Sigulda can be reached from Riga 53km by bus or by train. The trip takes about 75 minutes by train, and a day return ticket costs L3.02 November 2009. Timetables at (http://www.1188.lv/satiks...) bus and the train take about 1 hour and 15 minutes to go to Sigulda from Riga.
If going there by private transport, watch out for traffic jams during nice summer weekends - lots of people go there during season, sometimes it's better to take the train.
