Northern Europe · Capital Vilnius
Each opens that government's own advisory for Lithuania — the authoritative version, updated far faster than this page.
Lithuania is a safe, cheap and easy country to visit, and Vilnius has one of the finest old towns in Europe. Crime against visitors is low and mostly opportunistic.
What is worth knowing is the strictness rather than the danger: Lithuania has effectively zero tolerance for drink-driving, and it borders both Belarus and the Russian exclave of Kaliningrad.
Risk is rarely spread evenly across a country. The base colour is the code the Dutch Ministry of Foreign Affairs gives Lithuania as a whole; shaded regions are those the UK Foreign Office names in an advisory against travel.
Shading marks whole regions named in an advisory, but a warning is often narrower — a border strip, one road, or a single city. Read the wording, and check the official advisory linked below.
Each pillar is scored 0–100 against every other country. Longer bar = more risk.
Biggest factor here: natural hazards. Earthquakes, floods, cyclones, drought and tsunami exposure.
The things worth knowing before you land.
Average daytime high and nightly low for Vilnius, over 2010-2019. Bars are rainfall; the colour band is how hot the days get.
Mildest and driest around May to August.
Patterns reported repeatedly by travellers and local police. None of this is about individual businesses — it's about set-ups you can learn to spot in seconds.
Rank taxis charge well above the metered rate for short trips into the centre.
How to avoid it: Use Bolt, which was founded in the region and is universal here, or check the tariff on the door before getting in.
A milder version of the Riga pattern: groups of foreign men are steered to a bar by a friendly stranger and billed well above the menu.
How to avoid it: Choose your own venue and check prices before ordering.
Sources Lithuanian Police
Specific places that come up again and again — either in government advisories or in traveller reports. Everywhere else in Lithuania is not automatically fine, but these are the areas worth a plan.
Restricted border zones, migration pressure and heightened military activity. Do not approach the frontier away from official crossings.
Ice and snow from November, with mandatory winter tyres and short daylight hours.
Alcohol-related trouble and occasional inflated bills. The city is otherwise very quiet.
The drink-drive limit is 0.4 g/l for most drivers and zero for anyone who has held a licence under two years. Penalties are severe and include vehicle confiscation for serious offences.
Headlights must be on at all times, year-round, and winter tyres are mandatory from November to April. Hire cars usually have them; confirm.
Vaccinations, malaria and outbreaks. This atlas does not give medical advice — it is personal, it changes, and it is the one thing worth getting from a doctor. Both national services publish current advice for Lithuania:
Check the official advisory before you book. This page reflects data as of August 2026. Advisories change without warning, and only your own government's advice affects your travel insurance.