Ninth International Baltic Conference on DB and IS, 2010
Ninth Conference on Databases and Information Systems, 2010
July 5-7, 2010 Riga, Latvia

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Getting to the University of Latvia

The University is located in Riga, Raina bulvaris 19 and looks like this:

The Univeristy of Latvia

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Map of surroundings


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GPS coordinates

From the airport


Take bus No. 22. Ticket costs 0.70 LVL. You can buy a ticket from a bus driver, payment only in cash, lats only. The approximate time of a bus-ride 40 minutes, departs every 15 - 30 minutes. The best stop for getting to the Riga center or Institute is at the city center near Stockmann & Forum Cinemas center.
Important! Do not miss the stop at Stockmann, as the next stop is quite far away from the center!
Go in the direction of railway terminal, enter the underground way, walk until next exit and turn left in the farthest way inside the tunnel. Then hold to the right side and you will exit near the Institute. (see map) Alternativelly, at airport you can pick up a taxi. It will cost around 6-7 LVL.

airBaltic offers also shuttle bus service – Airport Express. The bus serves the route between Riga Airport and Riga city centre with following stops:

  • Riga Airport
  • Hotel ABC (Zolitudes str.)
  • Islande Hotel (Kipsalas str.)
  • Hotel Riga (Old Town)
  • Nordic Hotel Bellevue (Railway terminal)
  • Reval Hotel Latvia (Elizabetes and Brivibas street crossing)
  • Hotel Domina Inn Riga/ Monika Centrum Hotels (Elizabetes and Pulkveza Brieza street crossing)
  • Islande Hotel (Kipsalas str.)
  • Hotel ABC (Zolitudes str.)
  • Riga Airport.
Ticket price is LVL 3. The bus driver accepts cash only (Latvian lats).

From the railway station


Take exit from station to the center direction (named Stacijas laukums). Cross the street via underground way (on the left side). You will be in the front of the Institute. (see map)

From the bus terminal


Exit the terminal. Turn to the left, go under the railway bridge and turn to the right, go along Forum Cinemas and Stockmann. Go in the direction of railway terminal, enter the underground way, walk until next exit and turn left in the farthest way inside the tunnel. Then hold to the right side and you will exit near the Institute. (see map)