Beginning Friday, nine new night bus routes will start operating in Vilnius on weekends, expanding late-night public transportation options across the city, municipal company Judu announced Tuesday.
The new routes will connect the city centre to neighbourhoods including Saulėtekis, Pilaitė, Santariškės, Pašilaičiai, Naujoji Vilnia, Bajorų Kalvos, Grigiškės, and Vilnius Airport.
Buses on the routes will operate every 30 minutes two nights a week: between Friday and Saturday, and between Saturday and Sunday. Regular ticketing will apply.
“Public transportation must operate smoothly not only during the day but also when the city is alive with cultural events or people returning from work,” said Vilnius Mayor Valdas Benkunskas. “Night routes are another step toward building a city that is liveable for everyone, at any hour.”
To support the new network, a night transfer hub will be established at the intersection of Pamėnkalnio, Jogailos and Pylimo streets. According to Judu, all nine routes will be synchronised at this location to allow passengers to transfer between lines with a maximum wait time of nine minutes.
As part of the changes, three existing bus stop names will be updated and one new stop will be added. All renamed stops will adopt new titles referencing nearby Islandijos Street to simplify navigation:
- Jogailos stop will be split into Islandijos (A) and Islandijos (B)
- The current Islandijos stop will become Islandijos (C)
- Centro Poliklinika stop will be renamed Islandijos (D)
Judu said the renaming and restructuring of stops will provide clearer orientation for passengers, ensuring smoother transfers, with at least seven minutes allocated for switching between routes.
An additional transfer point will also be available in the Pašilaičiai district at Deivių stop, near Gabijos Progymnasium, to allow passengers to travel between neighbourhoods without passing through the city centre.
New stops are also being added along the night routes.
One service change will affect the 88N route between Europos Square and Vilnius Airport: it will be suspended on Friday and Saturday nights, when it will be temporarily replaced by the N8 route. On other nights, 88N will operate as normal.
Two current night routes – 101N and 103N – will be discontinued Friday, as they are being replaced by the new network.
Judu CEO Loreta Levulytė-Staškevičienė said the changes aim to provide safer and more affordable transport options for residents returning from late-night events, shift work or nighttime flights.
“For many, ride-hailing services are simply too expensive at night,” she said. “This solution improves access to public transit and also promotes more sustainable and budget-friendly travel habits.”
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