A Guide To VILNIUS Public Transport (2024-2025)

Visiting Vilnius or new to living in the city? Here's a video in English covering the basics on how the Vilnius public transportation system works!
00:44 Introduction
01:01 The basics of having your ticket checked
01:54 The various ways you can purchase a ticket
03:38 Using the ticket machine
06:40 Discounted rates for certain groups
08:53 Little extra things you might want to know…
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[@lukaslt4806]

Ticket control: i hate them so much. Not as a passenger but as a driver. If i come to the stop in peak hours where they stand they can hold the trolleybus for couple minutes, which (depending on route) can make you even more late latter on. I saw so many passengers miss the bus they want to change at some stop because i was late. Next: new ticket validators. They are kinda $h!t. You can often get in and see all of them showing that they are locked or not working. And in some cases not working at all. They are just off. In this case driver's computer is prabobly not working as well. And if computer isn't working then it's a ghost vehicle aka not shown on the map. And why paper tickets sold by drivers is still a think? We dont just print them like in Kaunas. We take them from depos when we are low on them. And sometimes we do run out. In those cases we just buy some from other drivers. Don't always trust trafi to check locations of buses and trolleybuses. Many time i checked my self while sitting in the traffic jam i saw that "i was 2 stops ahead" from my real location. Route 89... Oh boy. Just for that route there are 5 electric buses. Since they can't work all day 2 start in the morning and work until day, then go to the depo. From there other drivers take another ones that are charged and other 2 work for the rest of the day. And one is spare. But the problem with them (besides the think show in the video) that they break down. A lot. In many cases out of 4 that should work through the day you be lucky to see just one. Its usual to see isuzu buses working in it. And there were cases that no buses were at the route at all. I'm honestly suprised that they didn't burn more. Screens that show bus stops: First: way to many ads. Second: wrong information. Most of the time its just showing first few stops of the route and not changing while going. Stoping at every stop. While in the city there are people almost at every stop. But if you go away from the busy lines some drivers do skip stops if no one is at the stop and no one is standing next to doors. They do slow down just to make sure. I do it as well. In some cases it's a good way to catch up to the schedule. For many drivers front door is personal space. I think many of them had this habit while working on older buses and trolleybuses where drivers cab is seperate from passengers (like in škodas). Personally i do open the front doors when there is a need for them (like people coming from the bus in front of me). But the think i hate is that many of them just pass the doors, go via second doors and go sit in the front. Even had a case when someone skiped first open doors, got in via second (which was crowded) and had to push through people to the front to buy a ticket. Trolleybuses and buses having same route numbers. "Best" case of this is train station. There are trolleybuses 1 and 2, buses 1 and 2 and rapid buses 1 and 2

[@travelvideos]

Those Vilnius trolleybuses are Lithuania's best-kept secret. The acceleration is simply out of this world.

[@andy-ally]

Some of the older ones have even better acceleration. I found it hard to stand on my feet without holding tight to something.

[@skullgeezer7174]

This year, 20 brand new trolleybuses are arriving in summer and 71 more are arriving in 1Q25. They will be built by SOR Libchavy in the Czech Republic and will be named SOR TNS 12

[@markplenty2631]

I still have my bus card from my last visit, I asked in Lithuanian for my card and 3 days ticket. Brilliant system.

[@foxface7722]

Btw m.ticket app is available both on iPhone and Android, unlike shown on 4:30

[@pauliusliberis8723]

I think you miss description of green buses 🙂 They have letter “G” next to number and they are skipping some stops on their route. G stands for lithuanian word “greitasis” (quick). Therefore there are 3 different routes with numbers 1-6 (as there are 6 “G” bus routes in total)

[@prajaktabachal4071]

Thanks for making this video! Certainly helping us newbie's in the city. Please continue making more informative videos. Appreciate!

[@Asbestos_]

12:00 bruh, whenever I hear that trolley sound in a video, I start feeling motion. The sudden torque of that electric motor 😵‍💫

[@simaskaciusis3246]

Comparing the public transportation systems of Vilnius and Kaunas reveals some striking differences. To me, Vilnius's system feels a bit too complex, although it does offer more options for ticket purchases. The frequency of ticket checks in Vilnius is also noteworthy. Almost every time I take a bus in Vilnius, my ticket gets checked. Once, my ticket was checked twice on the same bus journey, which seems excessive but understandable given the system relies on an honor code. On the other hand, Kaunas's system is more straightforward. The bus driver checks your ticket or card when you board at the front door, but it's fine if you enter through another door without showing it. As a result, ticket checks are quite rare. Having lived in Kaunas for about five years and regularly using the public transport, I only experience ticket checks a couple of times a year. Both cities have their unique aspects regarding public transport, but personally, I prefer Kaunas for its simplicity and the quality of its buses.

