Latvia

🇱🇻 Latvia

Useful info #

Points of interest #

Emergencies #

Have eHealthPoint app installed on your phone. It allows user to make an emergency call to 113 by simultaneously transmitting caller location data (GPS coordinates) and basic information of caller to Emergency medical service dispatchers.

Transportation #

Delivery #

Parking and public transport payment app #

  • Mobilly - must have app to pay for most paid parking, buy tickets for public transport and pay for entrance to Jūrmala

Driving #

For cars and motorcycles, to enter Jūrmala you must pay a fee of 3 EUR. The easiest way is to use Mobilly app, but there are also some old-school ticket machines on the city border.

Motorcycling #

  • It’s legal to ride the following with a car license (B category):
    • <=125cc motorcycles
    • 3-wheeled motorcycles irregardless of engine capacity, if rider is at least 21 years old.
  • It’s legal to ride motorcycles on public transport lanes
  • It’s legal to park 2-wheeled motorcycles on sidewalks (except pedestrian streets) for free
  • The only protective gear legally required is helmet. Helmet certification is not required, unlike in 🇮🇹 Italy
  • There are no major exceptions for low-cc mopeds except legal age requirement. Unlike in 🇫🇷 France, you must have a driver’s license, helmet and insurance to ride 49cc scooters!
  • Read Road Traffic Regulations and Road Traffic Law for more details

Had great experience renting a motorcycle from L-auto - all kinds of motorcycles and also protective gear is available for reasonable price.

Alcohol sale #

  • 8:00-22:001
  • Buyer must be 18 years old2
  • Buyers younger than 25 years old must present ID to the retailer

Tobacco sale #

  • Flavored products made of real tobacco are banned3
  • In 2024, tobacco product buyer must be 18 years old
  • Starting January 1st 2025:4
    • tobacco product buyer must be 20 years old
    • smoking in gambling venues will be prohibited

Vaping product sale #

  • The law prohibits clear advertising so shops have opaque shelving - just ask employees and they will sell the products
  • In 2024:
    • flavored vaping products, with and without nicotine, are widely available in most shopping malls
    • vaping product buyer must be 18 years old
  • Starting January 1st 2025:4
    • vaping product buyer must be 20 years old
    • vaping product user must be 20 years old
    • flavored vaping products will be illegal to sell, only tobacco flavor will be legal

Gyms #

Classifieds #

  1. Likumi.lv: Par alkoholisko dzērienu mazumtirdzniecības laika un vietas ierobežojumiem ↩︎

  2. Handling of Alcoholic Beverages Law ↩︎

  3. Latvijā tiks aizliegti aromatizēti karsējamās tabakas izstrādājumi; likums stājas spēkā 23. oktobrī ↩︎

  4. Ar 2025. gadu tabakas izstrādājumus drīkstēs pirkt no 20 gadu vecuma, e-cigaretes – bez garšas ↩︎ ↩︎

January 15, 2025