Night public transport in Riga will resume service on 17 May
From 17 May to 28 September, night public transport will be available on weekends and public holidays in Riga – three bus routes will run from the centre of Riga to some of the largest neighbourhoods of Riga.
Night buses will be available from Friday to Saturday and Saturday to Sunday, as well as on public holidays. The first buses will start running on 17 May. Buses will depart from Riga city centre (Stacijas laukums) to the neighbourhoods five times – at 00.00, 1.00, 2.00, 3.00, 4.00.
To assess passenger demand for night public transport, three special bus routes have been developed for the pilot project. They are designed to cover as many densely populated neighbourhoods as possible and to return the bus to its first departure point within an hour.
Riga residents and visitors are invited to use the night buses to attend cultural and entertainment events, to explore the city in the late evenings and at night, and to get to and from work or home.
Until 28 September, the following night public transport routes will be available:
Bus route N1 “Centrs–Teika–Jugla–Mežciems” will depart from the bus stop “Centrālā stacija” via Raiņa bulvāris, Marijas iela, Merķeļa iela, Brīvības bulvāris, Brīvības iela, Gaisa tilts, Brīvības gatve, Silciema iela, Murjāņu iela, Juglas iela, Malienas iela, Hipokrāta iela, Biķernieku iela, Viļa Ģelbes iela, Brīvības gatve, Gaisa tilts, Brīvības iela, Brīvības bulvāris, Raiņa bulvāris to the bus stop “Centrālā stacija”.
Bus route N4 “Centrs–Āgenskalns–Zolitūde–Imanta” will depart from the bus stop “Stacijas laukums” via Marijas iela, 13. janvāra iela, 11. novembra krastmala, Akmens tilts, Uzvaras bulvāris, Bāriņu iela, Nometņu iela, Lapu iela, Melnsila iela, Kalnciema iela, Ventspils iela, Apuzes iela, Anniņmuižas iela, Rostokas iela, Zolitūdes iela, Jūrmalas gatve, Anniņmuižas bulvāris, Bebru iela, Kurzemes prospekts, Jūrmalas gatve, Slokas iela, Uzvaras bulvāris, Akmens tilts, 11. novembra krastmala, 13. janvāra iela, Marijas iela to the bus stop “Stacijas laukums”.
Bus route N6 “Centrs–Purvciems–Pļavnieki–Dārzciems” will depart from the bus stop “Stacijas laukums” via Marijas iela, Aleksandra Čaka iela, Zemitāna tilts, Dzelzavas iela, Ulbrokas iela, Brāļu Kaudzīšu iela, Ilūkstes iela, Sesku iela, Nīcgales iela, Augusta Deglava iela, Augusta Deglava tilts, Valmieras iela, Satekles iela, Marijas iela to the bus stop “Stacijas laukums”.
The stops will be available on Rīgas satiksme website rigassatiksme.lv and the app. Prices and procedures will remain the same as for the daily routes.
Passengers should note that buses will serve all stops on their way and will stop only at stops where passengers are present or where passengers in the cabin have indicated their wish to disembark. In the centre, where the bus stops are densely located, there will be designated stops at which the bus routes will stop.
The decision to reinstate night public transport was taken on 6 May by the Riga City Council and the Commission for Licensing Commercial Transportation of Passengers. The proposal for the provision of a night public transport service in the warm season of 2025 – from May to September, when locals and tourists spend their evenings outdoors and various concerts and events take place in the city – was developed by a specially established working group of the Riga City Council on evening and night time management planning. To implement the pilot project, additional funding of up to EUR 100 000 will be allocated to Riga Municipality Limited Liability Company (SIA) Rīgas satiksme.
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