By plane
Nearest airport Riga International Airport, (http://www.riga-airport.com/). Arrivals from and departures to various European London, Munich, Oslo, etc and Middle Eastern Tel Aviv cities as well as New York City. Bus 22 and 22A links the airport Lidosta with downtown. Tickets are purchased from the conductor. Have small change ready. The bus to the airport runs until late at night. Bus 22 goes to the central station south of Old Riga, the fare is 40 santimi. Bus 22A is an express bus to the cathedral between the freedom monument and Reval Hotel Latvija, the fare is 40 santimi. Afterwards take a coach from the main bus station to Augsligatne circa 90 mins on the way to Cesis. A local bus takes you the last 6 Km to Ligatne. Hiring a car at the airport is another option. Take the Cesis road Brivibas iela out of Riga. Augsligatne is 17 km after Sigulda, and Ligatne is 6 km down a road to the left after Augsligatne.
Aer Lingus, to Dublin Aeroflot, Aerosvit Airlines, Air Baltic, . The Latvian national airline. Offers flights to various European cities as well as a recently announced domestic flight to Liepaja, the first in 20 years. Austrian Airlines, British Airways, Concors Czech Airlines, . Offering 2 flights daily to Prague. EasyJet, . Estonian Air, Finnair, . Has convenient flights from most European cities via Helsinki. Israir, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, LatCharter Latpass Airlines LOT, . Flies to Riga from its hub in Warsaw. Lufthansa, . Has flights to Riga from Munich. Ryanair, . Dublin, Frankfurt-Hahn, Bremen, London Stansted, Liverpool, Glasgow Prestwick, Stockholm Skavsta, and Tampere. SAS, Uzbekistan Airways,
