Car hire prices at Riga Airport

For November 2026, a good price at Riga Airport is £24 a day on average for an Intermediate, such as a Volkswagen Passat, booked around a month before your trip. A Mini, such as a Kia Picanto, averages £12 a day, while an Economy, such as a Volkswagen Polo, averages £16 a day for November 2026 at that booking time. In the last 2 weeks, the Intermediate car stays at £24 a day, so waiting does not lower that month's price. Use the price checker to compare your quote with prices for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Riga Airport, you can book an Intermediate car around a month before your trip at £24 a day on average, because the last 2 weeks cost the same. Across the year, an Intermediate car averages £32 a day around 2 weeks before pickup from 3,903 prices, against £47 around 9 months before from 3,387 prices, so you have not missed the lower price by leaving booking late. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers booked within a month of pickup, so booking at that point puts you with the majority rather than unusually late.

Surprice is the cheapest company at Riga Airport for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, at £19 a day on average, but you need a credit card for its £811 deposit. Surprice has an airport desk but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Top Rent averages £44 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months from 2,321 prices, £25 more a day than Surprice, and scores 85/100 from 32 reviews over the last 5 months. If you want a scored company, compare Top Rent's terms before accepting the higher daily price.

The cheapest company can cost you a longer queue or a bigger deposit, so check the review score and desk wait beside each car in the results before you book.

Top Rent is the best-reviewed company at Riga Airport, scoring 85/100 from 32 reviews over the last 5 months, with an average pickup desk wait of 8 minutes. Top Rent is not the cheapest: an Intermediate car averages £44 a day over the last 12 months from 2,321 prices. Surprice averages £19 a day for an Intermediate car over the same period, £25 less a day, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. If you want a review score to guide your choice, shortlist Top Rent rather than treating Surprice's lower price as evidence of reliability.

Review scores are CarTrawler customers' own, from the last five months; the score and the desk wait sit beside each car in the results.

At Riga Airport, typical deposits range from £171 to £1,025, and only 1 of the 15 companies accepts debit cards without restricting them to some cars, so check your card before choosing. Addcar accepts debit cards, Sixt accepts them for some cars only, and the other 13 companies require a credit card. If you need to use a debit card, filter for it before comparing prices and check the deposit and card rule beside your chosen car. Extras charged at the desk, such as a child seat or a second driver, are listed under each car with their price.

If you bring your own child seat, check your airline's rules first: most carry one free, some charge.

At Riga Airport, check your available credit and allow time for pickup, because 13 of the 15 companies require a credit card and some desks average 30 minutes or more. Carwiz and Top Rent each hold a typical £1,025 deposit, so make sure your card can support the hold before booking. Sixt averages 32 minutes at pickup, while Hertz and U-Save each average 30 minutes, so leave room for the queue before planning your onward drive.

Only 51% of prices at Riga Airport are full tank out, full tank back, so read the fuel line under the car before you book.

For a family at Riga Airport, choose a Compact such as a Volkswagen Golf at £20 a day in November 2026 around a month before pickup; it seats 5 but takes only 3 bags. A couple with 2 bags can step down to a Mini, such as a Kia Picanto, at £12 a day for November 2026 around a month before your trip; it seats 4 but takes only 2 bags. For more luggage, an Intermediate such as a Volkswagen Passat averages £24 a day for November 2026 around a month before your trip and seats 5 but takes 4 bags, so a full party still needs to pack within that limit. If you want an automatic, use that filter: 51% of cars offered over the last 12 months are automatic, while Intermediate cars average £44 a day for an automatic versus £41 for a manual, £3 more a day, from 49,379 prices over the full period tracked. Hybrids account for 6% of cars offered over the last 12 months and electric cars are not offered, so filter for a hybrid if you want an electrified car.