Lithuania
Bolt rides, city-specific transit tickets and direct LTG train bookings
Lithuania uses euros and cards are accepted at most hotels, restaurants and shops, but carry some cash for markets and remote stops.
The essentials
What to know before you go to Lithuania
Bolt has the broadest practical ride coverage; Uber now operates in Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipėda, Šiauliai and Panevėžys, not Vilnius alone. Urban tickets are city-specific. In Vilnius, a contactless card buys one full-price 60-minute ticket, while the new JUDU app replaced m.Ticket and m.Parking in July 2026. Kaunas and Klaipėda have separate systems.
Use LTG Link for trains and Autobusų bilietai for many intercity buses. Drivers need daytime lights, winter tyres from 10 November through 31 March, and separate ferry, Neringa entry and parking payments for the Curonian Spit. Enable Lithuania's Cell Broadcast alerts, use LT72 as a supplementary official tool and call 112 in an emergency.
Ride Hailing
BoltEssential
Lithuania's most practical ride app, with broad official city coverage and generally stronger driver supply than its rivals.
Uber
Ride-hailing in Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipėda, Šiauliai and Panevėžys, useful for a second fare and wait-time comparison.
eTAKSI
Local taxi and private-ride dispatcher in Lithuania's five largest cities, with preliminary pricing and card or cash options.
Etransport - Taxi and more
Lithuanian taxi and ride dispatcher with an extensive advertised town list, advance booking and specialist vehicle categories.
Forus
Smaller ride and licensed-taxi backup whose Deal category lets the passenger propose a fare and choose an accepting driver.
Food Delivery
Navigation
Google MapsEssential
General Lithuanian address search, walking, driving and offline road maps, with useful but non-authoritative transit routing.
Transit
JUDUEssential
New official Vilnius app for public transport routes, real-time departures, tickets and parking, replacing m.Ticket and m.Parking in July 2026.
Trafi
Public transport planner for five Lithuanian cities, but in-app ticket sales are limited to Vilnius and require a minimum purchase.
Žiogas
Kaunas bus and trolleybus ticket app with electronic fares, a short transfer benefit and a monthly spending cap.
e.Ticket Klaipėda
Klaipėda city app for QR single tickets, period tickets and travel-card top-ups, with card and local payment options.
Language
Google TranslateEssential
Useful Lithuanian text, camera and conversation translation with an offline language download for basic situations.
Intercity Transport
LTG LinkEssential
Official Lithuanian rail app for domestic and international schedules, tickets, live trip information, changes and refunds.
Autobusų bilietai
Intercity coach search and ticket app listing more than 40 Lithuanian and European carriers as checked in June 2026.
Smiltynės perkėla
Official Klaipėda to Smiltynė ferry app for tickets, current schedules, fares and live views of terminal queues.
Utilities
LT72Essential
Official Lithuanian civil-protection app for alerts, emergency guidance and maps of shelters, sirens and evacuation points.
Also covered
Internet in Lithuania
Mobile internet eSIM Best option when traveling
Guac
RecommendedReliable mobile internet at better prices than most travel eSIMs, with polished iOS and Android apps and support for making and receiving phone calls.
Airalo
One of the biggest travel eSIM brands, with a very large destination catalog.
Holafly
Known for unlimited-data plans in many destinations, at a higher price per gigabyte.
Buying a local SIM card No ID registration needed
- The rules are murky: some guides say anyone can buy a Lithuanian SIM with no paperwork, while others report stores asking for a passport to register the card. Carry your passport when buying and expect some shops to record your details.
- Operator and brand stores in Vilnius, Kaunas and Klaipeda, plus supermarkets like Maxima, Rimi and Iki, petrol stations, kiosks, post offices and convenience stores. At Vilnius Airport, SIMs are sold from a Narvesen kiosk, but you pay more there for smaller allowances than in city shops.
- It is unclear which Lithuanian operators sell prepaid eSIMs to visitors. What is clear is that a local SIM or eSIM is excellent value inside Lithuania and poor value the moment you cross a border, so a regional travel eSIM makes more sense for a wider Baltic trip.
Prepaid brands wear different names in shops: look for Ezys, Extra, Pildyk and Labas, not Telia, Tele2 and Bite. An idle SIM quietly drains itself: with no plan active, a small daily fee is deducted from your credit, so top up only what you will use and activate a plan straight away. Most importantly, cheap Lithuanian prepaid data does not travel: domestic packages cannot be used elsewhere in the EU and separate, pricier roaming packs are needed, so pick a plan that explicitly includes an EU allowance if Lithuania is one leg of a longer trip. Checking your balance by USSD on Pildyk also costs a small fee; the app and website are free.
Local carriers
Telia Lietuva
Largest network with the best coverage. Prepaid is sold under the Ezys and Extra brands rather than the Telia name.
Tele2 Lietuva
Fastest speeds by a clear margin and the cheapest way in. Its prepaid brand is Pildyk.
Bite Lietuva
Slightly behind on coverage but fine in populated areas. Its prepaid brand Labas needs SMS activation, with instructions printed only in Lithuanian.
Frequently asked questions
What are the must-have apps for traveling in Lithuania?
The essential apps for Lithuania are Bolt, Wolt, Google Maps, JUDU, Google Translate.
How many travel apps does Lithuania have?
We've curated 17 apps across 8 categories for traveling in Lithuania, including 7 essential apps.
What is the best ride hailing app in Lithuania?
Bolt. Lithuania's most practical ride app, with broad official city coverage and generally stronger driver supply than its rivals.
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