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fiogf49gjkf0d ROAD ==== LITHUANIA HAS A GOOD NETWORK OF ROADS WITHIN THE COUNTRY MODERN 4-LANE MOTORWAYS CONNECT VILNIUS WITH KAUNAS, KLAIPEDA AND PANEVEZYS. CAR RENTAL: THE MAIN CITIES HAVE CAR RENTAL FACILITIES AVAILABLE ALL MAJOR INTERNATIONAL RENTAL CARS COMPANIES PROVIDE THERE SERVICES IN THESE MAIN CITIES. TAXI: TAXIS RARELY HAVE FUNCTIONING METERS. THE FARE IS SUBJECT TO DISCUSSION. PRIVATE TAXIS ARE THE LADAS AND USUALLY MORE EXPENSIVE THAN THE STATE OWNED VOLGAS. FOREIGNERS ARE SOMETIMES ASKED TO PAY IN HARD CURRENCY, TRY TO AVOID THIS.
BUS: PUBLIC TRANSPORT IN THE CAPITAL IS WELL DEVELOPED. TICKETS CAN BE BOUGHT IN MOST KIOSKS OR FROM THE DRIVER AND HAVE TO BE PUNCHED INSIDE THE BUS. LONG DISTANCE BUSES EXIST,BUT OVERNIGHT JOUNEYS CAN BE QUITE UNCOMFORTABLE. THERE ARE ALSO SMALL MICRO BUSES WHICH SEAT 11 PEOPLE. THESE BUSES ALSO COVER LONG DISTANCE JOURNEYS. RAIL ==== TICKETS FOR DOMESTIC DESTINATION MUST BE BOUGHT IN ADVANCE. THE OBSHI ARE WAGONS IN WHICH EVERY ONE IS HERDED TOGETHER. THE COUPE ARE COMPARTMENTS FOR FOUR PEOPLE. THE SV IS THE DELUXE COMPARTMENTS WHERE YOU MAY SIT ALONE OR FOR TWO PEOPLE. DIRECT TRAINS TO POLAND GO THROUGH GRODNO IN BYELORUSSIA. YOU WILL REQUIRE A TRANSIT VISA FOR THIS JOURNEY. THE VISA CAN BE PURCHASED AT THE BORDER. OTHER DESTINATIONS INCLUDE:- BERLIN, BUDAPEST, KALININGRAD, KAUNAS, KIEV, KLAIPEDA, LVOV, MINSK, MOSCOW, PRAGUE, RIGA, SOFIA. WATER ===== TWO FERRY LINES LINK THE LITHUANIAN PORT OF KLAIPEDA TO GERMANY, DENMARK & SWEDEN. THE BOAT TRIP ACROSS THE BALTIC SEA SAVES THE RIDE ACROSS POLAND AND THE WAIT AT THE BORDER. RESERVE TICKETS AT LEAST ONE MONTH IN ADVANCE. AIR === THE NATIONAL AIRLINES OF LITHUANIA IS LITHUANIAN AIRLINES (TE) WICH CONNECTS IMPORTANT INTERNATIONAL DESTINATIONS. THE DOMESTIC AIRPORTS ARE AT KAUNAS, PALANGA AND SIAULIAI. BUT THERE ARE NOT MANY DOMESTIC FLIGHTS.
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