Benjamin House is located on the corner of K. Barona and A. Kalniņa ielas.
During the festival, you can enter the building from A. Kalniņa iela by going through the courtyard.
Benjamin House is not accessible to all people.
The rooms are not wheelchair accessible.
Assistance dogs are welcomed.
There are no accessible toilets in the building.
RIGA IFF staff will be working at Benjamini House during the book launch event.
RIGA IFF staff wear black vests with “RIGA IFF” in white letters written on the back.
RIGA IFF staff answer visitors’ questions and help solve issues.
Access to and use of the hall is not suitable for wheelchair users.
Benjamin House is located next to Vērmanes Garden.
The nearest public transport stop is the tram stop Merķeļa iela, both going in and out of the centre.
Tram routes 1, 7, 11 stop at the station.
There is also a stop nearby on Merkeļa Street with the same name. Note that there are three such stops with different public transport routes.
Merķeļa iela (closest to K. Barona iela):
Merkeļa Street (near Riga Circus):
Merkeļa iela (nearest to Marijas iela):
In the opposite direction, the nearest public transport stops are on Raina Boulevard.
Central Station (opposite the Institute of Mathematics and Informatics of the University of Latvia):
Central Station (turn to Marijas Street):
On Marijas Street between Raiņa Boulevard and Merķeļa Street there is a stop Stacijas laukums.
Stacijas laukums
You can find routes and departure and arrival times in the timetable and route list.
The nearest Riga Traffic bike racks are located at the intersection of Merķeļa and Krišjāņa Barona streets near Vērmanes Garden and at the intersection of Elizabetes and Krišjāņa Barona streets near Vērmanes Garden and at the Ezīša Kofīšops café.
In Alfrēda Kalniņa iela it is possible to park your car in the Riga Traffic parking lot, which is located in tariff zone A.
There are no on-street parking spaces for people with reduced mobility. Cars cannot enter the territory of Benjamin House.