Lithuania (LG)

Country info: Lithuania (Lietuva)

Rail companies: LG (Lietuvos Geležinkeliai)

Lithuanian Rail Network Map 

Currency: Euro


 

 

Train travel in Lithuania: train types, tickets, fares, discounts & other useful info

 

National Train Service:

Train types in Lithuania: Suburban, Regional, Passenger &  Express trains 

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At the moment there is only 6 international trains originating from Lithuania:

 Types of carriages in LG (& transit) trains:

Passengers pay 5 LTL fee when buying train tickets on board of a train (in case at the station of departure located working ticket counter)


Discounts, special offers & ways to save money for passengers traveling by train in Lithuania (LG):
  1. Passengers purchasing domestic train tickets online via LG ticket shop receive 5% discount from the standard ticket fare
  2. Passengers receive 15% discount for buying return tickets (or 20% when purchasing the same ticket online)
  3. Passengers traveling in groups of more than 6 people receive 10% discount on any train ticket
  4. Students (ISIC) receive 50% discount on all the domestic rail tickets in Lithuania (de-jure discount applies only to European Union citizens studying in European Union member states, but passports are rarely checked, so just having ISIC works fine in majority of cases)
  5. On certain routes LG offers additional discount (e.g. 15% off tickets on Vilnius-Klaipeda-Vilnius route when purchasing ticket at least 3 days in advance or 20% if purchased online)
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International Train Service:

Tariffs for international tickets used by Lithuanian railways:

In Lithuania passengers can purchasse East-West tariff ticket(s) to Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Finland, Hungary and Germany

a) Regular discounts

  1. 40% discount for return tickets from Lithuania to Poland (or 25% for one way tickets)
  2. 35% discount for tickets from Lithuania to/via Romania, Slovakia & Bulgaria
  3. 30% discount for tickets from Lithuania to/via Austria, Czech Republic, Slovenia, Belgium, Germany, Hungary, FYR Macedonia & Turkey
  4. 20% discount for tickets from Lithuania to/via Finland

b) Special offers (SparSchiene)

Not available

c) CityStars

No info available

Lithuania is also among the list of countries for which Rail Plus Card discount is applicable, so for international tickets to/from Lithuania Rail Plus Card can receive 25% discount

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How to Buy Train Tickets in Lithuania:

Lithuanian Railways (LG) offers a possibility to purchase domestic trains tickets online via LG Ticket Shop, international tickets (to Russia & Belarus) still have to be purchased at the ticket counters

 

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