Cheap flights from Newcastle to Riga

The expensive stretch runs through December and the winter holiday period, when Christmas and New Year travel lifts demand. January can stay firm, then fare levels drift down through the colder weeks until February, the lowest month shown. April and the autumn months sit between those two extremes, and midweek departures often price below weekend ones. Avoiding school holiday dates matters more than chasing a single day on this connecting route.

KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and KLM Cityhopper are two separate names on the same route list, so the ticket details matter more than the brand. British Airways, HOP!, Eurowings, Norwegian International and Aer Lingus are also listed, and because there are no nonstop flights, every option is a connection with its own minimum connection time and missed-flight protection rules. Some of these carriers are full-service and some are low-cost, but the fare pages will show what is included, and comparing the whole journey beats comparing the headline fare alone.

Arrange your onward transport before you land, because connection days are long and the last bus or train can be missed after a delayed inbound flight. Riga Airport is the named arrival point, and it sits outside the city centre, so the first hour is usually a shuttle bus, taxi or ride into town rather than a walk. Watch for separate tickets or self-connecting itineraries, where a missed inbound flight is your problem; keeping the whole journey on one ticket and allowing buffer time for passport control and baggage makes the first evening in Latvia's capital much calmer.

Currency

EUR (€)

Power sockets

Type C, F · 230 V

Language

Latvian

Emergency number

112, 110, 113

Driving side

right

Calling code

+371

Internet domain

.lv

EU / Schengen

EU member, Schengen area

Population of Riga

589 k (2026)

Time zone

UTC+03 (Europe/Riga)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check whether the whole journey is on one ticket or separate tickets, because missed connections are handled differently.
• Check minimum connection times and whether baggage is checked through to Riga.
• Check baggage rules and fees on any low-cost sector before paying.
• Check passport and entry requirements for Latvia before travel.
• Check whether your dates fall in December, January or April, when the shown calendar prices differ from February.
• Check late-night arrival transport options before choosing the cheapest combination.