public transport

Vilnius’ public transport company Vilniaus viešasis transportas (VVT) has received 91 Škoda trolleybuses that have been acquired in the first phase of procurement. The trolleybuses are already transporting passengers.

A third protest was held on Saturday, 5 April near Vilnius City Municipality against plans to increase public transport fares in Lithuania’s capital.

Vilnius Mayor Valdas Benkunskas says he plans to revoke the council’s decision to scrap 30-minute single bus tickets amid strong opposition from residents.

Vilnius public transport fleet will be expanded by adding 145 new electric buses. According to Vilnius City Municipality, a tender has been already announced by public transport company Vilniaus viešasis transportas (VVT).

Vilnius municipality has launched a EUR 1 billion tender to increase the number of buses in Vilnius to 824 and to hand over some of the routes to private operators by 2030, the mayor said Wednesday.

On Wednesday, Vilnius City Municipal Council voted to increase all public transport fares starting 1 July 2025.

Vilnius City Municipality and state-owned Lithuanian Railways (LTG Group) have agreed to build an integrated ticketing system for public transport and trains in the capital.

Vilnius City Municipality said on Monday it plans to nearly double transport fares from July. The changes are needed to balance the nearly EUR 100 million cost of renewing the city’s transport fleet, according to Judu municipal firm’s head.

By 2030 at least 55% of public transport vehicles in Lithuania’s capital Vilnius will run on electricity or alternative fuel.

Two bus stops in Vilnius named after poets Salomėja Nėris and Liudas Gira will be called differently from Thursday, following changes in respective street names in the capital city.

Vilnius City announces it is expanding its public transport network with the water transport service. From next summer, passengers will be able to travel in boats sailing from the Žirmūnai beach to the Independence Square outside the Parliament by the River Neris.

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The continued growth in the number of coronavirus cases in Lithuania has led to a substantial decrease in the flows of people going to shopping malls and using public transport.

Some 11 people have been fined over the last weekend for failure to wear face masks covering the nose and mouth.

The Lithuanian government decided on Wednesday to reintroduce the requirement to wear face masks in shops and on public transport as of Saturday in a bid to curb the spread of the coronavirus.

The city wants to change the habits of citizens by 2030 drastically, visit.kaunas.lt writes.

Vilnius is planning to have a fifth of its public transportation system run by private contractors. Several foreign and local companies have already expressed interest, city officials say.

Google has included Vilnius into the coverage of its world-wide Google Transit service, a trip planner on public transport.

Lithuanian capital's public transport drivers threaten to go on strike due to salary delays.