Travelling to and from the Kaliningrad Region

Attention! The conditions for passengers travelling to and from the Kaliningrad Region in transit through the territory of the Republic of Lithuania are undergoing temporary changes.

In accordance with the agreements reached with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania, 300 passengers at a time will be able to travel on the trains operated by the JSC Federal Passenger Company (JSC FPC) and running between the Russian Federation and Kaliningrad. Restrictions on seating in compartments and reserved seats/berths have also been lifted.

These changes double the quota of seats/berths on each train transiting through the territory of the Republic of Lithuania, which will increase transport accessibility to and from the Kaliningrad Region.

When registering and booking travel to and from the Kaliningrad Region in transit through Lithuania, passengers should use the Latin alphabet if the personal data on the document(s) are indicated in two languages.

In accordance with Order No. V-135/1V-332 issued on 23 May 2025 by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania and the Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania “On Amending Order No. V-101/1V-397 “On The Description of the Procedure for Recognising Travel Documents Granting the Right to Enter the Republic of Lithuania and Approving the List of Travel Documents Granting the Right to Enter the Republic of Lithuania” issued on 21 November 2007 by the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania and the Minister of the Interior of the Republic of Lithuania, from 1 June 2025, non-biometric passports issued by the Russian Federation are not recognised as documents granting the right to enter the Republic of Lithuania.

The requirement to have a biometric passport issued by the Russian Federation does not apply to citizens of the Russian Federation who have a Simplified Rail Travel Document (hereinafter referred to as the SRTD).

In accordance with Note No. 5-148/2021 issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Lithuania on 21 April 2021, Note No. 5-91/2022 dated 8 March 2022 and Note No. 5-192/2022 dated 13 May 2022, the following passengers can transit to and from the Kaliningrad Region by rail (without the right to exit or board on the territory of the Republic of Lithuania):

• Citizens of the Russian Federation who have received a Simplified Transit Document for Railway Transport (hereinafter referred to as STD-RT). *The STD-RT is a special permit that the Republic of Lithuania can issue to citizens of the Russian Federation for a single journey from the Russian Federation to the Kaliningrad Region or to return from the Kaliningrad Region to the Russian Federation by rail. A request for the STD-RT is generated together with the booking/issuance of a ticket separately for each journey. At the request of the Republic of Lithuania, passengers must also fill out the electronic form of the STD-RT questionnaire on the website https://std.urm.lt/std-external/ and enter their last name and first name in capital Latin letters (having copied them from their foreign passport), print out the form and sign it. The completed form must be given to the train staff. When crossing the state border of the Republic of Lithuania, passengers must provide a printed copy of the STD-RT received from the conductor of the passenger carriage along with their foreign passport. Tickets sales at ticket offices and the booking/issuance of electronic tickets from STD-RT ends 28 hours before the respective train’s departure.
• Citizens of the Russian Federation and other third countries who have a valid Schengen visa or other document granting the right to enter the Schengen area. Ticket sales at ticket offices and the booking/issuance of electronic tickets to passengers who have the above documents end 15 minutes before the train departure.

Additional information for passengers travelling to the Kaliningrad Region can be obtained on the website of the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Moscow and by telephone: +7 (495) 78 50 324.

Additional information for passengers traveling from the Kaliningrad Region can be obtained on the website of the Consulate General of the Republic of Lithuania in Kaliningrad  and by telephone: +7 (4012) 95 94 84 from 8:00 to 12:00.

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In accordance with the Decree No. 1486 “On Amendments to the Rules for Issuing Travel Documents (Tickets) to passengers and their boarding on trains when travelling to the Kaliningrad Region from the rest of the Russian Federation in transit through the Territory of the Republic of Lithuania and Opposite Direction by Rail” issued by the Government of the Russian Federation on 7 December 2017, the website of OJSC Russian Railways can book/issue electronic tickets with electronic registration for trains operated by JSC FPC running in transit with the Kaliningrad Region through the territories of the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Lithuania.

