LITHUANIA | Travel | Transport

Lithuania, officially the Republic of Lithuania, is a European country situated along the south-eastern shore of the Baltic Sea, sharing borders with Latvia, Belarus, Poland, and Russia. Lithuania is a member of NATO and the European Union. Its population is 3,4 million. The largest city and capital is Vilnius.

Travelling to Lithuania

You can come to Lithuania by plane, car, bus, train or ferry. Lithuania has three international airports in Vilnius, Palanga and Karmelava (Kaunas region).

Travelling within Lithuania

Bus: Trips by bus are more popular than by train in Lithuania. There is 50 percent discount for students; it is a cheap and comfortable way of travelling. Besides, minibuses often run between Kaunas and Vilnius, they are fast and comfortable. Buses marked as express go faster, because they do not stop in stops between big cities. You can buy tickets from a bus driver or in a bus station.

Train: Compared with other European countries, the train infrastructure in Lithuania is not developed, the majority of trains is old, though the journey is cheaper, but not as comfortable and fast as with buses. The only more comfortable and faster train is the train "Klaipeda-Siauliai-Vilnius". You have to purchase tickets in the ticket office of the train station. Tickets can be: piece-rate – for one passenger and for a single travel; group – for a passengers group of over 6 persons for a single travel; time-limited – one-way or round-way for one passenger (to travel in the 3rd class coach) for a certain period. There is a 50 percent discount for students.

Car: Motor vehicles run on the right side of the road. Travelling in highways is free of charge. There are three types of roads in Lithuania: main roads, national roads, and regional roads. There are two highways in Lithuania: Klaipeda-Kaunas and Panevezys-Vilnius.

Speed limit on Lithuanian roads:

• 50 km/h in towns;
• 90 km/h out of town on national roads;
• 110 km/h (November 1 – March 31) and 130 km/h (April 1 – October 31) on highways, unless traffic signs specify otherwise.

Technical assistance 24 h x7 days: telephone 1888.

Taxi: In Lithuania there is an opportunity to travel by taxi. You can rent minibuses in taxi companies as well. It is a very comfortable, very fast and not so expensive way of travelling (particularly for groups of people).