Search Flights from Kalmar to Riga

You can travel to Kalmar Airport which is about 5 km away from Kalmar city center by choosing the city buses or taxis. You can also take advantage of hotel transfer services or search for car rental companies. It takes no more than 10 minutes to reach Kalmar Airport from the city center.

Bus

The city buses are operated by the bus company KLT and have many destinations. The bus number 402, runs every 30 minutes and only provides transportation between Kalmar city center and Kalmar Airport. If you want to take the bus number 402, which has a total journey time of about 13 minutes, you just need wait at one of the stops in the city center.

Taxi

You can call the taxi firms, Taxi Kalmar (+46 480 44 44 44) or Smedby Taxi (+46 480 169 60) to pick you up from wherever you are and they can easily take you to Kalmar Airport. On average you will pay between 130-160 Swedish Krona (95-120 TL) to reach Kalmar Airport by taxi.

Rent a Car

Instead of making a rushed choice between the local and foreign car rental companies in the city center of Kalmar, you should do research in advance and you can even make a pre-reservation. Thus, when you arrive in Kalmar, you will have a chance to take your rental vehicle in a very short time.

Airport Information

Kalmar Airport is one of the central airports in southeastern Sweden and is located just 5 km west of the settlement named Kalmar. The airport is owned and operated by Kalmar Municipalty and the airline companies that provide the most flights to the airport are Thomas Cook Airlines (Cancun, Palma de Mallorca), SunExpress (Antalya Airport), Scandjet (Rijeka and Catania), Scandinavian Airlines (Stockholm-Arlanda and Gran Canaria), Jet Time (Gran Canaria) and BRA Breathens Regional Airlines (Stockholm - Bromma).

Riga, the capital of Latvia, is not only the largest city of Latvia but also of all Baltic countries. The buildings impressing everyone with the Daugava River and Art Nouveau architecture make Riga spreading on a wide geography indispensable.  

In the city, which has succeeded in gathering trade, education and politics under a single roof, the nightlife is fast enough to deserve the title “Paris of the North”. Trolleybus, tramway and bus as well as taxi provide transportation service in Riga, which is the largest city of the north. There is also a ferryboat enabling transportation from Riga to Stockholm.

Open to international flights, Riga Airport hosts hundreds of thousands of passengers each year. Taxis and car rental services are available 24 hours a day for the transportation to the city center. In addition to the bus service, there is a minibus and a shuttle service which you can use either as a single or as a group.

Taxi

Two different taxi options are waiting for you at Riga Airport. The feature that separates taxi firms from each other is that Red Cab offers service with red vehicles. You can easily go to any part of the city in 15 minutes by choosing any of these taxis.

Bus

Bus route 22 that you can get on at Riga Airport allows you to travel to the city center in about half an hour. Operating hours of the buses that you can get on from the station opposite the terminal building vary between 10 minutes and 30 minutes. Tickets can be purchased from the buffets at the airport or ticket offices at the bus stop.

Minibus

If you want to go to the city center from the airport using a minibus, you can use the minibus route 241. It is possible to get the ticket from the driver in the minibuses which are the cheapest means of transportation.

Shuttle

If you are traveling as a group, private shuttle buses accepting up to seven passengers are waiting for their passengers at the exit of the terminal building. There is free Wi-Fi in the shuttle buses operating every half an hour between 10:30 am and 07:30 pm.

Car Rental

Those who want to rent a car for their travel can visit many of the prestigious car rental company located at the airport. Avis, Budget, Europcar and Sixt car rental companies, which are the leading car rental companies on the market, offer 24/7 service at the airport.