Latvia Transport

Move around quite easily - a dense road network and maintained in good condition. Local drivers follow the traffic rules scrupulously and instances of aggressive behavior on the roads are quite rare.

Movement in the cities rather complex - an abundance of historical monuments and narrow streets forced local authorities to restrict vehicular traffic in many parts of Riga, Jurmala, Ventspils, etc.

Entry to the Old Town of Riga is possible only by special permit which is issued residing or working in the "Old Riga". For tourists it is made quite rare and expensive. Some hotels supply their guests such gaps, but they do not apply to parking spaces, but do it without certain skills within the historic part of town is very problematic.

At the entrance to Jurmala for a fee (usually 1 lats per night stay), payable in vending machines on the side of the Riga highway small coins. Police often check these receipts for non-threatening enough to collect a big fine.

In the historical part of Ventspils almost impossible to find parking.

Latvia - small country, so the air and rail transport are small, the main role assumes vehicles. Intercity buses are modern enough and should be strictly according to schedule. Tickets can be purchased at the box office or bus stations (along the route) from the driver. The fare is quite high - from 2 to 5 lats per trip at close distances. Riga's Central Bus Station is open from 5.30 to 00.00, luggage - from 5.30 to 23.00.

Inner communication is made by tram, trolleybus, bus, route and ordinary taxis operating from 6.00 to 23.00. After 23.00 go only some route and ordinary taxis, as well as duty buses and trams (not more than 1 hour flight). Fare for all modes of transport (including the "minibus") same - 20-25 centimes (pay at the entrance to the guard).

Fare in 22.00 after a two-fold higher than during the day. Individual tickets are fit to travel in one direction to the terminus of the route in a vehicle in which they are acquired. The so-called "travel card", which identifies the vehicle, route, month and day of action.

It is very convenient form of payment for travel - a special discount card for tourists, "Riga Card" of the two varieties (for children and adults) and the length of 24 (8 lats for adults and Ls 4 for children), 48 (12 lats for adults and 6 for lats children) and 72 (16 lats for adults and 8 children lats) hours. In addition to travel costs, "Riga Card" provides free travel in trams, trolley buses and by train to Jurmala (Majori) and Vecaki, as well as the right to discount up to 15% when traveling by car company "Riga Taxi" and a discount of 20% museums, exhibitions, some nightclubs and the zoo.

Taxis
Taxis in Riga only "organized" the driving is almost absent. Machine can be ordered by phone, stop in the street and find at any decent hotel at any time of day. Rates high - 0,3 LVL per km. day plus 0,4 LVL landing and 0,4 LVL per km. night (from 00.00 to 6.00) plus 0,6 LVL landing. All taxis operate only on the counter - the daily rate indicated on it the number 1, the night - the number 2. At the request of the passenger taxi driver is obliged to write a check. Call the machine on the phone is free and comes ordered cars are usually very fast.