HOTLINES AND EMERGENCIES

 

 

In any emergency situation you should call the free number 112,  as this is the contact number for the emergency services. This number can be used to contact police, fire brigade, ambulance, and gas emergency services. Operators can take calls in Latvian, Russian, English, and German.

Call the official tourist “hotline” 1188 and receive information in several foreign languages. All essential information can be found out by calling this number: public transport timetables, addresses and working hours of shops and services, contact information of private individuals, business information, and all essential tourist information. 1188 is the most popular information service in the country, with calls costing 40 santims (58 euro cents) a minute, the basic charge for the service. Callers from mobile phones must also pay the tariff charged by their mobile phone operator. 

 

It works out cheaper to use the 1188 information service homepage at www.1188.lv, which is also available in English and Russian.

Riga State Police also have a special Tourism Division who ensure public order and inform visitors to the city of the accepted rules of behavior in Riga, as well as providing information to foreign visitors on how to get assistance in the event of various mishaps and accidents.

 

The Tourism Police work throughout the city; however, the majority of patrols take place in Old Riga. A 24-hour information hotline is available for foreigners at +371 67181818, which provides essential information in English and Russian.