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Road freight for companies in Kelmė, on the A12

RNJ Transport moves full truckloads to and from Kelmė for dairy, wood and peat companies. Kelmė lies on the A12 road between Šiauliai and Tauragė, and Klaipėda is about 135 km away. Within Lithuania, our own trucks drive whenever possible. Abroad, checked partner carriers drive most loads.

  • Kelmė lies on the A12 road, 42 km south-west of Šiauliai, with Tauragė further to the south-west.
  • Industry in Kelmė district is wood processing, dairy products and peat extraction, mostly in Kelmė and Tytuvėnai.
  • Invest Lithuania describes Šiauliai airport as a cargo airport with a 3,500 m runway, the longest in the Baltic states.
  • Kelmė is 24 km from the A1 motorway, which it meets at Kryžkalnis.
A truck with a curtainsider trailer on a motorway between fields of yellow rapeseed
Local facts
Region Žemaitija
Road distance to Klaipėda About 135 km
Driving time About 2 h 15 min with one driver
To the Polish border About 205 km, Kalvarija and Budzisko crossing
Main roads A12 north-east to Šiauliai and Riga, south-west to Tauragė; roads to Tytuvėnai and Užventis
Industry Dairy products, wood processing, peat extraction
Industrial and logistics areas Tytuvėnai railway station; the Šiauliai free economic zone and Šiauliai cargo airport
Trucks Our own trucks and checked partner carriers
Your contact One contact person for your load. +370 698 38573. We speak Lithuanian, English and Russian.

Distances: the road route in OpenStreetMap (OSRM), from city centre to city centre, checked on 24 October 2026. Routes from Poland and further west enter Lithuania at the Budzisko and Kalvarija crossing. Driving time: 60 km/h on average with the breaks the EU rules require, without loading, queues or ferries. It is not a delivery promise.

Kelmė industry: dairy, wood and peat

Kelmė district works mainly in wood processing, dairy products and peat extraction. Most manufacturing sits in two towns, Kelmė and Tytuvėnai. The best-known plant in Kelmė is a dairy, and peat is extracted near Tytuvėnai. Outbound trucks carry dairy products, sawn wood and wood products, and packed peat.

The wider Šiauliai region also has a furniture cluster that supplies a global furniture retailer. About 7,100 people live in Kelmė itself.

Freight points near Kelmė
PlaceWhat is thereDistance from Kelmė
TytuvėnaiA station on the Radviliškis–Pagėgiai railway; peat extractionIn Kelmė district
KryžkalnisAccess to the A1 motorway, Kaunas to KlaipėdaAbout 24 km
ŠiauliaiA free economic zone (132 ha) and a cargo airportAbout 42 km
MeiteneBorder crossing to Latvia on the road to RigaAbout 107 km

The A12 road, the railway and the way to the port

The A12 crosses Kelmė district, including a bridge over the Dubysa river, and leads north-east to Šiauliai and Riga. To the south-west it leads to Tauragė. Tytuvėnai, in the same district, has a station on the Radviliškis–Pagėgiai railway. The road to Klaipėda port joins the A1 motorway at Kryžkalnis.

From Klaipėda, our own trucks take the ferry to Karlshamn for Swedish deliveries. Poland is about 205 km away by road, at the Kalvarija crossing, and loads there travel with checked partner carriers.

How a load runs from Kelmė

We plan the load and book the truck: our own truck on Lithuanian and Swedish routes when one is free, a checked partner carrier on every other route. From the first call to delivery you deal with one contact person and get one invoice from RNJ Transport.

  1. You send the load details

    Give the collection and delivery addresses, the date, the pallets or loading metres and the weight in the request form.

  2. We plan the truck

    We choose our own truck or check a partner carrier for your dates.

  3. You get a fixed price

    We confirm the price and the planned collection and delivery days.

  4. You get the truck details

    Before loading you get the truck and trailer numbers and the driver’s phone number.

  5. Loading and the trip

    The driver collects the load with the consignment note, a CMR note on international loads. If anything changes, we call you.

  6. Delivery and one invoice

    After delivery you get the signed consignment note and one invoice from RNJ Transport.

Frequently asked questions

  1. Do you carry dairy products from Kelmė?

    Yes. Packed dairy products that need cooling travel on a checked partner’s refrigerated truck. Products that keep at normal temperature can go on our own curtainsider trailers. Tell us which applies and where the load goes, and we plan the right truck. One invoice from RNJ Transport covers the transport.

  2. Can you move peat from Tytuvėnai?

    Yes. Peat is extracted near Tytuvėnai, and packed peat on pallets travels as a full curtainsider load. Tytuvėnai lies in Kelmė district, on the Radviliškis–Pagėgiai railway. We collect at the packing site and deliver in Lithuania or abroad. Tell us the pallet type and the total weight.

  3. Which roads connect Kelmė with Riga and Klaipėda?

    For Riga, the A12 leads north-east past Šiauliai to the Latvian border at Meitene, about 107 km from Kelmė. For Klaipėda, about 135 km away, trucks take the A12 south-west and join the A1 motorway at Kryžkalnis. Loads for Riga go with checked partner carriers.

  4. Do you deliver to furniture plants in the Šiauliai region?

    Yes. The Šiauliai region, which includes Kelmė, has a furniture cluster. We bring materials to these plants and take finished furniture out as full loads. Furniture for Sweden can travel on our own trucks with the Karlshamn ferry, and checked partners drive to Germany and the Benelux.

Sources (6)
  1. VLE encyclopaedia: Kelmė
  2. VLE encyclopaedia: Kelmė district municipality
  3. Invest Lithuania: Šiauliai region
  4. Via Lietuva: A12 works in Šiauliai and Kelmė districts
  5. LTG Infra: rail network statement 2026–2027
  6. Statistics Lithuania: town population on 1 January 2026

We checked these sources on 24 October 2026.

Plan your Kelmė load with our team

Send the route, the date and the load size in the request form. We call you back. You can also call us during working hours.

+370 698 38573

A person in our Klaipėda office answers your call.

Mon–Fri 08:00–17:00, Lithuanian time

Transport request

Send us an email. Please include these details:

  1. Loading and unloading place
  2. Cargo: type, pallets or loading metres, weight
  3. Loading date
  4. Company name
  5. Your phone number
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Transport request

Send us an email. Please include these details:

  1. Loading and unloading place
  2. Cargo: type, pallets or loading metres, weight
  3. Loading date
  4. Company name
  5. Your phone number
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