Travel between Ireland and Lithuania

AIR TRAVEL

Aer Lingus operates direct flights between Vilnius and Dublin.

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Aer Lingus

There are direct flights between Dublin and Kaunas operated by Ryanair.

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Ryanair

DRIVING IN LITHUANIA

Ensure that you hold a full and valid Irish or international licence. Driving in Lithuania is on the right hand side. You should familiarise yourself with the Lithuanian rules of the road. The speed-limit is generally 50 km/h in build up areas, 90 km/h on main roads and 130 km/h on motorways. The motorway speed limit reduces to 110 km/h from 1 November to 1 April. Fixed cameras and mobile police patrols carry out speed checks. If found to be speeding, you will be fined.

 There are severe penalties in Lithuania for driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol. The alcohol limit is 0.25 mg/l. If you are caught with alcohol in your system while driving it can lead to heavy on-the-spot fines, confiscation of your licence and/or imprisonment.

 Foreigners who are not Lithuanian residents and who cross the border of the Republic of Lithuania in motor vehicles registered abroad must have the following documents and present them for inspection to the officials of the State Border Guard Service (SBGS) at border check points:

· a valid personal travel document (passport, identity card or other travel document);

· the vehicle registration document (title of the vehicle);

· a compulsory third party motor liability insurance policy.

 The officials of the SBGS are entitled to ask the driver to produce a driver’s licence allowing him to drive a vehicle of a particular category.

TRAVELLING WITH PETS

Foreigners and citizens of the Republic of Lithuania must have relevant documents for the entry of pets into the Republic of Lithuania. Pet owners arriving from EU Member States must carry the passport of their pet which must be of the EU approved unified form certifying anti-rabies vaccination or revaccination. Passports are issued by veterinarians only to some animals such as dogs, cats, polecats and ferrets. Dogs, cats and ferrets must be identified and bear a clearly readable tattoo or a transponder (after 3 July 2011 only transponders will be recognised as identification).

 Individuals with pets entering the Republic of Lithuania from third countries must have a veterinary certificate issued by a state licensed veterinarian from the foreigner’s country of origin or residence and results of the pet’s antibody tests carried out by a state approved laboratory. Antibody tests have to be performed after the anti-rabies vaccination had been administered. Unvaccinated dogs, cats and ferrets under three months of age can only be brought in from third countries if the epizootic rabies situation in these countries is favourable.

 For more information:

State Food and Veterinary Service of the Republic of Lithuania