Health Alert: Lithuania, Update on Flights and Ferries

Events:

*** The next message will be released on Friday, May 8, 2020. You can go to www.lt.usembassy.gov to see the past messages ***

Travel Update

The quarantine is still active but with some restrictions lifted. The Lithuanian Ministry of Health indicated that the quarantine may be extended beyond May 11 with some individual restrictions being lifted.

The Government of Lithuania is examining resumption of flights to Warsaw, Frankfurt and Copenhagen starting the week of May 11. 

There is a possibility that Lufthansa could start the Vilnius to Frankfurt flight earlier than expected beginning on May 10. Please consult their website.

A limited capacity charter flight is being planned for next week. The details are not set. Due to the limited seating, those of you who have already expressed interest in returning to the United States have received a separate email about it.  

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 30 AND LATER

Tallinn Airport*

·         May 5 – Lufthansa flight to Frankfurt         

Riga Airport*

·         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

·         May 12 – Belavia flight from Vilnius to Minsk;

·         May 12 - Ukrainian Airlines flight from Vilnius to Kyiv;

·         May 12 - Wizzair flight from Vilnius to multiple destinations;

·         May 13 – Lufthansa flight from Vilnius to Frankfurt

·         May 13 - Air Baltic flight from Vilnius to Riga and other destinations;

·         May 15 (possibly June) - Ryanair flight from Vilnius to multiple destinations;

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

·         May 16 - LOT flight from Vilnius to Warsaw;

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

·         May 28 - Turkish Airlines flight from Vilnius to Istanbul;

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

·         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

·         May 14 - Wizzair flight from Kaunas to multiple destinations;

·         May 15 (possibly June) - Ryanair flight from Kaunas to multiple destinations;

·         May 18 - LOT flight from Kaunas to Warsaw;

·         June 3 - Norwegian flight from Kaunas to Oslo.

Palanga Airport

·         May 16 (possibly June)- Ryanair flight from Palanga to London Stansted and Dublin;

·         May 16 – Wizzair flights from Palange to multiple destinations;

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

·         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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