[@Armadeus]

pro tip: students in vilnius (as long as you have your isic card or your lsic/lsp card), you can get an 80% discount (80% nuolaidos) OFF long term tickets (only 50% for short term tickets). i bought two three-month tickets, and if you divide it up, each ride is dirt cheap

[@SGtravelsEU]

The paper tickets are still sold, however you don't need to activate them. You do have to activate the tickets with QR one gets along with train tickets (which is not mentioned in the video). And the traffi app does accept foreign cards ...

[@litwatram6431]

You DO need to activate paper tickets. I still see some babushkas struggling with the QR code. Also from 1st of September, drivers will no longer sell paper tickets, they will be replaced by nothing, not even ticket machines, which we still do not have...

[@SGtravelsEU]

@@litwatram6431 that's strange, cause last week I was issued a paper ticket without QR code and when the ticket inspectors boarded there wasn't a problem at all...

[@jdtravel178]

Very Useful information. Great work ❤ keep it up ❤

[@landxxx1]

Right now they made that when you ticked is checked and if you dont have one you can pay fine in the bus and continue traveling

[@BigDrop-qm6ju]

Useful information ❤ Keep it up ❤

[@menya00045]

I always feel like I am in Russia when travel to Vilnius.. it's so similar.. love it!

[@seanshepard2000]

back in 2019, we were in Lithuania for my Godson's baptism, and my wife and I took my (American) parents along for the trip. It was their very first time in Lithuania and we ran into a bit of a problem with the transport system - not a HUGE problem, but something that might be worth mentioning. We were asked when buy trin tickets from Kaisiadorys to Vilnius if my parents were over a ceratin age for a discount ticket. They are in their 70's, so, we said the age and got a discounted ticket. Upon checking of the ticket in the train, they werer asked for ID --- we found it odd, but my parents produced thier American passports. Well, that was the wrong thing to do. Apparently, the discounts are only available to LT citizens. The ticket taker in the train was pretty rude about it and we mamanged to talk out way out of any problems, but it seemed a bit scary for a minute there. We werent scared that we would be hauled off to jail or anything, but the guy was pretty intimidating and didnt' speak English. He kept giving us the "stink-eye" every time he waslked to check new passengers tickets. Not sure if the bus system is the same way with seniors, but from what I understood, only LT (and possibly EU?) citizens qualified for any fare discount.

[@PijusONLINE]

I don't think it had anything to do with their nationality. It's just that you're almost always expected to present proof of being entitled to the discount along with a discounted ticket; in this case the age would be verified by any ID document. I've experienced friends from the same group at uni being taken off our daily bus by the kontrolė because they didn't happen have their student's cards (studento pažymėjimas) with them while riding on a discounted ticket and I did.

[@PemycOfficial]

Next is about Kaunas public transportation in 2024

[@jgds9520]

in riga we also have similar buses but the trolleybuses are different

[@erikasolnc]

I hate new ticket machine. Old ones were simple one click, and more reliable. With new one I constantly worry did I actually activate my ticket.

[@bizcochodulce]

Thanks for the video. I´m planning to visit Vilnius and this is really helpful. I have a couple of questions. - Can i buy that card at the airport? Does it have a price each card appart from the option i choose of tickets? -If i choose the 24hrs ticket, how is it activated? do i have to do the same? -Can i hop on two 24hrs ticket in a single card? -Is it 24 hours or if I activate it in the afternoon, for example 5pm , does the card end at 11:59 p.m. that same day? Thanks in advance

[@LithuaniaExplained]

Card can be purchased at the Narvesen stores at the airport. For any kind of day or multi day ticket, it is activated by tapping the first time (if you have multiple tickets on the card, just follow instructions on machine, which has an English function). After that, just make sure you carry the card with you, but no need to tap other times- unless you want to check how much time is left You can have multiple tickets and ticket types on the card. They can be active at the same time so you can have many passengers sharing one card It is a full 24 hours.

[@bizcochodulce]

@@LithuaniaExplained Thanks for the information. What is the cost of the card?

[@LithuaniaExplained]

Sorry I’m not sure. Maybe one euro? Not too much. Here is other info about the card judu.lt/en/for-public-transport-passengers/vilniecio-kortele-vilnius-resident-card/

[@sulix35]

Ar turime nuskaityti kortelę įlipdami į autobusą, išlipdami iš jo arba kelionės metu?

[@fidenemini111]

Ì hate old Skoda trolleys. They are such a disgrace for the capital city.

[@antasosam8486]

Actually I like them. They are so straightforward.

[@kallisto19988]

Vilnius has public transport? I wouldn't call this poor bus and trolleybus system as public transport. It is some kind of imitation of modern public transport system.

[@UhOhUmm]

It works perfectly fine. The trolleybuses are getting updated already.

[@frefromwig9322]

​@@UhOhUmmthat is simply not true

[@futurerails8421]

@@UhOhUmm Trolleybusses work perfecly fine but not for a city with 544k inhabitants without a tram or metro as primary mode of transportation.

[@jygeb]

Vilnius uses almost 40 years old trolleybuses, lol @@UhOhUmm