Car hire Riga International Airport

Riga Airport is a large airport with plans for expansion. Located 13kms southwest of Riga, the capital of Latvia, Riga expects passenger numbers to the Baltic region to increase in coming years. The airport hosts flights to 60 destinations. Cheap car hire at Riga Airport (RIX) is cheap, easy and a convenient way to get to any destination in the Baltics.

Riga Airport is in the planning stages of building an additional terminal. They currently have three fully functional international terminals. Stage one of terminal four will have 23 fully functional gates. A new check-in hall and several other proposed additions are also projected to be finished by 2011. New control towers and trams are among the plans as well in coming years. Riga Airport currently has three terminals, restaurants, shopping, parking and budget car rental.

The Centraltirgus (Central Market) is a main attraction for sightseeing in Riga. It is housed in 1930s zeppelin hangers and little has changed here over the past century. Fruit, vegetables and local culinary treats are offered here, but it is the timeless atmosphere that brings increasing numbers of tourists.

A number of upscale Latvian shops also line the fashionable Art Nouveau streets of Latvia. Charming cafés and restaurants in a newly discovered European atmosphere is what attracts a growing number of European travelers every summer. You can learn more about Latvian culture at the Latvian history museum.

If you are interested in travelling to a number of location cheap car hire at Riga Airport (RIX) is probably your best option. International buses are available from the airport to Estonia or Lithuania. You can also get shuttle buses to the resort city of Jurmala.