Is Palanga safe? Lithuania travel risk
Is Palanga safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Palanga scores 24/100 on our travel risk index (Low). The US State Department rates Lithuania Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 28 Apr 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Palanga scores 24/100 (Low). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Lithuania (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Palanga: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (26/100) and crime and scams (31/100).
A score of 24 is higher than the scores of 12% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Lithuania travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Situated in Palangos Miestas at 55.9167° N, 21.0667° E (elevation 5 m), Palanga lies 299.6 km ESE of Vilnius. Time zone: Europe/Vilnius.
Palangos Miestas
55.9167° N, 21.0667° E
5 m
Europe/Vilnius
18,132
Emergency & Aviation Access
Nearby Towns & Settlements in Lithuania
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Palanga happened in January, June and September (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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