Lithuania Solo Female Travel Safety Tips and Advice

On this page you will find first-hand, unbiased, and real safety tips, advice and reviews from women traveling solo, submitted directly from their personal experiences in the country.

Their opinions are unfiltered and submitted independently as part of the Solo Female Travel Safety Index, a ranking of 210 countries and regions based on how safe they are for women traveling solo.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers.

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Lithuania Country data

We have compiled a few data points below that can help you better understand Lithuania and have more context when thinking about travel safety.

Official country name: Republic of Lithuania.

Etymology: Meaning of the name "Lietuva" remains unclear and is debated by scholars. It may derive from the Lietava, a stream in east central Lithuania.

Capital: Vilnius.

Independence / foundation: Lithuania regained its independence following World War I but was annexed by the USSR in 1940, an action never recognized by the US and many other countries.

On 11 March 1990, Lithuania became the first of the Soviet republics to declare its independence, but Moscow did not recognize this proclamation until September of 1991 (following the abortive coup in Moscow).

Population: 3 million.

Currency: Euro (EUR)
1 USD = 0.91 - 0.93

Time zone: UTC+2

Languages spoken: Lithuanian (official) 85%, Russian 7%, Polish 5%, other 1%, two mother tongues 12%.

Religions: Roman Catholic 74%, Russian Orthodox 4%, Old Believer <1%, Evangelical Lutheran <1%, Evangelical Reformist <1%, other (including Sunni Muslim Jewish, Greek Catholic, and Karaite) <1%, none 6%, unspecified 14%.

Climate: Transitional climate, between maritime and continental. Wet and moderate winters and summers.

Real GDP (ppp – purchasing power parity): $113 billion.

Real GDP per capita (ppp): $40,000.

Main airports: Vilnius International Airport, Palanga International Airport, Kaunas International Airport.

World heritage sites in Lithuania

There are over 1,100 world heritage sites spread across more than 165 countries. New ones are added every year, and some may be removed from the list for various reasons.

Number of UNESCO listed sites: 5.

Top world heritage sites:

- Curonian Spit.
- Kernavė Archaeological Site (Cultural Reserve of Kernavė).
- Vilnius Historic Centre.
- Struve Geodetic Arc.
- Modernist Kaunas: Architecture of Optimism, 1919-1939.

Interesting facts about Lithuania

- Lithuanian is the oldest surviving Indo-European language in the world. It's an archaic language, similar in structure to Sanskrit, a classical Indian language.

- Lithuania is the only country in the world with an official scent called 'The Scent of Lithuania'.

- Basketball is a very popular sport in the country. The national team has earned 3 bronze medals in the Olympics and many Lithuanian players have made it to the NBA league.

- Vilnius, Lithuania's capital, is a leader in open data initiatives, and it has a thriving startup sector which has drawn great entrepreneurial minds in the EU.

Further reading: N/A.

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About the Solo Female Travel Safety Index

Safety matters to solo female travelers, you told us so in our annual Solo Female Travel Survey, where year after year, women prove that this is their most important concern when traveling solo.

We wanted to do something about it, so we built these country-specific pages where you can find reviews and scores for 7 key variables affecting the safety of women traveling solo.

How to use the Safety Index

On this page, you will find the country score and the personal opinions on safety of other women traveling solo.

You can sort the comments by:

• The level of experience traveling solo of the reviewer (beginner = <5 trips solo, Intermediate = 5 to 10 trips solo, Experienced = >10 trips solo).
• The age of the traveler.
• Whether they are a visitor or local.
• The date they were posted.

The safety scores range from 1 to 4 with 1 being the safest and 4 being the most dangerous for solo female travelers. 

Thus, the lower the score, the safer the country.

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