Car rental prices at Riga Airport

A Compact car like a Volkswagen Golf costs around $28 a day at Riga Airport if you book about a month before an October 2026 trip. A Mini like a Kia Picanto is about $19 a day and an Economy car like a Volkswagen Polo is about $23. An Intermediate, such as a Volkswagen Passat, runs to $42. Leaving it to the last 2 weeks edges the Compact to $27, but across the year rates swing from $32 in November 2026 to $150 in June 2027, so check our price checker for your exact dates.

For October 2026 at Riga Airport, waiting saves money: an Intermediate costs $42 a day booked a month before your trip and drops to $32 in the last 2 weeks. Booking 9 months before your trip averages $63 a day across the year, so you have missed nothing by holding off. Across the 395 airports we track car hire prices for, 48% of people book within 2 weeks of pickup. If your dates are fixed, our price checker can verify whether rates have reached their late floor.

Surprice is the cheapest company at Riga Airport, averaging $24 a day for an Intermediate car over the last 12 months. Addcar averages $46 a day from 728 prices, while Top Rent costs $57 from 2,265 prices and scores 85/100 from 35 recent reviews. Surprice does not yet have enough reviews for a score and requires a credit card for its $1,096 deposit. Addcar is the only counter of the 15 at the airport that accepts a debit card for every 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 35 reviews, with an average counter wait of 7 minutes. Green Motion scores 83/100 from 96 reviews and has an 18-minute wait, but costs $67 a day for an Intermediate car. Top Rent is cheaper at $57 a day over the last 12 months from 2,265 prices. Surprice is the cheapest overall at $24 a day, but it does not yet have enough reviews for a score.

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 held on your card range from $231 with Green Motion to $1,385 with Carwiz and Top Rent, and 13 of the 15 desks take credit cards only. Addcar is the only desk that accepts a debit card across its fleet, while Sixt accepts debit cards for some cars only. Filter for a debit card on our price checker before comparing prices so you see only matching cars. Extra equipment like child seats or additional drivers will be billed at the desk and is listed under each car.

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

Two main issues catch drivers out at Riga Airport: card rules that shut out debit cards at 13 of the 15 desks, and counter waits that can reach 39 minutes. Hertz averages 39 minutes at pickup and U-Save takes 33 minutes, while Addcar clears drivers in 1 minute. Credit cards are strictly required by almost all counters to secure deposits running up to $1,385. If you land after hours, check desk closing times carefully so your car is not locked away before you reach the desk.

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 most trips from Riga Airport, pick a Compact car like a Volkswagen Golf, which costs about $28 a day booked a month before an October 2026 trip. It seats 5 but takes 3 bags, which suits country driving once you clear the city. Couples travelling light can step down to an Economy car like a Volkswagen Polo for $23 a day, while larger groups will prefer an Intermediate like a Volkswagen Passat for $42 to handle 4 bags. Automatics are 51% of cars offered, costing $59 a day against $55 for a manual, while hybrid cars are 6% of what is offered, so book one early if you want petrol-electric power.