Riga is one of the most cozy European cities, which attracts tourists with its stone pavements, ancient castles and the embankment of the Baltic Sea. The famous Gulf of Riga is a great place to admire the sunsets to the accompaniment of street musicians. The Riga architecture, both ancient and modern (for example, the TV Tower), attracts travelers from the Baltic States and the CIS.
The time difference between Riga and Moscow is 2 hours. Latvia belongs to the belt UTC / GMT +2 hours. In this country there is a transition to winter and summer time. The clock is moved here in March and October.
You can get to Riga by train "Latvia-Express" from the Riga railway station in Moscow. In the summer, this train leaves every day. There are also trains "Latvia" and "Jurmala". Riga airport is the largest in the Baltic States, it can fly to 31 countries. From Moscow Sheremetyevo you can fly to Riga in just one hour and forty minutes. The distance between Moscow and Riga along the highway is about 900 km, it's about 10 hours.