Lida: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Lida is a city of 103,262 people in Belarus (Grodnenskaya), 144 m (472 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Vilnius International Airport (VNO), 83 km (52 mi) from the centre. It has 1 railway station on record, including Lida train station.
Key facts
Daylight in Lida runs from about 7 h 28 min a day in late December to 17 h 12 min in late June (computed for 53.88° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Lida is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is Vilnius International Airport (VNO), 83 km (52 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 8,251 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft.
Flights to Lida: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Lida train station. Trains to Lida
Buses to Lida · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Minsk, 149 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Warsaw, 340 km (Poland) — flights · trains · buses
- Riga, 349 km (Latvia) — trains · buses · car rental
- Vilnius, 90 km (Lithuania) — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Kaliningrad, 324 km (Russia) — trains · buses · car rental
- Hrodna, 99 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Vitebsk, 348 km — trains · buses · car rental
- Mahilyow, 330 km
- Brest, 224 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Lublin, 346 km (Poland)
Twin towns and sister cities: Jēkabpils, Svetly, Koszalin, Silistra, Ełk, Daugavpils, Trakai.
Common questions
Which airport serves Lida?
Vilnius International Airport (VNO), 83 km (52 mi) from the centre.
How big is Lida?
About 103,262 people live in Lida, across 46 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Lida in?
Europe/Minsk, currently UTC+3.
What currency is used in Lida?
The Belarusian ruble (BYN). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Lida?
Minsk (149 km), Warsaw (340 km), Riga (349 km), Vilnius (90 km), Kaliningrad (324 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.