Electronic registration is carried out along the entire route and ends no later than 15 minutes before the train departs from the passenger boarding station.

In the absence of documents giving the right to transit travel through the territory of the Republic of Lithuania, ticket sales at ticket offices and the booking/issuance of electronic tickets end 28 hours before the train’s departure.

The passenger’s personal data are also transferred to the Consular Departments of the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Moscow and the Consulate General of the Republic of Lithuania in Kaliningrad in order to issue a Simplified Rail Travel Document which gives passengers the right to travel in transit through the territory of the Republic of Lithuania.

Passengers are personally responsible for having a document giving the right to transit through the territory of the Republic of Lithuania.

Documents required for Russian citizens travelling to the Kaliningrad Region or from the Kaliningrad Region in transit through the territory of the Republic of Lithuania:

1. Electronic travel document (ticket).

2. An identification document of the passenger whose details are indicated on the travel document (ticket). These include:

• diplomatic passport;
• service passport;
• foreign passport of the Russian Federation;
• mariner’s identity card (with an entry in the ship’s roll or a duly certified extract therefrom);
• certificate of return (for a one-time return journey to the Russian Federation).

Children under the age of 14 are issued electronic travel documents based on the child’s foreign passport.

3. A document giving the right to transit through the territory of the Republic of Lithuania. These include:

• Schengen visa;
• visa issued by the Republic of Lithuania;
• residence permit issued by the Republic of Lithuania;
• accreditation card of category “A” or “B” of the Republic of Lithuania;
• Simplified Transit Document (STD);
• Simplified Rail Travel Document (STD-RT*).

The validity period of the identity document of a citizen of the Russian Federation must exceed the validity period of the document permitting transit travel through the territory of the Republic of Lithuania.

* STD-RT is a special permit that the Republic of Lithuania can issue to citizens of the Russian Federation for a single journey from the Russian Federation to the Kaliningrad Region and return from the Kaliningrad Region to the Russian Federation by rail. A copy of the STD-RT is valid for a one-way journey and is issued free of charge on transit trains by the carriage conductor before crossing the state border of the Republic of Lithuania. The decision to issue a STD-RT is made by the consular departments of the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Moscow and the Consulate General of the Republic of Lithuania in Kaliningrad based on information transmitted through railway ticket offices in the Russian Federation or a personal account on the website of OJSC Russian Railways.

The STD-RT can only be used when traveling on regular transit trains on the following routes:

• Moscow – Kaliningrad (Train No. 29);
• Moscow – Kaliningrad (Train No. 147);
• St. Petersburg – Kaliningrad (Train No. 79);
• Chelyabinsk – Kaliningrad (Train No. 425);
• Adler – Kaliningrad (Train No. 360S);
• Kaliningrad – Moscow (Train No. 30);
• Kaliningrad – Moscow (Train No. 148);
• Kaliningrad – St. Petersburg (Train No. 80);
• Kaliningrad – Chelyabinsk (Train No. 426);
• Kaliningrad – Adler (Train No. 360CH).

Booking/Issuance of electronic travel documents (tickets) for travel to the Kaliningrad Region or from the Kaliningrad Region in transit through the territory of the Republic of Lithuania

1. Purchases of electronic travel documents (tickets) for travel to or from the Kaliningrad Region in transit through the territory of the Republic of Lithuania.

Electronic travel documents for travel to and from the Kaliningrad region are sold on the website and at ticket offices located on the territory of the Russian Federation.

At some train stations, specialised ticket offices may be assigned to book/issue tickets to the Kaliningrad Region. When issuing an electronic travel document, the passenger’s personal data, train number and departure date are reported to the Embassy of the Republic of Lithuania in Moscow. Less than 24 hours before the train’s departure, passengers can obtain information about whether they are allowed to transit through the territory of the Republic of Lithuania on the website in their personal account or at a ticket office of Russia’s railways which has the Express system.

