Ventspils Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Ventspils' bus station (6362 2789; Kuldīga iela 5) is served by buses to/from Rīga (2½ to four hours, hourly), Liepāja (three hours, twice daily), Talsi (1½ hours, twice daily), Kuldīga (1½ hours, four daily) and Jelgava (4¾ to 5½ hours, four daily) via Kandava and Tukums.

Two trains run daily to/from Rīga (4¼ hours) from the train station (Dzeizceļnieku iela), on the Rīga road 2km east of the centre, across the river.

VV Line LV (6360 7358; www.vvline.com; Plostu iela 7) runs seasonal ferries six times weekly from Ventspils ferry terminal (6360 7357; Plostu iela 7) to Västervik in Sweden. Latvia Tours (6362 5413; www.latviatours.lv; Ganību iela 8) also sells tickets.

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