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DIRECTORY
Travelling by Bus
Eurolines
∑ eurolines.lt
Kaunas Bus Station
Vytauto 24. Tel (37) 409 060.
Toks
∑ toks.lt
Vilnius Bus Station
Sodų 22. Tel 8900 01661.
∑ autobusubilietai.lt
Well-maintained ticket office in the railway station, Vilnius Travelling by Train
left luggage room for a small built-up areas is 50 kmph Lietuvos Geležinkeliai
fee, or deposit it in a self- (31 mph), but drivers are rarely ∑ litrail.lt
service locker. stopped for speed ing unless
they exceed a speed of 60 kmph Car Hire
(37 mph).
Travelling by Car
Drink driving is a punishable Aunela
Roads in Lithuania are excellent offence and local authorities ∑ aunela.lt
by post-Soviet stan dards, and sometimes use roadblocks and
present no special problems to breathalyzer tests as
drivers. There are different enforcement tools. Road Signs
categories of road, with different Signposting on motorways,
speed restric tions. The highest country roads and minor roads
category is the motorway, but Car Hire is comprehensible. When
there are only two of these, A large number of local and entering a town or village, the
Kaunas to Klaipėda (A1), and well-known international car settlement’s name appears
Vilnius to Panevėžys (A2). hire companies offer a wide on a sign with black lettering
Although the Vilnius–Kaunas range of vehicles for rental in on a white back ground. This
and Kaunas–Klaipėda roads Lithuania. Some have desks at indicates that drivers must slow
look the same, the former Vilnius Airport and upmarket down to the speed limit for
stretch is not the “motorway” hotels. Many others can be built-up areas. Small blue signs
class because of its hilly terrain. found in Vilnius city centre. near road junctions in Vilnius
There are no toll roads in Local firms, such as Aunela, city centre point the way to
Lithuania, except through the have a range of newer and older streets, sights and landmarks.
Curonian Spit National Park. Western makes of car. The Key road signs to look out for
Lithuanian regulations state minimum rental period is are those regulating speed,
that every car must carry a small usually 24 hours. Payments for controlling roadside parking
fire extinguisher, a first-aid kit, a car hire can be made with and preventing right or left
reflective warning triangle and cash or through any major turns. These are often
reflective safety vest. It is credit card. moni tored by traffic police.
mandatory for the driver and
passengers to wear seat belts.
Motorists must use headlights
at all times, both during the day
and night. The traffic police may
not be able to speak fluent
English but are stringent about
rules and can collect fines on
the spot.
The maximum permissible
speed limit on motorways is
130 kmph (81 mph) from May
to October and 110 kmph
(68 mph) for the rest of the year,
the exception being the Vilnius–
Kaunas motorway where the
speed limit remains 110 kmph
(68 mph). The speed limit in Part of Klaipėda’s recently modernized road network