Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Vilnius (April 6, 2020)

Location:  Lithuania

Event:

There are no International commercial flights from Lithuania. However, there are flights from Tallinn to Frankfurt. The schedule is listed below. It is still possible to cross the Latvian and Estonian borders in order to depart by air. German officials have confirmed American citizens arriving from Estonia must remain in the airport’s transit zone. Onward flights to the United States will require an overnight stay in Frankfurt. Contact the consular section at consec@state.gov if you plan to use this route. We want to inform our colleagues in Riga and Tallinn of any moment between countries.

Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) is important. Please pass the word to other Americans to enroll at https://step.state.gov/ .

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 6 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 7: Departing Tallinn at 17:40, arriving Frankfurt at 19:05
  • April 9: Departing Tallinn at 17:40, arriving Frankfurt at 19:05
  • April 11: Departing Tallinn at 17:40, arriving Frankfurt at 19:05

Vilnius Airport

  • Charter flights on Avion Express (tickets for this flight can be booked through Kidy Tour at: +370 5 207 8070, info@kidytour.lt or https://tiketatour.lt/):
  • April 7:
    – Vilnius – London departing at 17:20
    – London – Vilnius departing at 19:00

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

  • April 12 – LOT flights from Vilnius to Warsaw;
  • April 20 – Scandinavian Airlines flights from Vilnius to Stockholm and Copenhagen;
  • April 20 – Lufthansa flights from Vilnius to Frankfurt;
  • April 21 – Belavia flights from Vilnius to Minsk;
  • April 22 – Brussels Airlines flights from Vilnius to Brussels;
  • April 25 – Ukrainian Airlines flights from Vilnius to Kyiv;
  • May 1 – Turkish Airlines flights from Vilnius to Istanbul;
  • May 1 – Air Baltic flights from Vilnius to Riga and other destinations;
  • May 1 – Aeroflot flights from Vilnius to Moscow;
  • May 1 – Norwegian flights from Vilnius to Oslo;
  • 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;
  • July 1 – Finnair flights from Vilnius to Helsinki.

Kaunas Airport

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

  • April 13 – LOT flights from Kaunas to Warsaw;
  • May 1 – Wizzair flights from Kaunas to multiple destinations;
  • May 2 – Norwegian flights from Kaunas to Oslo.
  • May 8 (possibly June) – Ryanair flights from Kaunas to multiple destinations;

Palanga Airport

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

  • April 20 – Scandinavian Airlines flights from Palanga to Copenhagen;
  • May 1 – Air Baltic flights from Palanga to Riga;
  • May 1 – Norwegian flights from Palanga to Oslo;
  • May 9 (possibly June)- Ryanair flights from Palanga to London Stansted and Dublin;
  • July 1 – LOT flights from Palanga to Warsaw.

Klaipeda – Ferries

DFDS ferries are scheduled to operate the following routes on April 6:

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

 

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