Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Vilnius (April 10, 2020)

Location:  Lithuania

Events:

New Charter Flight Vilnius to Amsterdam

There is a charter flight scheduled for April 17. The flight will pick up at Vilnius and then make stops at Kiev and Warsaw before arriving in Amsterdam. If you are interested in the flight please contact us at consec@state.gov with a subject line heading “AMS Charter.” We will send you detailed information about it.

Mask Required

The Government of Lithuania has directed the mandatory use of face shields or respirators or other nose and mouth protection while in public starting on April 10.

Easter Weekend

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 10 AND LATER

 Tallinn Airport

Lufthansa flights from Tallinn to Frankfurt. Check this website https://lennupiletid.estravel.ee/en/flights/Tallinn-Lennart-Meri-TLL-Estonia/Frankfurt-Frankfurt-Intl-FRA-Germany/outbound/07.04.2020/adt_count/1/chd_count/0/inf_count/0/trip_type/OW/form_type/basic :

April 11: Departing Tallinn at 17:40, arriving Frankfurt at 19:05

 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

All commercial flights are cancelled on April 10.

Listed below are the dates when the commercial airlines are anticipating on resuming the flights. Subject to change:

  • 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

All commercial flights are cancelled on April 10.

Listed below are the dates when the commercial airlines are anticipating on resuming the flights:

  • 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

All commercial flights are cancelled on April 10.

Listed below are the dates when the commercial airlines are anticipating on resuming the flights:

  • 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 (https://www.dfds.com/en/) ferries are scheduled to continue to operate the following routes. Starting from April 3rd, regular travelers are not allowed to travel on the ferry Klaipeda – Karlshamn – Klaipeda.

– DFDS ferry Klaipeda – Kiel, departing Klaipeda at 22:00.
– DFDS ferry Klaipeda – Karlshamn, departing Klaipeda at 21:00.

 

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