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Riga charges a tourist fee of EUR 0.89 a night in 2026, capped at EUR 8.90 a stay, and doubles it to EUR 2 from January 2027. Street parking runs from EUR 5 for the first hour in Old Riga to EUR 1 in the outer zone.
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The historic centre of Riga on the east bank of the Daugava, with Riga Cathedral on Dome Square, St James's Cathedral and St Peter's Church. It suits a first visit on foot and a short stay among the sights.
Car and parking
Old Riga is the R zone: EUR 5 for the first hour and EUR 8 for each further hour, every day from 06:00 to 24:00. Whether cars still pay to enter Old Riga was unverified as of September 2026.
The city centre beyond the old town, where Art Nouveau buildings, most of them apartment houses from 1904 to 1914, make up about a third of all buildings; Alberta iela, laid out in 1901, is known for them. It suits a stay in an apartment building a walk from Old Riga.
Car and parking
South of Krišjāņa Valdemāra iela the A zone charges EUR 2.50 for the first hour and EUR 3 after; going by the regulation's boundary streets, Alberta iela, north of it and south of Hanzas iela, falls in the B zone at EUR 2 and EUR 2.50, but check the zone for the address with the host. Both zones are paid on working days 08:00 to 20:00 and Saturdays 09:00 to 17:00.
An island on the left bank of the Daugava, joined to the city centre and Pārdaugava by the Vanšu Bridge, about 2 km from Dome Square. It suits travellers who want Old Riga in view across the river and zone D parking rates.
Car and parking
Ķīpsala lies outside zones A, B, C and R, so any municipal paid spaces there are zone D: EUR 1 for the first hour, EUR 1.50 after, at most EUR 5 prepaid a day, on the hours the signs show.
An old neighbourhood on the left bank of the Daugava, built mainly in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with the red-brick Āgenskalns market hall. It suits a longer stay a short drive from the airport, about 7 km by road.
Car and parking
Āgenskalns lies outside zones A, B, C and R, so municipal paid spaces there are zone D: EUR 1 for the first hour, EUR 1.50 after, at most EUR 5 prepaid a day, as signed.
A neighbourhood of the Northern District on the western shore of Lake Ķīšezers, with a residential area and a large urban park, laid out in the early 20th century as one of the world's first garden cities. It suits a stay with a car among villas and pines.
Car and parking
Mežaparks is outside the central zones; municipal paid spaces there are zone D, EUR 1 for the first hour and at most EUR 5 prepaid a day, as signed.
Where to stay
In Riga the parking zone sets the cost of keeping a car: EUR 5 for the first hour in Old Riga, EUR 1 in zone D across the river. The tourist fee is small in 2026, EUR 0.89 a night up to EUR 8.90 a stay.
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Monthly stay
A month in Riga pays the tourist fee for 10 nights at most: EUR 0.89 a night, capped at EUR 8.90 for a continuous stay in 2026. The bigger items over a month are the Schengen day count and a place for the car.
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EUR 0.89 for each night a guest aged 18 or over spends in a tourist accommodation, at most EUR 8.90 for one continuous stay. From 1 January 2027 the city charges EUR 2 a night including VAT.
Old Riga is the R zone: EUR 5 for the first hour and EUR 8 for each further hour, every day from 06:00 to 24:00.
Unverified as of September 2026. The entry fee regulations of 1997 on the official law portal are no longer in force, and no current rule could be read.
Āgenskalns or Ķīpsala across the river, where any municipal paid spaces fall in zone D, the lowest hourly rate, at EUR 1 for the first hour and at most EUR 5 prepaid a day.
