The Vilnius transport system is one of the most developed, so during the move around the city you will not feel any discomfort. Progressiveness is manifested not only in the application of modern vehicle, but also in providing each passenger comfortable system Data on the schedule of movement of all routes, as well as the method of payment for transport services.
It is worth noting that in Vilnius it is possible to drive from one area to another not only by buses, trolley buses, but also by minibuses or by taxi. The city also has its own electric train that runs on the route "Station-airport". In the near future, urban authorities plan to build a subway or put into operation a high-speed tram.
Trolleybuses Vilnius
general information
The trolleybus message Vilnius has been working since 1956. Moreover, the park of trolley buses is much wider than buses, so trolleybuses are here the main city transport, which transport passengers to 20 routes.
Wilnius trolley buses
The trolleybuses of the city begin their work from 5:00 am and transport passengers to midnight.
Interval movements
The average time of sending trolley buses from stops is 5 minutes. In the peak hours, the motion interval decreases to 2-3 minutes. In the evening, trolley buses run with an interval of 15 minutes.
Transport nuances
Remember that in Vilnius public transport since 2010 there are new rules providing for the following:
- included in transport follows only through the front doors, and go out - through all the rest
- entering transport, it is necessary to present a travel or a ticket to the driver, which, if necessary, can also have to acquire
Buses Vilnius
general information
The bus service in the city has been operating since 1926. Currently there are over 70 different day and night buses. They associate the center of Vilnius with its suburban areas.
In addition to urban, the city is kicked by the so-called commercial buses. They go through two routes that start from the station and end:
- route number 05 - to Santaryishka
- route № 062 - to Fabiyonsk
To travel in a commercial bus, you will not be able to use travel bills, because the passage for travel will have to give the conductor, who goes along with the driver. The fare is 2 litas.
Bus hours
Buses start to transport passengers from 5:00 am and until midnight.
Interval movements
On average, buses run with an interval of 10-20 minutes, depending on the route and time of day.
Transport nuances
If you wish to find out the detailed schedule of city buses, you should pay your attention to the information board, which are located on each bus stop of the city. You can also visit one of the sites (www.stops.lt and www.vilniustransport.lt/lt/) and there is already there to learn all the detailed information.
The rules of behavior in the bus are similar to that for trolleybuses, that is, the entrance is carried out through the front door of transport and so on.
Route taxi Vilnius
general information
One of the features of Vilnius urban transport is the presence of urban minibuses, with which you can easily and cheap to get to the desired point of the urban feature. As a rule, their routes pass from the central part of the city to its sleeping areas. In addition, this species Transport is more modern than city buses.
Minibilities are running no on schedule - shipping is carried out after all seats will be occupied in the cabin. Payment for travel is transferred directly to the driver only in cash. The fare is 3.5 litas.
Wilnius minibuses
Urban minibuses start their work from 5:00 am and finish at about midnight.
Interval movements
A certain interval of movement route taxis do not have. On average, they run with an interval of 20 minutes.
Taxi
general description
In Vilnius, as in the whole country, it is not customary to stop a taxi right on the street. It is best to go to a specialized stop or cause transport by phone. At the same time, an additional car feed fee is not charged.
Because of the presence in the city of large quantities transport companiesthat provide taxi services, the fare is not very different from them among themselves. True, sitting in a taxi, you should be very vigilant, as drivers instead of the daytime fare like to include night, which is an order of magnitude higher.
Taxi trip cost
At the moment, the fare is 2-2.5 litas for 1 km from a city. Landing in the car will cost you in 2 litas. A taxi driver may charge an additional charge for luggage and other services.
Tickets for public transport Vilnius
general information
From April of the current, 2013 in Vilnius earned new system Payment for travel. It provides for the use of electronic tickets in the form of the "Vilnius card" (Vilniečio kortelė), which is an electronic plastic card with the possibility of replenishment. A card for sale at all end stops, as well as in ticket office and in Lietuvos Spauda's kiosks.
