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==Transportation==
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===Railway===
[[File:Kleinbahn Klaipėda.jpg|thumb|A narrow gauge railway station in 1920]]
The Klaipėda railway station (Lithuanian: Klaipėdos geležinkelio stotis) is located at Priestočio g. 1, north of the Old Town.

The railway station consists of two buildings. The old building, made of yellow bricks and reflecting features of Classical architecture, was built in 1881. Currently, the building hosts various small businesses. The new railway station was built of red bricks in 1983.{{cn|date=September 2024}}

The railway network of then [[Prussia]] reached Klaipėda in 1878. Initially used for lumber and fish freight on the Klaipėda–Šilutė and Klaipėda–Šilutė–Pagėgiai routes, the railway grid network of [[Lithuania Minor]] received a major boost after the [[Klaipėda uprising]] and the annexation of the region by Lithuania in 1923.{{cn|date=September 2024}}

As of 2017, [[Lithuanian Railways]] were operating two routes from Klaipėda railway station. 4 daily trains on route Klaipėda – [[Vilnius]] and 2 daily trains on the Klaipėda–Radviliškis routes. Train tickets could be obtained at the station.<ref>{{Cite web |title=LTG Link {{!}} E. bilietas |url=https://www.traukiniobilietas.lt/portal/ |access-date=2021-11-16|website=www.traukiniobilietas.lt |archive-date=7 February 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160207005822/https://www.traukiniobilietas.lt/portal/ |url-status=dead}}</ref> lt or with a surcharge – on board the trains.

The railway station is served by the following buses of [[Klaipėda city passenger transport]]:
*No. 9 south of the city – city hospital (via Central Klaipėda Terminal)
*No. 6 south of the city – Melnragė district (Melnragė beaches)
*No. 8 south of city – bus station (through Old town)
*No. 15 south of the city – city hospital
*No. 100 bus station – [[Palanga International Airport]] (PLQ)

===Airport===
[[File:Palanga International Airport in 2008.jpg|thumb|right|Palanga International Airport]]
Domestic and international commercial scheduled airline services are provided by [[Palanga International Airport]]. The airport is connected with Klaipėda by a city bus.

Klaipėda also has a small, privately run [[Klaipėda Airfield|aerodrome]] with a focus on sports aviation and charter services.

=== Ferries ===

==== Ferries to Smiltynė ====
[[File:Klaipeda The Old Ferry port terminal with a ferry boat.jpg|thumb|right|View to the Klaipėda central ferry port terminal – the Old Ferry port]]
Klaipėda is located next to the Curonian Spit and a small part of the peninsula ([[Smiltynė]]) is within Klaipėda. People can reach the peninsula by ferry using one of the two terminals.
*The Old ferry terminal (Danės st. 1) – ferry from city center for passengers traveling on foot or with bikes;
*The New ferry terminal (Nemuno st. 8) – ferry for people with motorized vehicles.

==== International ferries ====
In Klaipėda, there are three ferry lines and two ferry companies: [[DFDS Seaways]] and [[TT-Line]].

Ferries depart from the Central Klaipėda Terminal (CKT). DFDS operates ferries to [[Kiel]] (Germany) and [[Karlshamn]] (Sweden), and TT-Line ferries head to [[Trelleborg]] (Sweden).

===Buses===
[[File:Klaipėda Bus Station in 2010.jpg|thumb|right|Klaipėda Bus Station]]
[[File:Lithuanian electric bus Dancer, Klaipėda.jpg|thumb|right|Electric bus ''Dancer'', manufactured in the [[Klaipėda Free Economic Zone]] and used for city's public transportation since 2020<ref>{{cite web |title=Metai su "Dancer" autobusais Klaipėdoje: įrodė patikimumą ir tvarumą |url=https://www.fez.lt/lt/metai-su-dancer-autobusais-klaipedoje-irode-patikimuma-ir-tvaruma/ |website=Klaipėda Free Economic Zone |access-date=26 March 2023 |language=lt-LT |date=23 April 2021 |archive-date=26 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230326113942/https://www.fez.lt/lt/metai-su-dancer-autobusais-klaipedoje-irode-patikimuma-ir-tvaruma/ |url-status=live}}</ref>]]
Klaipėda's bus public transportation is arranged in a north–south axis, based on three parallel principal streets, running along the coast of Curonian Lagoon and thus making the grid logical and comfortable for commuting.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.klaipedatransport.lt/files/puslapiai/Juros%20svente/aKlaipedosMaps.pdf |title=Map |website=Klaipedatransport.lt |access-date=2 August 2019 |archive-date=23 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180323030802/http://klaipedatransport.lt/files/puslapiai/Juros%20svente/aKlaipedosMaps.pdf |url-status=live}}</ref>

