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Public transport in Latvia

Latvia: 27 public transport operators, 130.3M km of scheduled service a year, 1,000 major stations and 340 tender notices — per region and operator.

Operators
27
Vehicle-km / year
≈ 130.3M km
Vehicles (peak)
≈ 1,249
Trips / week
109.2K
Stations*
1,000
Tender notices
340
Open procedures
200
Value (€)
€422.5M
Vehicle-km per inhabitant
≈ 70 km
Rank 8 of 25

Estimates from the scheduled timetables (one representative week per feed). *Stations with a page of their own. Methodology →

Latvia over time

16 snapshots · Feb 2025 – Oct 2026

130.3M km ↑ +1% since Feb 2025
65.9M km131.8M kmFeb 2025Oct 20262026

Vehicle-km over 12 months: +4% since Oct 2025. All countries →

The largest operators

Map →

Vehicle-km / year

  1. 1 Rīgas satiksme 34.2M km
  2. 2 AS Liepājas autobusu parks 11M km
  3. 3 SIA VTU Valmiera 10.1M km
  4. 4 AS Talsu autotransports 9.5M km
  5. 5 SIA HANSABUSS Latvija 8.2M km
  6. 6 Vivi 8M km
  7. 7 AS Nordeka 5.8M km
  8. 8 SIA Latvijas Sabiedriskais Autobuss 5.2M km
  9. 9 SIA Daugavpils autobusu parks 4.4M km
  10. 10 AS Rēzeknes autobusu parks 4.3M km
  11. 11 AS CATA 4.1M km
  12. 12 Pašvaldības SIA Ventspils reiss 3.2M km
  13. 13 SIA NORMA-A 2.7M km
  14. 14 Jelgavas autobusu parks 2M km
  15. 15 Hansabuss (Jūrmala) 1.8M km

Share of vehicle-km

56% Top 5 operators
Rīgas satiksme 34.2M km 26% AS Liepājas autobusu parks 11M km 8.4% SIA VTU Valmiera 10.1M km 7.7% AS Talsu autotransports 9.5M km 7.3% SIA HANSABUSS Latvija 8.2M km 6.3%

Routes by mode

1,323 routes

Regions

NUTS-3 regions by the service run inside them.

  1. Rīga Operators 18 37.8M km
  2. Pierīga Operators 21 31M km
  3. Kurzeme Operators 10 16M km
  4. Latgale Operators 12 15.5M km
  5. Vidzeme Operators 16 15M km
  6. Zemgale Operators 17 14.5M km

Busiest stations

By scheduled departures per day.

  1. Matīsa iela 1,471 departures/day
  2. Abrenes iela 1,422 departures/day
  3. Nacionālā bibliotēka 1,358 departures/day
  4. Grēcinieku iela 1,309 departures/day
  5. Centrālā stacija 1,298 departures/day
  6. Centrāltirgus 1,290 departures/day
  7. Uzvaras parks 1,269 departures/day
  8. Merķeļa iela 1,198 departures/day
  9. Gustava Zemgala gatve 1,142 departures/day
  10. 13.janvāra iela 1,132 departures/day
  11. Cēsu iela 1,129 departures/day
  12. Valsts arhīvs 1,089 departures/day
  13. K.Barona iela 1,019 departures/day
  14. Nacionālais teātris 1,012 departures/day
  15. Alfa 1,011 departures/day

Tender market

Tenders in Latvia → On the map →

By stage

340 Tender notices

By service type

  1. Other 110
  2. Demand-responsive 73
  3. Vehicle hire with driver 72
  4. Scheduled public transport 44
  5. School transport 26
  6. Rail 15

Most active contracting authorities

  1. 1 Liepājas valstspilsētas pašvaldība 46
  2. 2 Ogres novada pašvaldība 21
  3. 3 Akciju sabiedrība "Pasažieru vilciens" 20
  4. 4 Jelgavas valstspilsētas pašvaldība 18
  5. 5 Gulbenes novada pašvaldība 17
  6. 6 Limbažu novada pašvaldība 16
  7. 7 Cēsu novada pašvaldība 15
  8. 8 Valmieras novada pašvaldība 14
  9. 9 SIA „Rīgas Austrumu klīniskā universitātes slimnīca” 11
  10. 10 Rēzeknes valstspilsētas pašvaldība 10
  11. 11 Ventspils valstspilsētas pašvaldība 10
  12. 12 Valsts SIA “Autotransporta direkcija” 9

How we calculate
Operators Unit: operators · counted
Transport companies as their timetable names them (GTFS agency). The same operator in several feeds is counted once; in Germany the company that actually runs each line. Source: published GTFS timetables, one representative week per feed
Vehicle-km / year Unit: km per year · estimate
For every trip: route length (along the published route shape; without one, the straight line between its stops × 1.25) × the days it runs in the representative week, × 365.25 / 7. Only scheduled service — no empty or depot runs, no demand-responsive services. Source: published GTFS timetables, one representative week per feed
Vehicles (peak) Unit: vehicles · estimate
The highest number of trips running at the same moment in the representative week — a lower bound: reserve and workshop vehicles are not included. Source: published GTFS timetables, one representative week per feed
Trips / week Unit: trips per week · counted
All scheduled trips in the representative week; trips given as a frequency (every 10 minutes) are expanded into single trips. Source: published GTFS timetables, one representative week per feed
Stations* Unit: stations · counted
Stations with a page of their own: at least 250 scheduled departures a day, or among a country's busiest 1,000 with at least 30. Capped per country, so not comparable between countries. Source: published GTFS timetables, one representative week per feed
Vehicle-km per inhabitant Unit: km per inhabitant and year · estimate
Vehicle-km per year of all operators in the country ÷ its population. Only countries whose timetables cover the whole country; the figure for all countries together is their vehicle-km ÷ their population. Source: published GTFS timetables, one representative week per feed; Eurostat, population on 1 January 2025
Tender notices Unit: notices · counted
Every published notice counts once: prior information, call for tenders or award notice. Source: TED (EU Official Journal) since 06/2024 and the German national portal
Open procedures Unit: notices · as published
Prior information notices and calls for tenders — notices that do not announce an award. Source: TED (EU Official Journal) since 06/2024 and the German national portal
Value (€) Unit: € · as published
Sum of the contract values stated in the notices, in euro only; other currencies are neither converted nor added. Many notices state no value, so the sum is a lower bound. Source: TED (EU Official Journal) since 06/2024 and the German national portal

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