This article provides an overview of the transport infrastructure of Lithuania. For transport in the Soviet Union, see Transport in the Soviet Union.
There is a total of 1,998 route km of railways, of which:
1,807 km are broad gauge of 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 27⁄32 in) – 122 km of which are electrified
169 km are narrow gauge of 750 mm (2 ft 5 1⁄2 in) – as of 2001
22 km are standard gauge of 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
Latvia - yes
Belarus - yes
Russia (Kaliningrad) - yes
Poland - yes - break-of-gauge 1,520 mm (4 ft 11 27⁄32 in) / 1,435 mm (4 ft 8 1⁄2 in)
(2006):
total: 21,328.09 kilometres (13,252.66 mi)
paved: 12,912.22 km (8,023.28 mi)
unpaved: 8,415.87 km (5,229.38 mi)
A1 highway (Lithuania) - connecting Vilnius, Kaunas and Klaipėda (part of Via Baltica from Kaunas to Sitkūnai)
A2 highway (Lithuania) - connecting Vilnius, Ukmergė and Panevėžys
Via Baltica (E67)
A5 highway (Lithuania) - connecting Kaunas and Suwałki
A8 highway (Lithuania) - connecting Sitkūnai, Kėdainiai and Panevėžys
A17 highway (Lithuania) - Panevėžys bypass
A10 highway (Lithuania) - connecting Panevėžys, Pasvalys and Riga
Samogitian highway - old highway built in the interbellum years connecting Kaunas and Klaipėda. Now - road completely reconstructed to motorway from Kaunas to Ariogala. From Ariogala to Klaipeda, it serves as alternative road for a motorway A1 and connects local towns, like Ariogala, Raseiniai, Rietavas.
Aukštaitian Highway - old highway built in the interbellum years connecting Kaunas, Kėdainiai, Panevėžys and Biržai. Currently road is a part of land road 229 (Cinkiškiai interchange-Kėdainiai), Via Baltica (part from Kėdainiai to Pasvalys) and land road 125 (from Pasvalys to Biržai)
The A roads (Magistraliniai keliai) total 1,748.84 km (1,086.68 mi).
A1 Vilnius – Kaunas – Klaipėda, 311.40 km (193.49 mi)
A2 Vilnius – Panevėžys, 135.92 km (84.46 mi)
A3 Vilnius – Medininkai, 33.99 km (21.12 mi)
A4 Vilnius – Varėna – Druskininkai, 134.46 km (83.55 mi)
A5 Kaunas – Marijampolė – Kalvarija, 97.06 km (60.31 mi)
A6 Kaunas – Utena – Zarasai, 185.40 km (115.20 mi)
A7 Marijampolė – Vilkaviškis – Kybartai, 42.21 km (26.23 mi)*
A8 Panevėžys – Aristava – Sitkūnai, 87.86 km (54.59 mi)
A9 Panevėžys – Šiauliai, 78.94 km (49.05 mi)
A10 Panevėžys – Pasvalys – Saločiai, 66.10 km (41.07 mi)
A11 Šiauliai – Palanga, 146.85 km (91.25 mi)
A12 Joniškis – Šiauliai – Tauragė – Panemunė, 186.09 km (115.63 mi)
A13 Klaipėda – Palanga, 45.15 km (28.05 mi)
A14 Vilnius – Utena, 95.60 km (59.40 mi)
A15 Vilnius – Šalčininkai, 49.28 km (30.62 mi)
A16 Vilnius – Prienai – Marijampolė, 137.51 km (85.44 mi)
A17 Panevėžys bypass, 22.28 km (13.84 mi)
A18 Šiauliai bypass, 17.08 km (10.61 mi)
A19 Vilnius southern bypass, 7.9 km (4.9 mi)
A20 Ukmergė northern bypass, 7.7 km (4.8 mi)
Lithuanian Road Museum
The are 600 kilometres (370 mi) that are perennially navigable.
In 1992, there were 105 km (65 mi) of crude oil pipelines, and 760 km (470 mi) of natural gas pipelines.
Būtingė,
Klaipėda,
Šventoji
Kaunas
Rumšiškės
Nida
Juodkrantė
The merchant marine consists of 47 ships of 1,000 GRT or over, together totaling 279,743 GRT/304,156 tonnes deadweight (DWT).
Ships by type: Cargo 25, Combination bulk 8, Petroleum tanker 2, Railcar carrier 1, Refrigerated cargo 6, Roll on/roll off 2, Short-sea passenger 3.
Note: These totals include some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Denmark 13 (2002 est.)
In Lithuania, there are four international airports:
Vilnius International Airport
Kaunas Airport
Palanga International Airport
Šiauliai International Airport
Paved Runways : 9 in total
over 3,047 m: 2
1,524 to 2,437 m: 4
under 914 m: 3
Unpaved runways : 63 in total
2,438 to 3,047 m: 3
914 to 1,523 m: 5
under 914 m: 55