In shops and newsstands, electronic cards could be bought for the purpose of paying for transportation. Public transport is organized, supervised and coordinated by the [[Klaipėda city passenger transport]].

Buses to other cities and towns depart from Klaipėda bus station (Butkų Juzės g. 9).
Buses to Curonian Spit villages Nida and Juodkrantė depart from a bus stop in Smiltynė (next to the Old ferry terminal).

===Trams===
[[Trams in Klaipėda]] functioned in 1904—1934 and 1950–1967. It was the only tram transport in the history of Lithuania, as well as the last years of first independent Lithuania, then in Soviet Lithuania. It was an interurban transport which was operated by Memeler Kleinbahn AG company.

The tram system had two lines with 12&nbsp;km of tracks and 17 tramcars. The first line was from the old city (lighthouse and Strandvilla restaurant) through center and northern suburbs, which included Royal (Didžioji) Vitė and Bomelio Vitė localities. Eventually, the route would go to beaches, then to Melnragė, a resort. The second line was from the old city through Royal Smeltė, an industrial suburb, then south to Wilhelm Channel and Wooden Bay. Line The tram lines were all connected to the stock exchange in the center of the city. Branches of the tram routes connected the center with railway station through Liepaja (now Manto) Street and Liepaja (now Lietuvninku) Square. Another tram route passed near the Winter Port through the Vite locality. In 1950—1967 tram run functioned in line to Smeltė only. Tram lines were used for delivery of goods from railways and ports. Eventually, the tram degraded and closed due to wear, as well as lack of funds for its renewal and development.<ref>''Tatoris Jonas'' Senoji Klaipėda. Urbanistinė raida ir architektūra iki 1939 metų.&nbsp;— Вильнюс., 1994. С. 87;{{in lang|lt}}</ref>

City authorities are currently planning to revitalize the tram system in Klaipėda. The proposed tram routes plan to connect Klaipėda with [[Šventoji, Lithuania|Šventoji]] through [[Palanga International Airport]], as well as [[Palanga]]. In 2017, a feasibility study began for first tram line on Herkus Manto and Taikos streets.<ref>[http://www.lrytas.lt/verslas/rinkos-pulsas/vizija-ateityje-po-pajuri-keliausime-greituoju-tramvajumi-ir-elektrobusais.htm] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131129110155/http://www.lrytas.lt/verslas/rinkos-pulsas/vizija-ateityje-po-pajuri-keliausime-greituoju-tramvajumi-ir-elektrobusais.htm|date=29 November 2013}} Vizija: ateityje po pajūrį keliausime greituoju tramvajumi ir elektrobusais{{in lang|lt}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |language=lt |url=http://www.ve.lt/naujienos/klaipeda1/miesto-istorijos/klaipedos-tramvajus---desimtmecio-utopija/ |title=Klaipėdos tramvajus – dešimtmečio utopija |author=Dienraštis Vakaru ekspresas |website=Dienraštis Vakaru ekspresas |date=10 April 2010 |access-date=7 October 2020 |archive-date=16 January 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210116182054/https://www.ve.lt/naujienos/klaipeda1/miesto-istorijos/klaipedos-tramvajus---desimtmecio-utopija/ |url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://lzinios.lt/lzinios/Gimtasis-krastas/klaipeda-gaivina-tramvajaus-tradicijas/247962 |title=Klaipėda gaivina tramvajaus tradicijas |access-date=8 October 2020 |archive-date=15 September 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170915114749/http://lzinios.lt/lzinios/Gimtasis-krastas/klaipeda-gaivina-tramvajaus-tradicijas/247962 |url-status=dead}}</ref>