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Liepaja Car Rental Guide

On this page, you will find information concerning car rental in Liepaja. The page also provides you with useful facts about the car rental and driving restrictions in Latvia, in general.

Rental Restrictions

 

Driving Restrictions

In Latvia, driving is on the right and overtaking on the left. When driving, you must always have the headlights on. Seatbelts are required for all passengers. the legal blood alcohol limit is 0.5‰.

If there are two white lines in the centre of the road, overtaking is illegal.

In towns and villages, it is illegal to use the horn unless you are in a dangerous situation.

It is advisable to use guided parking facilities because of a high incidence of vehicle theft and pilfering. In the centre of the town, there are usually parking meters and you have to obtain a disc or ticket. Do not park where the curb is painted yellow. Illegally parked cars will be wheel-clamped.

If you get fined, you have to pay at a bank.

Speed limits:
Area Speed
City 50KM/H
Open Roads 90KM/H
Highways 100KM/H

Emergency Numbers

Police: 02
Ambulance: 03
Fire: 01

Road Tolls

There are no toll motorways in Latvia.

Some useful expressions for tourists visiting Latvia

Car rent – auto noma

About Liepaja

Liepaja is the third largest city in Latvia and an important ice-free port on the Baltic Sea. The old Soviet seaport Karosta is now open for visitors and is interesting because of the rusting remains of the Soviet empire and also for the cathedral that is undergoing restauration.

Liepaja Theatre is the oldest professional theatre in Latvia. The city is also proud to be the only one in Latvia to have its own Symphony Orchestra. Liepaja is known as a city where art and new ideas flourish and it has always been fertile ground for all kinds of musicians.

You can walk on the beach, go shopping, catch a show at a music club and find out why Liepaja has been named an International City of Change.

Area:
Population: 98,400
Country: Republic of Latvia
Time Zone: GMT/UTC +2
Telephone Area Code: 34
Monetary unit: Latvian Lati