Vilnius, April 13 (BNS). Additional trips and the largest possible train combinations are planned on the train route between Vilnius and Klaipėda during the long Easter weekend – April 18–21, BNS reported this week.Lithuanian railways" (LTG).
"On one of the most popular routes – between Vilnius and Klaipėda – we will offer 30 percent more seats for passengers than in a normal week, and additional train services will also operate," said the passenger railway company "LTG Link" manager Kristina Meidė.
According to LTG, those planning trips between April 18 and 21 are recommended to book tickets in advance.
"This is especially relevant for those planning to travel on the most popular routes, such as Vilnius-Klaipeda, Vilnius–Riga–Tallinn and Vilnius–Warsaw–Krakow, where tickets are sold out the fastest,” the company said.
As previously announced by LTG, additional discounts for schoolchildren, pensioners, and families traveling by train also came into effect from April - tickets for them have become half as cheap.
Until then, LTG Link had been offering 30 percent discounts to students aged 10 and over, and 20 percent discounts to families with more than three children or at least one disabled child. Seniors aged 70–80 were eligible for a 50 percent discount, and those aged 80 and over were eligible for an 80 percent discount.
From April, a 50% discount on local routes applies to children up to and including the age of seven, schoolchildren aged 8–23, all pensioners up to the age of 80, and parents traveling by train with one or more children on weekends or holidays.
Discounts apply to passengers traveling in 2nd and 3rd class on domestic routes.
According to LTG Link data, 2024 million passengers traveled by train in 5,5 – 10 percent more than in 2023, 5 million of whom traveled by train in Lithuania last year.
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