Car rental prices at Riga Airport

For November 2026, a good price at Riga Airport is around $32 a day for an Intermediate, the Volkswagen Passat size, booked around a month before your trip. A Compact, the Volkswagen Golf size, averages $26 a day, while a Mini, such as a Kia Picanto, averages $16. In the last 2 weeks before pickup, an Intermediate car stays at $32 a day, while a Compact car drops to $25 and a Mini car rises to $17. Use the price checker to compare your quote for your exact dates.

For November 2026 at Riga Airport, you can book an Intermediate car around a month before your trip at $32 a day, because waiting until the last 2 weeks gives the same price. Across the year, an Intermediate car averages $42 a day around 2 weeks before pickup against $62 around 9 months before, so you have not missed the cheaper booking window by leaving it late. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 65% of our customers book within a month of pickup, so booking close to your trip is common rather than unusual.

Surprice is cheapest at Riga Airport for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, averaging $25 a day, but you need a credit card for its deposit. Surprice has an airport desk but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Top Rent averages $58 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months, from 2,321 prices, and scores 85/100 from 32 reviews in the last 5 months. If you prefer a scored company, compare Top Rent's $33 more a day with your budget before booking.

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 in the last 5 months, with an average pickup wait of 8 minutes. Top Rent is not the cheapest: its Intermediate car averages $58 a day over the last 12 months, from 2,321 prices. Surprice is cheapest for an Intermediate car over that period at $25 a day, but does not yet have enough reviews for a score. Choose Top Rent if you value its review score and reported pickup wait more than the lowest daily price.

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, deposits range from $226 with Green Motion to $1,355 with Carwiz or Top Rent, and only 1 of the 15 companies accepts a debit card without restricting it to some cars. Addcar accepts debit cards, while Sixt accepts them for some cars only; the other 13 companies require a credit card. Filter for a debit card before comparing prices, then check the deposit and card rule shown beside each car. Extras charged at the desk, such as a child seat or an additional 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 card and allow time for collection, because credit-only deposits and desk waits can delay your departure. 13 of the 15 companies require a credit card, so do not assume your debit card will cover the deposit. Carwiz and Top Rent each hold about $1,355, so check your available card balance before booking. Sixt averages 32 minutes at pickup, while U-Save and Hertz average 30 minutes, so allow for the desk wait before planning your first 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 November 2026 at Riga Airport, choose a Compact such as a Volkswagen Golf at $26 a day around a month before your trip, but its 5 seats come with space for only 3 bags. For a couple with 2 bags, a Mini such as a Kia Picanto seats 4 and averages $16 a day for November 2026 around a month before your trip. If you need room for 4 bags, an Intermediate such as a Volkswagen Passat seats 5 and averages $32 a day for November 2026 around a month before your trip, so check luggage before filling every seat. 51% of cars offered are automatic, giving you a broad choice, but across all batches an automatic Intermediate car averages $58 a day against $54 for a manual Intermediate car, or $4 more a day. Hybrids make up 6% of cars offered and electric cars are not offered, so filter for a hybrid if that is important to you.