Where a car takes you from Riga
These are the day trips from Riga on our own pages where a car earns its keep. Trains reach some of them; a car reaches all of them, on your own clock.
- Jūrmala (Baltic Sea beach) Jūrmala is the Baltic Sea beach resort 30 minutes west of Riga by train, a long sandy line of beach grills, Art Nouveau wooden villas and smoked-fish
- Sigulda (castle and Gauja Valley) Sigulda is the Gauja Valley castle town 50 minutes east of Riga, a day-trip line of medieval ruins, forest restaurants and Latvian sklandrausis
- Cēsis (medieval town) Cēsis is the medieval Vidzeme town 90 minutes east of Riga, anchored by the Cēsu Alus brewery (1590, the oldest in the Baltic) and the H
- Līgatne (Pavāru māja Green Star) Līgatne sits inside the Gauja National Park, 75 minutes east of Riga, anchored by Pavāru māja, Latvia's only Michelin Green Star restaurant under chef
Booking a car in Riga
We compare through one partner rather than listing every broker. Desks sit at the airport and in town, and the headline rate below is theirs, not ours.
- From
- USD 14.01 a day
- Desks on site
- Alamo, Dollar, Europcar, Green Motion, Keddy, Sixt, Thrifty
- Pick up at
- Riga Airport · Riga Downtown, Riga Bus Station · Riga Bus Station · Riga Railway Station
Rates are the partner's headline price at our last check (2026-10-02) and move with dates, car class and insurance. We earn a commission if you book, at no cost to you.