People of Latvia are Baltic people closely related to Lithuanians The language of local people is Latvian which shares many similarities with Lithuanian. The word Latvia is originated from Latin name ‘Latve’ which is taken from the name of the river which flows in eastern Latvia.
Riga is considered to be one of the biggest cities in Latvia than Vilnius and Tallinn. Two options are available to travel from United Kingdom to Riga by availing the train service rather looking to travel in airways from different countries of United Kingdom and other countries of Europe.
Passengers can opt to have a comfortable journey through waterways. Passenger can travel from London to Riga via Stockholm. The journey consists of 3 nights and provides an adventurous trip to the passengers. Passengers can get a day in Stockholm to view the famous tourists spots. Passengers need to avail the service of Eurostar train and then board the connecting intercity trains via cologne or Hamburg.
Train network in Latvia:
Train network within the domestic territory of Latvia is considered to be wide. SJSC Latvian railways which operates intercity passenger trains as well as freight trains from one city to another. There are national as well as international trains, which ply to and from Latvia on regular basis. There are various trains, which ply from major cities in Europe such as Moscow, Minsk, Vilinius etc and connects Riga train station on regular basis.
How to reach Riga by train and ferry
- Passengers need to avail the train from London Liverpool street in the afternoon at 14:18 hrs and arrives at Harwich after one and half hour at 15:45 hrs. Harwich international train station is very near to ferry terminal .The train runs from London to Harwich on hourly basis at regular intervals so it is easy for the passengers to catch the ferry at the desired time.
- Passenger need to travel from Harwich to Esbjerg by availing the ferry services of DFDS ‘Dana Sirena’ which provides overnight accommodation services to the passengers traveling from Harwich to Esbjerg in Denmark The ferry departs in the evening time from Harwich at 18:00 hrs and reach Esbjerg on the next day in the afternoon time at 13:00 hrs.
- Several facilities are provided by DFDS ferry services, which involves private cabins, complete shower with toilet and facility of washbasin. Various night activities are arranged in the ferry to entertain the passengers. Pubs and discotheques are available so that passengers can enjoy with their friends or family members. The ferry services ply from Harwich to Esbjerg three to four times in a week.
- After reaching Eshberg, the passengers need to avail intercity train services in order to reach Copenhagen. The train is fully air-conditioned and provide all the ultra modern facilities to the passengers. The train leaves from Esbjerg at 14:55 hrs in the afternoon and reach Copenhagen in the evening hours at 18:18 hrs.
- Passengers need to travel from Copenhagen to Stockholm availing the overnight Oresand local train link .The train departs at 21:23 hrs in the night and reaches Malmo at 21:58 hrs as it takes just 20 minutes to reach there. The train leaves from Malmo at 23:08 hrs and arrives Stockholm in the early morning at 05:55 hrs.
- The sleeper train provides various facility to the passengers such as seats, couchettes and sleeper facility, which includes 1 and 2 bedrooms with shower facility and washbasins. Passenger can also halt at Copenhagen and avail the high speed tilting train with Stockholm.
- Overnight ferry services are provided to the passengers at Stockholm in order to reach their destination, which is Riga. The ferry departs at 17:00 hrs in the evening and reach Riga on the next day in the late morning at 11:00 hrs.