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| Founded | 1945 |
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| Headquarters | 52 Verkių gatvė 54°43′15″N25°17′45″E / 54.72083°N 25.29583°E |
| Locale | Vilnius, Lithuania |
| Service type | Bus service |
| Routes | 81 |
| Daily ridership | 275,380 [ citation needed ] |
| Website | vilniausviesasistransportas.lt |
The Vilnius bus network operates bus lines in Lithuanian capital city Vilnius. Up to 420 buses are working on working-days, 250 - on weekends.
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On November 18, 1945, the Vilnius Bus Company, which buspark was succeeded by 17 old German and Soviet military buses. On March 13, the new regular bus line Žvėrynas - Railway Station, after all, other two lines were opened.
In 1964, the new depot of the existing bus fleet was built in Verkių street.
In 1995, the company was registered as a limited liability company Vilniaus autobusų parkas.
In 2003, company was renamed to Vilniaus autobusai.
In 2004, 90 new Volvo 7700 and Volvo 7700A buses were bought.
In 2011 Vilniaus Autobusai was joined with the trolleybus company Vilniaus Troleibusai and reorganised to Vilniaus viešasis transportas.
After the 2013 bus and trolleybus route reform, selected buses were stored at the second trolleybus depot in Viršuliškės. Also, due to lack of minibuses after the said reform, 12 Koch minibuses were purchased second-hand from Jelgava.
In 2013 and 2014, 19 Solaris Urbino 12 III CNG, 18 MAN A21 Lion's City NL273 CNG and 20 Castrosua City Versus CNG buses were bought.
From 2014 to 2017, several bus routes were handed out to private operators Transrevis, Ridvija which operated minibus routes and Meteorit Turas.
In 2017, a bus renewal period started, which lasted until the end of 2020. Many old buses were scrapped, some older buses were repainted and many new ones were purchased. These include:
The private operators Ridvija and Meteorit Turas no longer operated any routes though Transrevis was given even more of them and replaced its buses with new ones:
| Units | Bus model | Built in | Used since | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 | Solaris Urbino 12 IV | 2018 | 2018 | |
| 57 | Volvo 7700 | 2004 | 2004 | |
| 50 | MAN A23 Lion's City G NG313 CNG | 2020 | 2020 | |
| 50 | Solaris Urbino 18 IV | 2018 | 2018 | |
| 30 | Volvo 7700A | 2004 | 2004 | |
| 20 | Castrosua City Versus CNG | 2014 | 2014 | |
| 19 | Solaris Urbino 12 III CNG | 2013 | 2013 | |
| 18 | MAN A21 Lion's City NL273 CNG | 2013 | 2013 | |
| 15 | MAN A21 Lion's City NL273 | 2008 | 2017 | Second-hand |
| 15 | MAN A23 Lion's City GL NG313 | 2008 | 2017 | Second-hand |
| 10 | Anadolu Isuzu Novo Citi Life | 2019 | 2019 | |
| 9 | Neoplan N4421/3 Centroliner | 2000 | 2014 | Second-hand |
| 8 | MAN A23 NG313 | 2000 | 2015 | Second-hand |
| 6 | Fiat Ducato Maxi ALTAS | 2011 | 2011 | |
| 5 | Karsan Jest Electric | 2019 | 2019 | Electric |
| 3 | Mercedes-Benz Sprinter NOGE | 2006 | 2013 | Second-hand, currently not operating |
| 2 | Neoplan N4407 Centroliner | 2000 | 2011 | Second-hand |
| 1 | Castrosua Tempus Hybrid | 2014 | 2014 | Currently not operating |
| Units | Bus model | Built in | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Citroen Jumper | 2011 | Used for transporting bus drivers, rarely carries passengers |
| 2 | VanHool A508 | 1988 | Purpose not known |
| 1 | Daewoo Lublin 3514 | 2000 | Purpose not known |
| 1 | DAF MB200 HORTEN | 1985 | Used for towing broken-down vehicles |
| 1 | Mercedes-Benz O405N2 | 1995 | The bus has mounted trolleybus connectors, they're used for removing snow from trolleybuses wires [1] |
