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Public transport

You haven’t really experienced Vilnius until you’ve run the gauntlet of its public transport system, made up of city and private buses, minibuses and trolleybuses. Most routes run from 05:00 until around 23:00 or a little later. There are currently no night buses operating in Vilnius. Single tickets for regular city buses and trolleybuses can be purchased from any Lietuvos Spauda kiosk or direct from the driver for a little more. A single ticket is valid for any one journey of any distance on any singular vehicle. Almost without exception, no public transport runs in Old Town. Travelling by public transport, especially during rush hour, is not for the faint hearted. Expect to be poked, squeezed and trod on. It goes without saying that pickpockets work several routes around the city.

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Buses
Most buses in Vilnius are owned and operated by the city, with a few private buses offering a ride for the same price as a city bus if you bought your ticket from a kiosk (2Lt). For the uninitiated, recognising which is a private and which is a city bus isn’t easy. As a rule, city buses tend [...]



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Minibuses
The minibus, or maršrutiniai taksi to give it its correct name (you may also hear one referred to as a Latvija), is a privately-owned phenomenon as favoured in many former Soviet republics. Often but not always bright yellow, minibuses follow similar routes to buses and trolleybuses, are much faster, and accordingly cost a little more to use (currently 3Lt). They have no official stops, so in order to stop one you need to stand by the side of the road and get its attention by waving your arm. Likewise, you need to tell the driver when you want to get out again. When crowded, hand your payment via other passengers to the driver. [...]



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Trolleybuses
Many of them done up like a French tart’s boudoir, Vilnius’ upside-down railway keeps a large part of the city’s population on the move. Trolleybuses are often policed by the sort of sweet old ladies usually found staffing counters in English charity shops, although this lot are t [...]



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