Health Alert: Lithuania Update on Flights and Ferries

Location:  Lithuania

Events:

*** The next message will be released on Thursday, April 23, 2020. You can go to www.lt.usembassy.gov to see the past messages ***

Travel Update

This week has limited avenues for travel to the United States. It is either an overnight ferry ride or travel overland to another city to fly out with a connection in Western Europe.  The ferry route to Karlshamn has returned for passengers, but only in that direction, no return to Lithuania. 

It is possible to travel by car service to the border, cross and then take a Latvian car service to Riga Airport. If you want to fly out of Tallinn Airport, then another car service exchange would be needed. It is possible to gain a visa and travel overland to Minsk, where international flights are still operational.  

Voting from abroad

COVID-19 has affected absentee voting deadlines. Please go to Federal Voting Assistance Program (www.fvap.gov) to check on your individual state.  Mail delivery has slowed or even stopped in many areas.  Please ensure if you mail any paper registration or ballot with enough advance time to meet the new deadline.       

STEP Program

Enroll at https://step.state.gov/ .  

Emergency Assistance

For emergency American Citizens Services, including emergency passports, please write or call (consec@state.gov ; +370-5-266-5600 during working hours 10-12, 14-16 Monday through Friday).

 UPDATE ON FLIGHTS AND FERRIES: APRIL 20 AND LATER

Tallinn Airport*

·         April 21 – Lufthansa flight to Frankfurt

·         April 23 – Lufthansa flight to Frankfurt

·         April 25 – Lufthansa flight to Frankfurt      

Riga Airport*

·         April 22 - Air Baltic flight to Amsterdam and Frankfurt.  

·         April 29 - Air Baltic flight to Amsterdam and Frankfurt.  

·         May 6 - Air Baltic flight to Amsterdam and Frankfurt

*Note – It is possible for American citizens to travel from Lithuania to Latvia and Estonia via land transportation with passport and confirmed airline tickets to depart.

 Vilnius Airport

·         April 27 - LOT flight from Vilnius to Warsaw;

·         April 28 – Belavia flight from Vilnius to Minsk;

·         April 29 – Lufthansa flight from Vilnius to Frankfurt

·         May 1 - Ukrainian Airlines flight from Vilnius to Kyiv;

·         May 1 - Scandinavian Airlines flight from Vilnius to Stockholm and Copenhagen

·         May 1 - Wizzair flight from Vilnius to multiple destinations;

·         May 8 (possibly June) - Ryanair flight from Vilnius to multiple destinations;

·         May 15 – Brussels Airlines flight from Vilnius to Brussels;

·         May 18 – Austrian Airlines flight from Vilnius to Vienna;

·         May 20 - Turkish Airlines flight from Vilnius to Istanbul;

·         June 1 - Air Baltic flight from Vilnius to Riga and other destinations;

·         June 1 - Norwegian flight from Vilnius to Oslo;

·         July 1 - Finnair flight from Vilnius to Helsinki;

·         Aug 1 - Aeroflot flight from Vilnius to Moscow.

Kaunas Airport

·         April 28 - LOT flight from Kaunas to Warsaw;

·         May 1 - Wizzair flight from Kaunas to multiple destinations;

·         May 8 (possibly June) - Ryanair flight from Kaunas to multiple destinations;

·         June 3 - Norwegian flight from Kaunas to Oslo.

Palanga Airport

·         May 1 - Scandinavian Airlines flight from Palanga to Copenhagen;

·         May 9 (possibly June)- Ryanair flight from Palanga to London Stansted and Dublin;

·         June 1 - Norwegian flight from Palanga to Oslo;

·         June 8 - Air Baltic flight from Palanga to Riga;

·         July 1 - LOT flight from Palanga to Warsaw.

Klaipeda - Ferries

·         DFDS ferry Klaipeda – Kiel, departing Klaipeda at 22:00.

·         DFDS ferry Klaipeda – Karlshamn, departing Klaipeda at 21:00

Actions to Take:

·         Check https://koronastop.lrv.lt/en/ for the latest on lithuania’s COVID-19 preventative actions.

·         Enroll in STEP.

·         Consult the CDC website for the most up-to-date information.

·         For the most recent information on what you can do to reduce your risk of contracting COVID-19, please see the CDC’s latest recommendations.

Visit the COVID-19 crisis page on travel.state.gov for the latest information.

·         Visit our Embassy webpage on COVID-19 https://lt.usembassy.gov/covid-19-information/ for information on conditions in Lithuania.

·         Visit the Department of Homeland Security’s website on the latest travel restrictions to the United States 

Assistance:

·         U.S. Embassy Vilnius, Lithuania

Akmenu g. 6, Vilnius, Lithuania 03106

·         +370-5-266-5500

consec@state.gov

https://lt.usembassy.gov/

·         State Department - Consular Affairs

888-407-4747 or 202-501-4444

·         Lithuania Country Information

·         Enroll in Smart Traveler Enrollment Program (STEP) to receive Alerts.

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