Going inside the salon of public transport, you need to bring your card to the Validator. And after the green light is lit on it, the trip will be considered paid.
Ticket price
It is worth noting that the new fare payment system in city transport provides for the purchase of only two types of tickets:
- with the validity of half an hour at the cost of 2.50 litas
- with a validity period of 1 hour at a price of 3.50 litas
Thanks to this ticket you can make an unlimited number of transfers at a specified period of time to which the ticket is designed. At the same time, the passengers are always provided with a 10-minute freor: for example, if you use a 30-minute ticket, and the controller found you in transport to the 35th, then he will simply let you go without an extract.
The cost of "Vilnius card", which is sold in the Lietuvos Spauda kiosks, is 4 litas. It is valid 4 years since its acquisition. You can replenish it for a certain amount of money or some number of tickets of a particular type (for 30 or 60 minutes).
An electronic card can also be used as a travel. To do this, you need to replenish it in the amount:
- if you need a passage for 24 hours, then by 13 litas
- if you need a pass for 72 hours, then by 23 litas
Penalties
For those passengers who decided to travel by the city transport of Vilnius "Zaitz", there is a very rigid system of fines:
- for an adult - 60-100 litas
- for children (7-16 years old) - 40-80 litas
- for unpaid luggage - 10-20 litas
Public transport In Vilnius, two main types are a bus and trolleybus. In addition, of course, there is a taxi and even the urban train, running along the route "Station Airport".
Buses and trolley buses Walk strictly on schedule, which can be found at public transport stops and on the Internet at www.stops.lt. From July 1, 2013, the transport system was reorganized and high-speed buses were introduced into it (they differ from the usual letters "G" in the room). High-speed buses stop only at large stops. There are no other differences from ordinary buses - in high-speed buses there is the same ticket as in the usual.
Map of Vilniustsa
From April 1, 2013, a new fare payment system is working in Vilnius through electronic tickets, the so-called "Vilnius card" (Vilniečio Kortelė). "Vilniustsse map" is an electronic plastic card, which can be replenished with money as needed.
The new payment system provides for two types of tickets - 30-minute for € 0.64 and 60 minutes for € 0.93. A ticket begins to act from the moment of activation and allows you to make any number of transfers for the corresponding time interval. In addition, in case you make a transplant, passengers are given 10 minutes. Forms: If you have a ticket for 30 minutes, and the controller will find you in transport on the 35th - let go with the world. Time in the way is considered according to the schedule - if the bus is stuck in traffic jams, and instead of the expected 25 minutes you drove 40, the controller will also not have complaints to you.
You can buy or replenish the "Card Vilnius" in the kiosks "Lietuvos Spauda". At the same time, herself electronic map. It will cost € 1.50 and is valid for 4 years from the date of purchase. You can replenish it or money for a certain amount, or a certain number of tickets for a certain type (30 or 60 minutes). The first method allows you to select the desired ticket type for each trip, which is definitely more profitable, but the second allows you to activate the ticket "to one touch". For details on how to use the card, you will learn from a video prepared by urban self-government:
Often asked if it is possible to go to the bus with one card by holding off two tickets. Unfortunately, it is impossible. After you activated the card when entering the bus, it remains activated 30 or 60 minutes (depending on the type of ticket) and simply does not allow you to pay another ticket.
The previously operating paper tickets for 2 litas from July 1, 2013 became invalid. Thus, today paper coupons can only be bought at the driver - for € 1. They act as before - on a trip to one bus or trolleybus to the final stop.
Until January 15, 2015, you can pay for a ticket to the driver as euro and litas. Lita on the available "Vilnius cards" are converted into euros when the first activation of the card after January 1, 2015 is converted.
Penalties
It is not recommended to drive a "hare": control on the roads is carried out regularly. On any of the stops in all the doors of the bus can be included in the controllers that will be offered to proceed for them. Fine - from € 17 to € 29 (size largely depends on how you behave with controllers). For the unfinished passage of children (for them there are preferential tickets) from 7 to 16 years old parents will pay from € 11 to € 23. Unpaid baggage procurement will cost € 3 - € 6.
