Location: Lithuania
Events:
Returning to the United States before April 20
The current viable commercial routes to return to the United States are via Air Baltic out of Riga to Amsterdam or Frankfurt (April 15), Charter flight out of Vilnius to Amsterdam (April 17) or Ferry out of Klaipeda to Kiel (every day). You can read more details below and if you have questions, please ask us at consec@state.gov.
Easter Weekend Travel Restrictions
This Easter weekend the Lithuanian Government has impose travel restrictions between all cities starting Friday at 8 p.m. until Monday at 8 p.m. Please check at their webpage listed below for more information.
STEP Program
Enroll at https://step.state.gov/ .
Emergency Assistance
For emergency American Citizens Services, including emergency passports, please write or call (consec@state.gov ; +370-5-266-5600 during working hours 10-12, 14-16 Monday through Friday).
UPDATE ON FLIGHTS AND FERRIES: APRIL 12 AND LATER
Riga Airport
Air Baltic flights from Riga to Amsterdam and Frankfurt
- April 15, 22, 29 and May 6: Flights once a week to each location. See https://www.airbaltic.com/en/travel-updates. Ticket booking via the Air Baltic telephone call center’s dedicated phone line +371 67207771.
Vilnius Airport
- April 20 – Lufthansa flights from Vilnius to Frankfurt;
- April 27 – LOT flights from Vilnius to Warsaw;
- April 28 – Belavia flights from Vilnius to Minsk;
- May 1 – Ukrainian Airlines flights from Vilnius to Kyiv;
- May 1 – Scandinavian Airlines flights from Vilnius to Stockholm and Copenhagen
- May 1 – Turkish Airlines flights from Vilnius to Istanbul;
- May 1 – Aeroflot flights from Vilnius to Moscow;
- May 1 – Wizzair flights from Vilnius to multiple destinations;
- May 4 – Austrian Airlines flights from Vilnius to Vienna;
- May 8 (possibly June) – Ryanair flights from Vilnius to multiple destinations;
- May 15 – Brussels Airlines flights from Vilnius to Brussels;
- June 1 – Air Baltic flights from Vilnius to Riga and other destinations;
- June 1 – Norwegian flights from Vilnius to Oslo;
- July 1 – Finnair flights from Vilnius to Helsinki.
Kaunas Airport
- April 28 – LOT flights from Kaunas to Warsaw;
- May 1 – Wizzair flights from Kaunas to multiple destinations;
- May 8 (possibly June) – Ryanair flights from Kaunas to multiple destinations;
- June 3 – Norwegian flights from Kaunas to Oslo.
Palanga Airport
- May 1 – Scandinavian Airlines flights from Palanga to Copenhagen;
- May 9 (possibly June)- Ryanair flights from Palanga to London Stansted and Dublin;
- June 1 – Norwegian flights from Palanga to Oslo;
- June 8 – Air Baltic flights from Palanga to Riga;
- July 1 – LOT flights from Palanga to Warsaw.
Klaipeda – Ferries
- DFDS ferry Klaipeda – Kiel, departing Klaipeda at 22:00.
Actions to Take:
- Check Government of Lithuania for the latest on COVID-19 preventative actions.
- Enroll in Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to receive Alerts.
- Consult the CDC website for the most up-to-date information.
- For the most recent information on what you can do to reduce your risk of contracting COVID-19, please see the CDC’s latest recommendations.
- Visit the COVID-19 crisis page on travel.state.gov for the latest information.
- Visit our Embassy webpage on COVID-19 https://lt.usembassy.gov/covid-19-information/ for information on conditions in Lithuania.
- Visit the Department of Homeland Security’s website on the latest travel restrictions to the United States
Assistance:
- U.S. Embassy Vilnius, Lithuania
Akmenu g. 6, Vilnius, Lithuania 03106
+370-5-266-5500
consec@state.gov
https://lt.usembassy.gov/ - State Department – Consular Affairs
888-407-4747 or 202-501-4444 - Lithuania Country Information
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