Luggage requirements / lost luggage

Hand baggage

Number of items and dimensions of hand baggage allowed to be taken to the cabin are different, depending on the airline companies
When packing items to the hand baggage, it is important to observe the following rules regarding:

Checked baggage

Dimensions, weight and price of checked baggage depends on the airline company. However, the maximum permissible weight of baggage shall not exceed 32 kg.
It is recommended not to bring fragile (e.g. computers), expensive items, documents, bank cards in the checked baggage. Do not leave your bag unattended at the airport. Do not let others pack your bag and always take into account the applicable rules.

Non-standard baggage

If you want to carry non-standard dimensions baggage (e.g. bicycles, skiing inventory, etc.), please apply to the airline companies regarding the possibilities, requirements and prices of carriage of such type of baggage.

Lost baggage

For baggage that has been lost or damaged during travel, please contact the following ground handling company operating at Kaunas Airport:

UAB Litcargus, located in the Arrivals Hall on the ground floor.
Tel.: +370 37 758 010
Mob. ph. +370 620 39878
E-mail:

If you have more questions regarding Baggage

In case of travelling with a pet

The main documents required for travelling pets are a Pet passport and a veterinary entry document for animals. Rules and recommendations for travelling with pet animals are laid down and regulated by the State Food and Veterinary Service of the Republic of Lithuania. More information is available on the Service website www.vmvt.lt, section FAQ, category "Travelling with pets"

If you need medicines during your trip

No more than 5 original packages of medicinal products are allowed to be brought in without the prescription copy or physician`s certificate. With the prescription copy or physician's certificate, allowable number could be from 6 to 9 original packages of medicinal product of the same name, pharmaceutical form, strength and dosage number. More than 10 original packages of the same name medicinal product or more than 10 packages of the More than 10 original packages of the same name medicinal product or more than 10 packages of the medicinal products of different names are allowed to be brought only with a special physician's certificate. On conveying narcotic and psychotropic medicines through the border of the Republic of Lithuania, travellers (both those entering and those leaving the country) should observe the following rules:

Narcotic and psychotropic medicines are allowed to carry only for personal use in connection with health care; when going to a Schengen state, it is required to possess together with medicines carried a certificate in a prescribed form issued by a health care institution; and when going to a non-Schengen state, the copies of the prescriptions of medicines being carried are required (the copies of these prescriptions do not need to be endorsed by the Ministry of Health); only the certificate or prescription (a copy of the prescription) issued in the name of the traveller is valid; medicines shall not be carried in bigger amounts than indicated in the certificate or prescription (its copy); when going to a Schengen state, narcotic medicines can be carried in the amounts needed for a period no longer than 30 days, and when going to a non-Schengen state - for a period no longer than 15 days;psychotropic medicines can be carried in the amounts needed for a period no longer than 30 days; medicines shall be kept only in original packages (in which the medicines have been bought in pharmacies).
If medicines are required for a longer treatment course, we suggest taking with you a certificate about disease and treatment prescribed, issued by a doctor in an appropriate foreign language, in order to consult foreign doctors for prescribing the necessary medicines.
Narcotic medicines are the medicines containing substances such as buprenorphine, fentanyl, methadone, morphine, pethidine, tramadol.
Psychotropic medicines are the medicines containing substances such as alprazolam, bromazepam, chlordiazepoxide, diazepam, estazolam, clonazepam, clorazepate, higher doze of codeine, fenobarbital, lorazepam, medazepam, midazolam, oxazepam, nitrazepam, pentazocine, temazepam, tetrazepam, triazolam, zolpidem.
In case of any concerns regarding information on carriage of medicines through the border of the Republic of Lithuania, please apply to the State Medicines Control Agency under the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Lithuania. Phone numbers: (+370 5) 261 65 49, (+370 5) 212 40 59. Website of this Service: www.vvkt.lt