Travelling by train in Lithuania is easy-peasy.
Buy your ticket on the LTG Link website, or via their app. Choose between 1st or 2nd class. I did the latter. You need not bring a print-out of the ticket. Show the e-mail, or better yet add it to your Apple Wallet.
Make your way to the city’s train station, of course 🙂 I’ve been to three of them, in Vilnius, Klaipeda, and Siauliai. The one in Klaipeda is the only one that is not within walking distance. Used Bolt. Uber isn’t available. Once there, none of the stations are big. Very easy to figure out. The one in Vilnius has a cafe, the one in Siauliai sells drinks and snacks out of the ticket booth windows. You can also buy food and drinks onboard. Staff hands out a menu. You need to let them know what you’d like, and they bring it to you. No trolley.
The departure boards are easy to understand. When the train arrives, find the correct track, and carriage and seat as stated on your ticket. You choose seat during booking. As on all, or at least most, trains there’s a designated luggage area, and smaller stuff can go in the overhead rack. Trains are nice. Seats might be a bit on the hard side.
The ride from Vilnius to Siauliai takes 2.5 hours, and from Siauliai to Klaipeda it is 2 hours. It’s actually the same train. The route runs from Vilnius to Klaipeda. Through exciting scenery? Not so much… Felt like it was a bit more agricultural landscape on day 2, but that day the rain was pouring down, so it didn’t help much. What I liked though was the sounds, or lack thereof. Seems Lithuanians are more quiet than Norwegians when travelling on trains 🙂 On the other had, the trains themselves are more noisy 😀
TRAVELLING BY BUS
Initially I was travelling from Vilnius to Siauliai by bus. During planning I came across five different bus companies, and even though Autobusubilietai is suppose to include them all, I didn’t find it to be so. Lux Express seemed to be the most “exclusive” one – “business class” seats and single seat rows. Just make sure to read the small print, as some routes are operated by other companies, meaning there are no lux(ury). Other companies were Ecolines, Flixbus, Eurolines, and Toks. I booked the latter via Autobusubilietai. Very easy. When I needed to cancel, it was done for a small fee, and money was back in my account within a couple of days.
Vilnius train station
Siauliai train station
Klaipeda train station
On the way
