Car Rental at Riga Airport

Airport travel guide

Rent a car at Riga Airport! Then drive to the city center, find a parking spot, and start walking. Head to Old Town to see the House of the Blackheads, Dome Cathedral, and so much more. Check out the Art Nouveau buildings around Alberta Street. And visit museums like the Latvian National Museum of Art and the Museum of Riga’s History and Navigation. 

Explore the Central Market; then head southeast to the Moscow District. This part of town used to have a bad rap, but it’s up and coming now; full of beautiful old buildings and parks, it’s a great place to learn about Riga’s Jewish and Old Believer communities. On the other side of the Daugava River, the Āgenskalns neighborhood is another gem with its wooden architecture, markets, and active cultural scene. 

Riga’s a great destination, but Latvia has even more to offer, so why not extend your stay? With a longer term car rental deal you can visit the countryside in Vidzeme and Latgale, head to beautiful Kuldīga and the windy beaches in Liepāja, or explore nature in the Gauja and Slītere national parks. You can even drive to nearby Lithuania or Estonia, or all the way to St. Petersburg. Picking up your rental car at Riga Airport and dropping it off in a different city is easy. Start planning your adventure today!

Riga Airport is also known as Starptautiskā lidosta Rīga.

Top international routes

• London
• Tallinn
• Frankfurt
• Amsterdam
• Helsinki
• Oslo
• Stockholm
• Berlin
• Antalya
• Paris

Main airlines

airBaltic, Ryanair, Wizz Air, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Aeroflot, and Lufthansa

Terminals

There’s a single passenger terminal. Departure sectors A, B, and C1 to C6 serve flights inside the Schengen Area while departure sectors C7 to C21 serve flights outside the Schengen Area. The new North Pier was finished in 2016 as part of the airport’s expansion. All sectors and gates are located in one building, and you can easily walk between them.

Location

The airport is about 13 km (8.1 mi) west of the city center. Motorway P133, Lielirbes Street, Kalnciema Street, and Krišjāņa Valdemāra Street are the main streets connecting Riga Airport to the city.

Most popular types of rental car

• Small cars - from $7 per day
• Medium cars - from $8 per day
• SUVs - from $9 per day
• Station wagons - from $12 per day
• Large cars - from $10 per day
• Premium cars - from $74 per day
• Vans - from $26 per day

Car rental desks

Most are on the ground floor of the airport building, next to arrivals sector E.

Services and facilities

You’ll find a nice choice of cafeterias, bars, pizzerias, and restaurants, a couple of them serving traditional Latvian food, as well as gift shops and stores, and duty-free outlets available to passengers leaving the EU. You’ll also find ATMs, two lounges, an on-site hotel, a lost and found office, a pharmacy, spa, barber shop, post office, and a chapel. There is free unlimited Wi-Fi throughout the airport. The left luggage service is on the ground floor. The airport is fully accessible to travelers with reduced mobility. You can find more information on the airport's official website.

Nearest gas station

Circle K, located at Kārļa Ulmaņa gatve 127, can be reached in about six minutes and is open 24/7. There are many other gas stations near Riga Airport and on the way to downtown Riga.

Popular one-way rentals

• Tallinn (327 km / 203 mi)
• Vilnius (303 km / 188 mi)
• Liepāja (212 km / 131 mi)
• Jūrmala (34 km / 21 mi)
• Palanga (267 km / 166 mi)
• Daugavpils (232 km / 144 mi)