Destinations
Latvia: cities and how to get around
1 cities with airports, stations, hotels and the journeys between them, from public data.
Latvia has 1 city on this site, including the capital, Riga. Each one has an overview and pages for flights, hotels, trains, buses, driving and things to do — hostels too, where the city has them — built from public data, plus city-to-city pages for the journeys between them.
CapitalRiga
Population1.9 million
Area64,589 km²
CurrencyEuro (EUR)
Dialling code+371
Driving sideRight
Plug typesEuro, Schuko
Emergency numberhttp://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648804 / http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25648823
Official languagesLatvian
Internet domain.lv
Cities in Latvia
| City | Region | Population | Airport | Hotels listed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Riga | Riga | 742,572 | RIX (9 km) | — |
Neighbouring countries on this site: Lithuania, Estonia, Belarus, Russia.
Common questions
Which cities in Latvia are covered?
Riga.
What currency does Latvia use?
The Euro (EUR).
Which side of the road does Latvia drive on?
The right.
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.