Is Šiauliai safe? Lithuania travel risk
Is Šiauliai safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Šiauliai scores 29/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). 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.
Šiauliai scores 29/100 (Moderate). 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 Šiauliai: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: health and medical access (43/100) and security (26/100).
A score of 29 is higher than the scores of 26% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Lithuania travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Geographic & Regional Coordinates
Found at 55.9281° N, 23.3167° E within Šiaulių Miestas, Šiauliai is situated 185.7 km SE of Vilnius at an altitude of 129 m.
Šiaulių Miestas
55.9281° N, 23.3167° E
129 m
Europe/Vilnius
104,300
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 Šiauliai happened in July, August and September (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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