PRIVILEGES
Unfortunately, all the benefits listed in this section relate only to citizens (and permanent residents) of Lithuania and the European Union, so tourists from Russia and Belarus formally cannot use them. However, in many cases, the controllers do not require documents confirming the right to benefit, and in this case you have a chance. For example, they never ask documents from children of junior and middle school age. Students can also take advantage of the ISIC card. Although ISIC itself does not provide any benefits, it is unlikely that the controller will be too careful to study it to understand what university you learn. But in the event that, we did not say anything like this ....
Drive children up to 7 years old free. Schoolchildren, Students and Pensioners enjoy benefit of 50%which applies to all types of tickets, including the driver being purchased by the driver. At the same time, if you want to use benefit, calculating electronic card, it is necessary to say about this when buying the card itself - "preferential" cards differ from the usual. It is also worth noting that formally schoolchildren must present a document, so if your student is 16 years old, and it is a two-meter growth, it is better to buy a full ticket.
Public transport
An electronic card can also be used as travel. To do this, we must appropriately replenish it at any point trading tickets to public transport. There are travel 24 hours (€ 3.48), 72 hours (€ 6.08) and so on. The passage begins to act since the first activation.
Of route taxi In Vilnius, the Buses-Acropolis and Station-Airport Station, which run from the bus station platform remained. Flight schedule can be viewed.
TAXI
Taxi tariff Today it averages € 0.5 - € 1 per km. The price per kilometer can fluctuate depending on the company providing services. "Landing" in the car costs about € 0.5. Many firms write cost per km on their cars, so if you need a taxi - pay attention to the cars passing or nearby and ... Call the taxi by phone. For the tomging without a car carry passengers, although the counter, but at a completely different tariff. Taxi numbers can be found on the Internet (but the price for km is not always updated on time).
Electric train "Station-Airport" Run between the railway station and the airport with a frequency of every 40 minutes. The ticket costs € 0.72. The distance between the end points of 5 km train takes place in 8 minutes. Tickets are purchased on the train or on the railway station, respectively. Tips schedule Airport-Vilnius and Vilnius Airport can be found on the train station site.
Public transport - the most cheap way Movement in the Lithuanian capital. Wealthy travelers prefer to rent a car, but for the usual connoisseur of antiquity and good cuisine - saving on movement - an important point.
Do you buy a pass?
Guests can enjoy numerous bus and trolleybus routes. The passage system is simple and no problem. There are several options:
- Ticket Buy buses from drivers or trolley buses. A ticket will cost 1 euro, one trip (to the final stop of the transport in which the ticket is bought). This option is suitable for those who decided to spend in the city of 1-2 days;
- E-ticket. Plastic card, which can be replenished either by a certain amount or for several trips. A trip for a trip no more than half an hour costs 64 euro-satellites if the trip continues an hour, 93 euro-samunts will be removed from the card. As part of the paid time, the passenger can change routes (reset from the bus to trolleybus, etc.). In case of unforeseen delays, the passenger exceeded the time limit is no more than 10 minutes, is exempt from paying a fine in case of control.
Paying the trip simply: You should attach a plastic card to the reading device located in the cabin of the bus or trolleybus, and then select the type of travel (30 minutes or an hour). When buying an electronic ticket (magnetic card), you need to pay 1.50 euros and make some amount of travel. Similar ticket - the best way For those who want to actively spend in Vilnius from 4 days to two weeks;
- Direct ticket suitable for all types of public transport. For a day - 3.48 euros, for three days - 6.08 euros. The most "carefree" way of tourist. The amount is fixed, and the number of trips is not limited. Excellent choice for those who are at Vilnius from one to three days.