In this regard, the following deadlines for ticket sales have been established:

• from 90 days and no later than 28 hours before the train departs from the train formation or turnaround;
• at an intermediate station from 3 days and no later than 28 hours before the train departs from the point of train formation or turnaround;
• on trains No. 29/30 Moscow – Kaliningrad, No. 79/80 St. Petersburg – Kaliningrad, No. 359/360 Adler – Kaliningrad, No. 147/148 Moscow – Kaliningrad, No. 425/426 Kaliningrad – Chelyabinsk from 90 days and no later 28 hours before the train departs from the point of formation or train turnaround.

If a decision is made to refuse the issue a STD-RT, the passenger can submit an electronic travel document on the website in his personal account or at a ticket office located on the territory of the Russian Federation and receive the full cost of the electronic travel document.

2. Purchasing a ticket if the passenger has a document giving the right to transit through the territory of the Republic of Lithuania.

If passengers have the documents entitling them to transit through the territory of the Republic of Lithuania, the booking/issuance of electronic travel documents ends 15 minutes before the train departs.

The following deadlines for ticket sales have been established:

• from 90 days until the train departs from the train formation or turnaround;
• from 3 days until the train departs from the intermediate station;
• on trains No. 29/30 Moscow – Kaliningrad, No. 79/80 St. Petersburg – Kaliningrad, No. 359/360 Adler – Kaliningrad, No. 147/148 Moscow – Kaliningrad and No. 425/426 Kaliningrad – Chelyabinsk from 90 days until departure trains from the point of formation or train turnaround.

Children travelling to the Kaliningrad Region or from the Kaliningrad Region in transit through the territory of the Republic of Lithuania

Travel documents (tickets) and electronic tickets for children under 14 years of age are sold to the persons accompanying them. Children under 5 years of age that do not occupy a separate seat are issued a separate electronic travel document (ticket) without indication of the seat number and without paying the fare.

Passengers must provide the children’s foreign passports to book tickets for children under 14 years of age.

Transportation of medicines through the territory of the Republic of Lithuania

The Customs Service of the Republic of Lithuania has tightened the procedure for transporting medicines through the territory of the country.

In this regard, OJSC Russian Railways recommends that Russian citizens travelling in transit through the territory of the Republic of Lithuania pay particular attention to the new list of medicines allowed for transportation. At all points of sale of railway tickets, stands with background information about the new procedure for transporting medicines have been installed. In addition, explanatory work is being carried out.

This restriction does not include a ban on the use of Valocordin and Corvalol for personal purposes when transiting through the territory of the Republic of Lithuania. Even in cases where it is necessary to transport these drugs in transit in quantities exceeding personal needs, difficulties should not arise for those citizens who properly declare these drugs when entering and leaving the country.

For more detailed information, we recommend contacting the Customs Service of the Republic of Lithuania.

Transportation of animals to the Kaliningrad Region or from the Kaliningrad Region through the territory of the Republic of Lithuania

Providing they have the appropriate veterinary documents, passengers have the right to carry pet (small) animals (dogs, cats, birds) as part of their carry-on baggage allowance. The animals must be in a container intended for the purpose and stored in the places designated for hand luggage. Animals without containers cannot be accepted for transportation.

Dogs not placed in a special container must be muzzled, on a leash and transported by the passenger in a separate compartment of a compartment carriage (with no more than two dogs in one compartment). In these cases, passengers are obliged to pay the cost of travel documents at the full rate according to the number of unoccupied seats in the compartment.

If the carrier does not have the ability to provide a separate compartment for the transportation of dogs, such transportation is not permitted.

There is no additional charge for transporting pets.

Guide dogs can be transported without a muzzle and on a short leash without purchasing all the seats/berths in the compartment.

Passengers must take care of the animals accompanying them.

Passengers bear full responsibility for any violations of sanitary and hygienic requirements by the animals they take with them and are obliged to ensure appropriate cleaning up in the carriage.