Lithuania

Lithuania is a relatively straightforward country for using FIP; LTG-Link is the only passenger operator and thus the only FIP provider in the country. LTG-Link has been a FIP member since early 2024.

When using FIP Coupons, a free ticket (e.g., online) must be obtained for each journey.

Lithuania’s rail network essentially dates back to the time of the Russian Tsar and therefore uses Russian broad gauge. Speeds are generally not very high, but are now being increased to up to 120 or 160 km/h. Nevertheless, travel comfort is very good, and many routes are now served by modern trains from Polish or Swiss manufacturers.

There are no regular interval timetables; only the routes around the capital Vilnius and between Vilnius and Kaunas are served at shorter intervals.

Punctuality is exceptionally high. From summer 2025, tickets for connecting journeys will also be sold – until now, separate tickets had to be purchased for each segment.

The high-speed Rail Baltica line is currently under construction and will connect Warsaw with Kaunas (branch to Vilnius), Riga, and Tallinn from the 2030s. Since the end of 2023, the Baltic railways have been coordinating timetables on the Vilnius – Riga – Tallinn route.

Although buses have so far been the dominant means of intercity transport in Lithuania, rail is gaining popularity and passengers, mainly due to modern rolling stock and increasingly shorter travel times. The country also boasts some remarkable stations (e.g., in Vilnius). Trains and facilities are extremely well maintained. Even if you only stay overnight in Vilnius, you can take great train trips from there, for example to the water castle in Trakai or to Kaunas.

On the route to Turmantas, the old DR1A trains from Soviet production are still in use, which are planned to be extended back to Daugavpils in Latvia in 2026. Along the way, you can get off at Ignalina and visit Aukštaitija National Park. The former Ignalina nuclear power plant is located about 20 km away in Visaginas (with its own station). If you have enough time, a few days by the Baltic Sea in Palanga, Klaipeda (German: Memel), or on the Curonian Spit are worthwhile.

Poland

The only way to reach Lithuania is via Warsaw. From Warsaw or Szczecin – Warsaw, there will be two daily connections to Kaunas – Vilnius from 12/2025, with a change at the border station Mockava, either on the same platform or via a level crossing to the neighboring platform. In Mockava, connecting trains will wait for delayed arrivals. Tickets and reservations can be purchased online ( see Ticket and Reservation Purchase). For cross-border journeys to/from Poland, either a continuous FIP 50 Ticket or FIP Coupons for both countries are required.

The number of tickets is limited, as travel is only possible with a seat reservation. From 12/2025, a fixed seat reservation will only be assigned in the PKP IC, while on the LTG-Link train, seats are unreserved.

Latvia

Regular train service between Latvia and Lithuania resumed only at the end of 2023. LTG-Link operates in the morning from Vilnius via Siauliai and Riga to the Latvian-Estonian border station Valga and returns in the evening. FIP discounts from LTG-Link also apply between Vilnius and Riga ( see Validity of FIP Tickets). Tickets and reservations can be purchased online ( see Ticket and Reservation Purchase).

Since summer 2025, there have been negotiations to extend the Vilnius – Turmantas trains to Daugavpils in Latvia.