| 1 | Peugeot Boxer | 2001 | Used for transporting bus drivers, rarely carries passengers |
| Bus model | Built in | Used until | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Berkhof Jonckheer-G | 2000 | 2018 | Second-hand, now operated as Vilnius Airport service buses. |
| Carrus K204 City L | 1997 | 2018 | Second-hand |
| Castrosua CS40 | 1995 | 2020 | Second-hand |
| Mercedes-Benz 1117L Ernst Auwärter Clubstar | 1986 | 2020 | Second-hand, mainly service bus, rarely carried passengers |
| Heuliez GX217 CNG | 1998 | 2015 | Second-hand |
| Heuliez GX417 CNG | 1999 | 2019 | Second-hand |
| Karosa B732 | 1997 | 2018 | |
| Karosa B741 | 1995 | 2018 | |
| Karosa B841 | 1999 | 2018 | One bus (the world's last Karosa B841) was transported to the Karosa museum in Prague |
| MAN A11 NG262 | 1997 | 2020 | Second-hand |
| MAN A11 NG272 | 1994 | 2018 | Second-hand |
| MAN A11 NG312 | 1998 | 2020 | Second-hand |
| MAN A15 NL232 CNG | 1997 | 2014 | Second-hand |
| MAN A18 NG232 CNG | 1996 | 2017 | Second-hand |
| MAN A23 NG263 | 2000 | 2019 | Second-hand |
| MAN A23 NG313 CNG | 1998 | 2019 | Second-hand |
| Mercedes-Benz O405 | 1986 | 2019 | Second-hand |
| Mercedes-Benz O405G | 1990 | 2020 | Second-hand |
| Mercedes-Benz O405GN | 1993 | 2020 | Second-hand |
| Mercedes-Benz O405GN2 | 1995 | 2016 | Second-hand |
| Mercedes-Benz O405GN2 CNG | 1995 | 2016 | Second-hand |
| Mercedes-Benz O405N2 CNG | 1998 | 2016 | Second-hand |
| Mercedes-Benz O405N2Ü CNG | 1996 | 2016 | Second-hand |
| Mercedes-Benz O520 Cito | 1999 | 2017 | |
| Mercedes-Benz O530 Citaro | 2003 | 2020 | |
| Neoplan N4021/3NF | 1994 | 2018 | Second-hand |
| Mercedes-Benz O405 Ramseier & Jenzer | 1987 | 2018 | Second-hand |
| Säffle 5000 | 1996 | 2018 | Second-hand |
| Säffle System 2000 | 1996 | 2018 | Second-hand |
| Karosa B832 | 1998 | 2018 | Bus #302 stood in the depot until May 2022, when it was sold to a scrap metal company |
The night bus route network in Vilnius was designed in 2006 to allow a safe journey from the city centre to the most densely populated neighbourhoods. [3] At first the routes operates on all nights, however due to financial crisis, they were discontinued. At first, all tickets were valid on night buses, but starting from December 2006, night tickets were introduced, which could be purchased on the bus and no discounts were valid. In 2015 night buses were brought back on Friday to Saturday and Saturday to Sunday nights. In 2018, route 88N was introduced to transport passengers between Vilnius airport and the city center. In 2020, due to COVID-19 pandemic, all night routes were discontinued, but 88N would be brought back the Summer of the same year. Other night routes were brought back in July 2022, it was an experiment to see if the ridership was big enough to resume operation, the final day of operation was September 4th. No further announcements were made regarding the change and the only regular night bus route in Vilnius is 88N. Rest of the night routes are only brought back for special events.
| Number | Route | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 88N | Airport–Center–Europe square | Introduced in 2018 |
| 101N | Saulėtekis–Žygimantų st.–Savanorių av.–Laisvės av.–Fabijoniškės | |
| 102N | Pilaitė–Žvėrynas–Žygimantų st.–Maironio st.–Bus station | |
| 103N | Santariškės–Didlaukio st.–Kalvarijų st.–Pylimo st.–Bus station–Gerosios Vilties st | |
| 104N | Ateities st.–Žirmūnų st.–Pylimo st.–Naujininkai | |
| 105N | Pašilaičiai–Šeškinė–Konstitucijos av.–Žygimantų st.–Olandų st.–Pavilnys–Parko st | |
| 106N | Liepkalnis–Bus station–Pylimo st.–Green bridge (Žaliasis tiltas) | Only operated on 2014/07/04-05 and 2018/07/04-05 |
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