Billeless passage in Lithuanian public transport is fraught with a fine from 20 to 30 euros. Control hard and permanent, better not to risk. Preferential tickets for tourists are not available. Children under 7 years have the right to free travel.
The only city electric train connects the central railway station and airport. On the way - 8 minutes, passage - 71 Eurocent.
Taxi
If your favorite transport in cities is a taxi, then it is necessary to keep in mind some of the features of taxi traditions of Lithuania.
Vilniustsians do not have the habit of "catching a wheelbarrow" on the road. The most inexpensive trip is obtained if you order a car by phone (the number can be found from numerous advertisements located at the station at the airport, at public transport stops, etc.). Tourists often do not suspect about it and use the services of machines on special parking, without suspecting that they overpay from 30% to 70%. The cost of one kilometer in Vilnius taxi is 70 euro scents. The city's trip will cost from 7 to 10 euros (on average). In some taxis there is an opportunity to pay a trip bank card. The taxi driver is obliged to give you a check. Otherwise, you can not make any complaints.
Vilnius - very small city. If your hotel is located in the old town, all
The main types of public transport in Vilnius are buses and trolley buses. In the project of local authorities there is a subway and a high-speed tram, but so far your hands have not reached it. There are only two for the entire capital trolleybus Park And one bus. Also in the city there are electric trains, route taxis and private buses.
Almost all types of urban transport begin their work at five o'clock in the morning. The exception is only private buses and minibuses that can work around the clock. Buses and trolleybuses hold strictly scheduled, familiar with whom you can stop. But at the same time, the schedule on weekends and weekdays is different.
Also on routes you can find high-speed buses. You can recognize them by the letter "G", which is present in the room. These buses only stop at large stops, and otherwise there are no differences with conventional buses.
They can be said about the route taxis and now run along two routes "Station Airport" and Station-Acropolis. Travel in them is one euro, and they are sent from the bus station platforms.
The peculiarity of travel in public transport Vilnius is that the passage is paid with electronic tickets. They are ordinary plastic cardswhich are replenished as needed. When entering the transport, the ticket is activated and a certain time is valid, while the passenger can make an unlimited number of transfers (for the period of the ticket action). It should be borne in mind that one card can be paid to travel only for one person.
Approximate fare prices are as follows: Map itself costs 1.5 euros; for 30 minutes - 0.65 euros; For 60 minutes - 0.95 euros, and for a month about 30 euros. The monthly subscription is valid only on weekends and costs about 27 euros. You can purchase a map in Lietuvos Spauda kiosks. There are also 24 hours tickets (about 4 euros), 72 hours (7 euros) and 10 days (12-13 euros).
Especially for tourists there is a Vilnius City Card card thanks to which it can only use public transport, but also attend different attractions with good benefits. The map of the period of action for 24 hours with the possibility of travel in public transport is 20 euros (without such an opportunity - 15). Those who come to Vilnius for several days most profitable to buy a card for a period of 72 hours with the possibility of using public transport.
This card is nominal, and its action begins with the moment of purchase. Exchange and return such cards are not subject to. You can buy them on the official website or with special tourist centers of the city. Together with the map, a small directory is issued, which describes what services and discounts can be used by this card. In your case, Vilnius City Card will be simply indispensable and will help save and time and money.
In the Lithuanian capital will be as comfortable to feel fans of a healthy lifestyle, especially bicycles. Many cycles are laid throughout the city, which indicated by special icons. IN this case You can be sure that no cars, motorcycles and other interference on these tracks will not appear (this is not Russia). Near many cafes and shops are equipped with parking racks of these two-wheeled vehicles. In information centers, you can absolutely free to get a map of cycling routes of the city and learn bicycle rental points, which are many in the city.
Back in 2003, a funicular appeared in Vilnius, where you can get from the foot of the castle mountain to one of the main and most popular tourist attractions - Gedimine Tower. From April to September, the funicular operates from 10 to 21 hours, and during the rest of the time the work schedule is reduced to 18 hours. Travel on the funicular costs 1 euro.
