Getting There By Air:Vilnius Airport (VNO) Tel: (5) 230 6666.
Website:
www.vilnius-airport.ltVilnius airport is located 5km (3 miles) south of Vilnius. The airport’s new terminal opened in October 2007. Facilities include currency exchange, car hire, bars, cafes, a restaurant, telephones, shops, ATMs, a business lounge and both wired and Wi-Fi Internet access. Regular public buses 1 (to the city’s bus and train station) and 2 (to the city
center) depart frequently. A wide range of shuttle minibuses are also available. Metered taxis are available outside the terminal. Passengers should ensure the meter is switched on or agree a fare in advance.
Getting There By Road:Lithuania has the most developed motorway network in the Baltics with a motorway (the A1) linking Vilnius to the Lithuanian cities of Klaipeda and Kaunas. The A2 motorway heads north towards the Latvian border, while the less impressive M7 artery heads southeast to Belarus. The city’s bus station is centrally located by the main railway station on the edge of the old town at Sodu 22 (tel: 1661, in Vilnius only
or (5) 9000 1661; website:
www.toks.lt). Services run to all major Lithuanian towns and cities as well as outside the country to Estonia, Riga, Belarus, Germany and as far as the UK. The main operators are
Eurolines (tel: (5) 233 6666; website:
www.eurolines.lt) and
Ecolines (tel: (5) 262 0020; website:
www.ecolines.lt).
Emergency breakdown service: (tel: 1810).
Getting There By Rail:Vilnius Railway Station is located at Gelezinkelio Stotis, Gelezinkelio 16 (tel: (5) 233 0086). This centrally located railway station offers domestic services to Lithuania’s second city of Kaunas and also to other domestic destinations such as Trakai and Klaipeda, as well as international destinations such as Minsk, Kaliningrad, Moscow and Warsaw. The national railway company,
Lietuvos Gelezinkeliai (tel: (5) 269 3722; website:
www.litrail.lt), has a sales agency at the train station. Beware that some international trains transit neighboring Belarus, for which a transit visa is required.
Getting Around:
Public TransportA large network of
buses and
trolleybuses is operated by the local authorities (tel: (5) 270 9339; website:
www.vilniustransport.lt) and runs from 0400 in the morning until midnight. You can buy tickets at many newspaper kiosks, or pay when boarding, though it’s cheaper to buy tickets beforehand. Private
minibuses also operate, but routes (sometimes outlined by a placard in the front window) are erratic and subject to change mid-journey so are best avoided by most visitors.
TaxisYou can hail taxis on the street or at ranks at the railway and bus stations as well as in the old town. It’s cheaper and safer to pre-book and you can ask your hotel receptionist for help. Pre-booked taxis can be ordered from a number of local companies. Reliable firms include
Martonas (tel: 1422) and
Ekipazas (tel: 1446). Ensure the meter is either switched on or agree a price in advance for all journeys.
Car HireInternational car hire companies have offices at the airport and also in the city center. Companies at the airport include
Avis (tel: (5) 232 9316; website:
www.avis.lt), and
Budget (tel: (5) 230 6708; website:
www.budget.lt). In the city center there are offices of
Avis (tel: (5) 230 6820),
Hertz (tel: (5) 272 6940; website:
www.hertz.lt), and
Sixt (tel: (5) 239 5636; website:
www.sixt.lt). Driving in the city center can be chaotic and intimidating with heavy traffic and local drivers bent on speed and dangerous overtaking maneuvers. Note that headlights must be used at all times.
Bicycle HireBaltic Cycle (tel: 6995 6009; website:
www.bicycle.lt) rents out bikes to those brave or foolish enough to take on the local drivers, many of whom tend to be both inconsiderate and erratic. They also offer one-way hires around Lithuania and on to Latvia and Estonia, as well as organized tours,
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