Transport Economy of Lithuania

volume of goods transported, million tonne-kilometers



funding of roads

lithuania forms part of transport corridor between east , west. volume of goods transported road transport has increased fivefold since 1996. total length of roadways more 80,000 km, , 90% of them paved. government spending on road infrastructure exceeded €0.5 billion in 2008. via baltica highway passes through kaunas, while membership in schengen agreement allows smooth border crossing poland , latvia.

railway transport in lithuania provides long-distance passenger , cargo services. railways carry approximately 50 million tons of cargo , 7 million passengers year. direct rail routes link lithuania russia, belarus, latvia, poland, , germany. also, main transit route between russia , russia s kaliningrad region passes through lithuania. jsc lithuanian railways transports 44% of freight carried through lithuania. high indicator compared other eu countries, freight transportation rail amounts 10% of total.

passenger traffic maritime transport

an ice-free seaport of klaipeda located in western part of lithuania. port important regional transport hub connecting sea, land , railway routes east , west. handles 7,000 ships , 30 million tons of cargo every year, , accepts large-tonnage vessels (dry-cargo vessels 70,000 dwt, tankers 100,000 dwt , cruise ships 270 meters long). seaport of klaipėda able receive panamax-type vessels. 1 of fastest growing segments of sea transport passenger traffic, has increased fourfold since 2002.

there few commercial airports; scheduled international services use facilities @ vilnius, kaunas, , palanga.