Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Vilnius (April 7, 2020)

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Location:  Lithuania

Event:

Another transit option to the United States is via Minsk and a Western European city. American citizens can enter Belarus via its land border (closest is Medininkai – Kamienny Loh crossing) in order to take a flight to the Western Europe and then the United States. A transit visa from Belarus is required and travelers are not subject to quarantine if they remain in-country for less than 48 hours. To obtain a transit visa, a person needs to work with a local travel agency and receive a Diplomatic letter from the U.S. Embassy. If you are interested in this route, please call or write the consular section at consec@state.gov for more information.

There is a charter flight from Vilnius to London Stansted Tonight at 2020 (boarding starts at 1750 and will close at 1950). It is operated by Kidy Tours (+37052078070).

We are still receiving enrollments for Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP). Please pass the word to others to visit the webpage 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 7 AND LATER

Tallinn Airport

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 – Lufthansa flights from Vilnius to Frankfurt;
  • April 21 – Belavia flights from Vilnius to Minsk;
  • April 25 – 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 11 – Air Baltic flights from Vilnius to Riga and other destinations;
  • May 17 – Brussels Airlines flights from Vilnius to Brussels;
  • June 1 – Norwegian flights from Vilnius to Oslo;
  • 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 8 (possibly June) – Ryanair flights from Kaunas to multiple destinations;
  • June 3 – Norwegian flights from Kaunas to Oslo.

Palanga Airport

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

Klaipeda – Ferries

DFDS ferries are scheduled to operate the following routes on April 7:

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

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By | 7 April, 2020 | Topics: Alert, News

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