.
You could rent a vehicle from any one of them the moment you land at the airport.
These rental companies have an office in the premises of the airport.
Sixt, Avis, Europcar, and Budget can serve you right when you arrive.
The local companies that complement their services are TransoRent, Add Car, and Auto5.
All these car rental companies have offices at the Arrival E Section of the airport, with the exemption of Add Car.
For Add Car, go straight to the ticketing office of airBaltic.
Major car hire companies also have online portals from where it gets easier to rent a car.
Book a vehicle early to assure yourself of local traveling convenience.
Search for the online partners of your favorite car rental company and request a car using their help.
If you do, you assure yourself that a car will be ready for you upon arrival at the parking lot of the airport, all set for a spin drive all over town.
It was constructed to be an air passenger's alternative to the Spilve Airport, as it has grown somewhat outdated.
The airport is the largest in the Baltic States.
It has a record number of passengers hitting 3.
6 million in 2008.
If you're scheduled to land here, you can choose from different local transportation modes around here.
You can always use the taxi or the bus to get around town.
Bus Route 22 is managed by Rigas Satiskme and it services the airport and the Riga City Center.
Private shuttle buses are available as well and there is one that can take you directly to the Reval Hotel Latvia.
This service is offered by airBaltic.
If you happen to have a room booked over there, this service is going to be the one most appealing to you.
Airport personnel call such service the Airport Express so be sure to ask for it by that name.
When it comes to taxis, three cab companies operate inside the airport.
Hail one and it could take you anywhere in and outside the city.
Just in case you would rather rent a car, 5 major rental companies and 3 local providers can help you in town.
You could rent a vehicle from any one of them the moment you land at the airport.
These rental companies have an office in the premises of the airport.
Sixt, Avis, Europcar, and Budget can serve you right when you arrive.
The local companies that complement their services are TransoRent, Add Car, and Auto5.
All these car rental companies have offices at the Arrival E Section of the airport, with the exemption of Add Car.
For Add Car, go straight to the ticketing office of airBaltic.
Major car hire companies also have online portals from where it gets easier to rent a car.
Book a vehicle early to assure yourself of local traveling convenience.
Search for the online partners of your favorite car rental company and request a car using their help.
If you do, you assure yourself that a car will be ready for you upon arrival at the parking lot of the airport, all set for a spin drive all over town.
