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For those traveling on foot
Many places in the city can be reached comfortably and safely on foot – often even faster than by motorized transport, especially during rush hour.
Walking not only improves your health and is environmentally friendly, but also allows you to see the city up close and discover new cozy places!
Did you know that Vilnius is surrounded by 1,871 km of walking trails?
There are many different ways to get to know the capital: by looking up on your daily commute to work or university, by wandering around undiscovered cozy corners of the city in your free time, by jogging in green parks or quieter streets. We invite you to discover and experience Vilnius in a different way every time!
Vilnius on foot
24 recreational and 16 everyday walking routes invite you to explore the city’s natural areas and try walking instead of driving!
Walkable Vilnius
Enjoy your free time without navigation! Explore Vilnius on foot and discover more than 83 places worth visiting.
Vilnius in absentia
Vilnius – so well-known and yet so undiscovered. Non-obvious Vilnius – an idea that encourages Vilnius residents and visitors to discover the alternative side of Vilnius.
Go Vilnius
Even if you live in Vilnius, you can always get to know the city as a tourist. Vilnius offers endless opportunities to see your beloved city through the eyes of a tourist.
Walking is one of the simplest, most accessible, and most effective forms of daily physical activity, with significant benefits for both human health and urban sustainability. Unlike many other forms of mobility, walking does not require special equipment, financial resources, or exceptional skills, making it accessible to almost all groups in society—children, seniors, people with disabilities, or limited mobility.
The benefits of walking
Širdis
Walking for 30 minutes a day reduces the risk of heart disease by up to 30%.
Psichika
Reduces stress, anxiety, symptoms of depression, improves mood
Svoris
At an average pace, approximately 150 kcal are burned in 30 minutes.
Kūnas
Strengthens bones, joints, and muscles, reduces the risk of osteoporosis
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A form of activity that is free and accessible to everyone
The World Health Organization recommends that adults engage in at least 150–300 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity per week, and regular walking is one of the easiest ways to incorporate this recommendation into your daily routine.
Studies show that even short but regular walks—for example, 10–15 minutes several times a day—significantly reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease, type II diabetes, obesity, and certain forms of cancer. In addition, walking has a positive effect on mental health: it reduces stress, anxiety, and symptoms of depression and improves overall well-being.
Unlike many other forms of mobility, walking does not require special equipment, financial resources, or exceptional skills, making it accessible to almost all groups in society—children, seniors, people with disabilities, or limited mobility.
Pedestrians and urban strategy
Pedestrians form the basis of Vilnius’ transport pyramid, so improving the smart traffic management system not only improves street capacity but also ensures smoother pedestrian movement.
Every fourth trip in Vilnius is made on foot
Every resident or visitor to Vilnius is first and foremost a pedestrian, so good pedestrian connectivity is one of the priorities for a sustainable city, especially in terms of ensuring that everyone can move around the city safely and comfortably. Currently, every fourth trip in the capital is made on foot, and Vilnius City Municipality aims to increase this to at least 29% by 2030.
Plan for sustainable urban mobility
The aim is to ensure that pedestrian infrastructure complies with universal design principles. Infrastructure built in accordance with these principles is convenient for people with disabilities and special needs.
Properly designed and equipped infrastructure benefits everyone: people with reduced mobility and special needs – children, parents with strollers, people who have suffered injuries or are elderly, people who use wheeled devices (skateboards, scooters, rollerblades), pregnant women or women wearing high heels, as well as people carrying heavy packages or simply walking and talking on their mobile phones. Measures to achieve this are set out in Vilnius City’s Sustainable Urban Mobility Plan.
Pedestrian priority
In accordance with the city’s Sustainable Mobility Plan, pedestrian priority was implemented in the central area of the city – traffic light adjustments were made at more than 130 intersections and pedestrian waiting times at red lights were reduced.
The waiting time at most regulated pedestrian crossings has been reduced by half – the green signal for pedestrians is activated twice as fast. The aim of these changes is to encourage Vilnius residents to walk and to ensure that they can move around as smoothly as possible.
Pedestrian priority has also been implemented: in parts of Antakalnis, Naujininkai, Kirtimai, Lazdynai, Karoliniškės, Pilaitė, Pavilnys, Justiniškės, Viršuliškės, Žvėrynas, Pašilaičiai, Fabijoniškės, Baltupiai, Žirmūnai, Šnipiškės, Santariškės, Jeruzalė, Saulėtekis, and Naujoji Vilnia intersections, where it was possible to improve pedestrian conditions without compromising overall traffic flow.
Sidewalk maintenance
Have you noticed the poor condition of the sidewalk?
Quality standard for pedestrian walkways
Learn about pedestrian walkway quality standards
Bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure
Discover the pedestrian and bicycle infrastructure in Vilnius
International project “STEP UP”
STEP UP (Strengthening the Effectiveness of Policies for European Pedestrians) is a project aimed at creating a greener and more environmentally friendly Europe, with a specific focus on sustainable urban mobility in pursuit of a zero-carbon economy. Vilnius will participate in this international project until June 30, 2028.
This project aims to help regions and cities with walking policies to fully exploit the potential of walking. The good practices developed and implemented by the project partners will help the administrations of the participating partner cities and other interested institutions to create guidelines and action plans for walkable city or region policies. The project is being implemented under the second call of the Interreg Europe program.
