Cheap flights from Poznan to Riga

December is the cheapest month for this route, and the price calendar covers September, October, November, December, January, February and April, so you can line up autumn, winter and early spring before you commit. Winter is quiet outside the holidays, which is why the fares dip, while spring and early autumn fill up with business travel between Poland and Latvia. Midweek departures are usually kinder to your wallet than Friday and Sunday flights, and a Saturday stay often brings the total down. Book a few weeks ahead in the quiet months, and much earlier for the days around Christmas, New Year and Easter, when the cheap seats go first.

Every ticket on this route is a connecting one, and the carriers selling them are network airlines and their regional partners: LOT Polish Airlines, Lufthansa, Swiss, Air France, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines with KLM Cityhopper, Scandinavian Airlines, Air Dolomiti and Braathens Regional Aviation. Air Baltic is the one that behaves differently — it prices its own connections keenly, so it is worth checking next to the rest. On full-service tickets, what you get depends on the fare you choose, so compare what is included, not the headline. Where two carriers fly a similar routing, the cheaper one often has the longer layover.

Riga airport is the only airport serving the Latvian capital, and it sits close enough to the centre that the ride in is short. Buses run between the terminal and the city centre through the day, and taxis and ride-hailing cars wait outside arrivals. If your connection stays inside the Schengen area you may walk out of the terminal without a passport check; if you arrive from outside it, leave time at border control. Late-evening arrivals are the ones to plan for, since the bus service thins out and a taxi becomes the practical option.

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+02 (Europe/Riga)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check that your whole trip sits on one ticket, because separate bookings leave you carrying the risk of a missed connection.
• Poznan has a single airport, Lawica, so confirm your departure is from there and not from another city.
• Look at what the fare includes, since a checked bag on a light ticket can cost more than the difference in fare.
• Carry a passport or a national identity card valid for travel, as Latvia sits inside the Schengen area.
• Compare layover lengths as well as fares, because a cheap ticket with a long wait can eat a day.
• If you are flying in December, book before the Christmas rush rather than in the same week.