Lithuania by campervan: safety and healthcare

Campervan safety in Lithuania: vehicle security, healthcare, emergency contacts and practical prevention. What to know before you go.

Published 18 September 2026Last checked 19 September 2026

Currency
Euro
EUR. Since 2015. Cards nearly everywhere, cash in markets
Language
Lithuanian
Russian and Polish widely spoken, English among the young
Driving
Right
90 km/h out of town, 50 in town, 130 on a motorway in summer
Power
230V, type F
The same round two-pin plug as most of the continent
Tap water
Safe to drink
Ask for vandens iš čiaupo
Emergency
112
One number for police, fire and ambulance

Safety and health

Lithuania is a safe country to travel by road and the risks are natural or administrative rather than criminal. Theft from parked vehicles is not the running problem it is in southern Europe. Ordinary care covers it: nothing visible through the windows, doors locked in city traffic, and a busy occupied place preferred to an empty one. Vilnius and Klaipeda old towns have the pickpocket and inflated-bill problems of any tourist centre.

Sunlight across a sandy path running through tall pines and bilberry — A third of the country is forest, and it is where the ticks are. Check afterwards

What works

Check for ticks after every walk. Lithuania is a known tick-borne encephalitis area and a vaccination is worth asking your own doctor about before a long trip.
Drive expecting animals at dawn and dusk. Elk, deer and boar all use forest roads.

Borders, and where not to improvise

Lithuania borders Belarus and the Kaliningrad region of Russia. Both borders carry restricted zones and a visible guard presence.
The border zone is expressly outside the forest access right. The Forest Act excludes the forests of the border zone and of military objects.

112 is the only emergency number and covers police, fire and ambulance. A pharmacy is a vaistinė, ranges are smaller than in southern Europe and much is prescription only, so bring what you rely on. EU visitors should carry a European Health Insurance Card. Tap water is safe across the country.