Transport in Lithuania

Transport in Lithuania relies mainly on road and rail networks.

Lithuanian road system
E-roads in Lithuania

(2018):
total: 21,238 kilometres (13,197 mi)
paved: 14,879 km (9,245 mi)
unpaved: 6,359 km (3,951 mi)

Highways

Controlled-access highways sections

There are two categories of controlled-access highways in Lithuania: expressways (Lithuanian: greitkeliai) with maximum speed 120 km/h and motorways (Lithuanian: automagistralės) with maximum speed 130 km/h.

Motorway sections
  • A1 Kaunas - Klaipėda. Total length of the stretch: 195 km. The motorway ends for a short section near Sujainiai (Raseiniai district municipality) as the junction here is one-level and it is used by non-motorway vehicles.
  • A2 Vilnius - Panevėžys. Total length of the stretch: 114 km.
  • A5 Kaunas - Marijampolė. Total length of the stretch: 57 km.

Expressway sections

A road system

The A roads (Magistraliniai keliai) total 1,748.84 km (1,086.68 mi).

First Lithuanian-built highways

There were some isolated routes built before World War I, e.g. present-day A12, connecting Riga with Kaliningrad. First long-distance highways built exclusively by Lithuanian Government were opened in late 1930s:

  • Samogitian highway - old highway built in 1930s, connecting Kaunas and Klaipėda. As for today, road section between Kaunas and Ariogala is completely refurbished to motorway. From Ariogala to Klaipėda, it serves as alternative road for a parallel-built motorway A1 and connects local towns such as Ariogala, Raseiniai, Rietavas.
  • Aukštaitian Highway - old highway built in the 1930s. It connects Kaunas, Kėdainiai, Panevėžys and Biržai. Currently road is a part of land road 229 (Cinkiškiai interchange-Kėdainiai), Via Baltica (part from Kėdainiai to Pasvalys) and land road 125 (from Pasvalys to Biržai)

Museum

Railways
Lithuanian Railways passenger train decorated with coat of arms Vytis
Railway station in Vilnius

There is a total of 1,998 route km of railways, of which:

  • 1,807 km are broad gauge of 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 27⁄32 in) – 122 km of which are electrified
  • 169 km are narrow gauge of 750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in) – as of 2001
  • 22 km are standard gauge of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
  • Latvia - yes
  • Belarus - yes
  • Russia (Kaliningrad) - yes
  • Poland - yes - break-of-gauge 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 27⁄32 in) / 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)

Waterways

There are 600 kilometres (370 mi) that are perennially navigable.

Pipelines

In 1992, there were 105 km (65 mi) of crude oil pipelines, and 760 km (470 mi) of natural gas pipelines.

Ports and harbours

Sea ports
Klaipėda port

River ports

Merchant marine

The merchant marine consists of 47 ships of 1,000 GT or over, together totaling 279,743 GT/304,156 tonnes deadweight (DWT).

Ships by type: Cargo 25, Combination bulk 8, Petroleum tanker 2, Railcar carrier 1, Refrigerated cargo 6, Roll on/roll off 2, Short-sea passenger 3.

Note: These totals include some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Denmark 13 (2002 est.)

Airports
Vilnius International Airport

In Lithuania, there are four international airports:

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