Although the Old Town is one of the largest in Europe, it can easily be explored on foot.

Vilnius has an extensive network of public buses. They reach even the most remote areas of the city as well as low-rise suburbs. The timetables to some areas may be scarce, but they are never rarer than once in two hours and usually at least one bus an hour. On the most popular routes, there is one bus every 10 or 15 minutes.

Trolleybuses generally travel on the busiest routes and their timetables are more frequent. During the morning and evening rush hours, there may be a trolleybus every couple minutes on certain routes. Even if you don‘t know the schedules, it is fair to expect a trolleybus to come to a stop in next 10 minutes at the latest. This is not so with buses as many bus routes are thinly served. Therefore if you have no interest in checking schedules in advance, choose trolleybuses.

The city is efficiently served by buses and trolleybuses from 5am to midnight; Sunday services are less frequent. Single-trip tickets cost about €1 when bought from the driver. An electronic ticket will cost around €1.50, single journeys cost about €0.65 or you can buy 24-/72-hour passes for €5/8 (www.vilniusticket.lt). Public transport is free if you have a Vilnius City Card (sold in tourist information centers).

Quicker minibuses shadow most routes. They pick up/drop off passengers anywhere en route (not just at official bus stops) and can be flagged down on the street. Tickets cost about €1 from the driver.

Note that much of the Old Town is closed to traffic, meaning that very few buses and trolleybuses service this part of town. For destinations within the Old Town, you`ll normally have to walk.

Traveling by taxi is not recommended as taxi drivers are known to cheat people, especially (but not only) foreigners. They inflate prices as much as 10 times. Uber is available.

A regular cab may cost anywhere from €5 to €15 if you need to get from the perameters of the city to the center, while the shortest trips will cost you about €4. Somewhat higher priced and higher class taxi companies are Jazzexpress, Smarttaxi, and municipality-owned Vilnius veža. Every car is relatively new and equipped with a card reader so you can pay for the trip using your debit or credit card.

The easiest way to book a taxi is with the eTAKSI app for smartphones, a service similar to Uber/Lyft. You can also use Bolt (formerly Taxify) or Yandex. Taxi. Ordering a taxi by phone is also an option. Street taxis charge as much as twice the price of taxis called by phone or app. Good practice is to dial the number written on the vehicle you see, tell the dispatcher the address you`re at, and you will most likely get the same vehicle for a lower price.

All taxi cars must have a yellow license plate starting with the letter `T` with an additional 5 numbers and a `Taxi` sign on the roof. A detailed price list alongside the driver`s taxi-operator license must be placed on the panel right in front of the passenger seat next to the driver.

When paying for the taxi service it is expected to leave a €0.50-1 tip for the driver.

Travelling by car is not advised, especially during rush hours (7:00 am - 9:00am and 4:30pm - 6:30pm) to and from the city center due to traffic jams. Parking fees can vary from €0.30/hr to €1.80/hr in the old town.

Car rental: There are several well known foreign car rental companies and several domestic companies in Vilnius. It is advised to book online from an English language website such as Car Rental or Neo Rent.

City-Bee operates a car sharing network where you can rent a car by the hour. There is no contract or monthly fee, you pay for the service only when you use the car, and there are no parking expenses when you are not using it. There are 13 pick-up points throughout the city, mostly in the centre and some relevant points in northern districts.

Parking: Drivers must pay for street parking in the majority of the central area of Vilnius (except for residents of this area). Street parking is divided into separate zones (blue, red, yellow, green) with prices varying depending on how central parking spots are. These zones are marked by signs and can be paid using the Parking app, by SMS, or with coins or a bank card at one of the nearby parking meters.

In the city center you often find bike lanes; however, that doesn`t mean they are well respected. The only `real` bicycle path leads along the River Neris north to Verkiai Nature park and the `Green lakes`.

Daytrip: If you go north to the `Green lakes` and have a good map you can ride up to the `Europos parkas` outdoor exhibition of contemporary art, then continue on to the Geographical center of Europe.

Bicycle trails: Five reasonable bicycle routes within the city limits and Green Lakes area are available in the bilingual leaflet Bicycle Routes in the City of Vilnius. Development of bicycle path connections and improvement of the existing network is scheduled to be completed in 2020.

Bicycle rental: Vilnius downtown has an automated bicycle rent system where a short rent is free (if you join the system). Look for orange bicycle racks. Cyclocity Vilnius is the name of this self-service bike rental system that currently offers 36 stations in central locations operating annually during May-September. Every station has at least 9 bike stands. The stations require a Cyclocity Vilnius Card (obtained at Tourist Information Centers), Vilnius Citizen Card (the Vilniecio kortele - public transport card), or a 3-day ticket card. Service: First 30 minutes: free, second 30 minutes: €0.39, 3rd 30 minutes: €1.39, fourth 30 minutes and over: €3.39.

Other bike rental companies offer daily rentals starting at about €4; first hour, each following: €1, day: €9.