The destinations covered in this guide are all easily reachable by bus and/or rail. Travelling by bus is generally slightly quicker, but also slightly more expensive, than by train
Trains and buses
Train
tickets should be bought in advance - stations have separate windows for long-distance (
starpilsetu
) and suburban (
pirpilsetu
) trains. Long-distance services are divided into the following categories:...
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Driving and hitching
If you're
driving
in Latvia you'll soon notice that road conditions can vary dramatically. There's no highway apart from a brief stretch linking Riga and Jurmala. Roads linking major towns are usually in a reasonable state, but off the beaten...
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