Transport in Lithuania Transport in Lithuania relies mainly on road and rail networks.:total: paved: unpaved: Highways There are two categories of controlled-access highways in Lithuania: expressways with maximum speed 120 km/h and motorways with maximum speed 130 km/h.Motorway sections A1 Kaunas - Klaipėda . Total length of the stretch: 195 km. The motorway ends for a short section near Sujainiai as the junction here is one-level and it is used by non-motorway vehicles. A2 Vilnius - Panevėžys . Total length of the stretch: 114 km. A5 Kaunas - Marijampolė . Total length of the stretch: 57 km.Expressway sections A1 Kaunas - Vilnius. There are two expressway sections: 55 km and 16 km. Currently undergoing an upgrade to motorway. A9 Radviliškis - Šiauliai . Total length of the stretch: 10 km . The A roads total. A1 Vilnius – Kaunas – Klaipėda,. Most important east to west corridor in Lithuania. Connects three largest Lithuanian cities: Vilnius, Kaunas and Klaipėda. The stretch between Kaunas and Klaipėda has motorway status. A2 Vilnius – Panevėžys,. The stretch between Vilnius and Šilagalis has motorway status. A3 Vilnius – Medininkai Border Checkpoint ,. Continues to Belarus and connects Vilnius with the Belarusian capital of Minsk . A4 Vilnius – Raigardas Border Checkpoint ,. Continues to Grodno, Belarus . A5 Kaunas – Polish Border ,. The stretch from Kaunas to Marijampolė has motorway status. Continues towards Suwałki in Poland . A6 Kaunas – Daugavpils ,. Continues towards Daugavpils in Latvia . A7 Marijampolė – Kybartai Border Checkpoint ,. An important transit route to Kaliningrad Oblast . A8 Sitkūnai - Panevėžys,. A9 Panevėžys – Šiauliai,. Short 10 km expressway section. A10 Panevėžys – Bauska . Continues to Bauska in Latvia. Important transit route to Riga . A11 Šiauliai - Palanga , A12 Latvian Border - Panemunė Border Checkpoint , A13 Klaipėda – Liepaja , A14 Vilnius – Utena , A15 Vilnius – Lida , A16 Vilnius – Marijampolė, A17 Panevėžys Bypass,. A18 Šiauliai Bypass, A19 Vilnius Southern Bypass, A20 Ukmergė Northern Bypass, A21 Panemunė Eastern Bypass, 4 kmFirst Lithuanian-built highways There were some isolated routes built before World War I , e.g. present-day A12, connecting Riga with Kaliningrad . First long-distance highways built exclusively by Lithuanian Government were opened in late 1930s: There is a total of 1,998 route km of railways, of which:1,807 km are broad gauge of - 122 km of which are electrified 169 km are narrow gauge of - as of 2001 22 km are standard gauge ofRail links with adjacent countries Latvia - yes Belarus - yes Russia - yes Poland - yes - break-of-gauge /Waterways There are that are perennially navigable.Pipelines In 1992, there were of crude oil pipelines, and of natural gas pipelines.Ports and harbours Sea ports The merchant marine consists of 47 ships of 1,000 GT or over, together totaling 279,743 GT/.Ships by type: Cargo 25, Combination bulk 8, Petroleum tanker 2, Railcar carrier 1, Refrigerated cargo 6, Roll on/roll off 2, Short-sea passenger 3.Note: These totals include some foreign-owned ships registered here as a flag of convenience: Denmark 13Airports In Lithuania, there are four international airports:
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