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This article provides an overview of the transport infrastructure ofLatvia.
It is mandatory to keep headlights on while driving, even in daylight; most cars commercially sold in Latvia are equipped to make this automatic.
| Number | E-road | Route | Length (km) |
|---|---|---|---|
 A1 |  E67 | Rīga -Ainaži(EE border) | 101 |
 A2 |  E77 | Rīga -Sigulda -Veclaicene(EE border) | 196 |
 A3 |  E264 | Inčukalns -Valmiera -Valka(EE border) | 101 |
 A4 | E67E77 | Rīga ring road (Baltezers -Saulkalne) | 20 |
 A5 | E67E77 | Rīga ring road (Salaspils -Babīte) | 40 |
 A6 |  E22 E262 | Rīga -Daugavpils -Krāslava -Pāternieki(BY border) | 307 |
 A7 | E67 | Rīga -Bauska -Grenctāle(LT border) | 85 |
 A8 | E77 | Rīga -Jelgava -Meitene(LT border) | 76 |
 A9 | Rīga -Skulte -Liepāja | 199 | |
 A10 | E22 | Rīga -Ventspils | 190 |
 A11 | Liepāja -Rucava(LT border) | 57 | |
 A12 | E22E262 | Jēkabpils -Rēzekne -Ludza -Terehova(RU border) | 166 |
 A13 | E262 | Grebņeva(RU border) -Rēzekne -Daugavpils -Medumi(LT border) | 163 |
 A14 | E262 | Daugavpils ring road (Tilti -Kalkūne) | 15 |
 A15 | E262 | Rēzekne ring road | 7 |
| Roads | Paved, km | Unpaved, km | Total, km |
|---|---|---|---|
| State-owned roads | |||
| Highways (A) | 1651.1 | - | 1651.1 |
| Regional roads (P) | 4189.9 | 1127.5 | 5317.4 |
| Local roads (V) | 2616.7 | 10533.4 | 13150.1 |
| Municipality-owned roads | |||
| Roads | 1055.6 | 29593.5 | 30649.1 |
| Streets | 4588.2 | 3446.4 | 8034.6 |
| Other roads | |||
| Forest roads | - | 10142 | 10142 |
| Private house roads | 500 | 3000 | 3500 |
| Total | 14601.5 | 57842.8 | 72444.3 |
Latvian Railways is the main state-owned railway company in Latvia. It's daughter companies both carry out passengers services as well as carry a large quantity of freight cargo, and freight trains operate over the whole current passenger network, and a number of lines currently closed to passenger services.
There is also anarrow-gauge railway betweenGulbene andAluksne, operated by the Industrial Heritage Trust, using Russian and Polish built heritage rolling stock. Three narrow gauge trains a day operate on the 33 km route between the two towns.
total:2,347 km
Russian gauge:2,314 km1,520 mm (4 ft 11+27⁄32 in) gauge (270 km electrified)
narrow gauge:33 km750 mm (2 ft 5+1⁄2 in) gauge (2002)
Vivi is the only passenger-carrying operator in Latvia.
Domestic passenger lines with current service are:
Riga International Airport is the only major airport in Latvia, carrying around 5 million passengers annually. It is the largest airport in theBaltic states and has direct flights to over 80 destinations in 30 countries. It is also the main hub ofairBaltic.
In the recent yearsairBaltic also operated fromLiepāja International Airport as well asVentspils International Airport but operations in both of these airports were ceased until 2017, when airBaltic relaunched flights from Riga to Liepaja.
Currently there are plans for further development in several regional airports, includingJūrmala Airport, Liepāja, Ventspils as well asDaugavpils International Airport.
As of 2003, there were a total of 51 airfields in Latvia, with 27 of them having paved runways.
Airports - with paved runwaystotal:27
2,438 to 3,047 m:7
1,524 to 2,437 m:2
914 to 1,523 m:2
under 914 m:16 (2003)
Airports - with unpaved runwaystotal:24
2,438 to 3,047 m:1
1,523 to 2,438 m:2
914 to 1,523 m:1
under 914 m:20 (2003)
Key ports are located inRiga (Freeport of Riga andRiga Passenger Terminal),Ventspils (Free port of Ventspils), andLiepāja (Port of Liepāja). Most transit traffic uses these and half the cargo is crude oil and oil products.[1]
300 km (perennially navigable)
Crude oil 412 km; refined products 421 km;natural gas 1,097 km (2003)
Total:11 ships (with a volume of 1,000 gross tonnage (GT) or over) totaling 53,153 GT/37,414 tonnesdeadweight (DWT)
note:includes some foreign-owned ships registered here as aflag of convenience: Germany 1, Greece 1,Ukraine 1 (2002 est.)
ships by type:cargo ship 6,petroleum tanker 1, refrigerated cargo 2,roll-on/roll-off ship 1, short-sea/passenger 1