Road freight for companies in Šakiai, the Suvalkija town nearest the port
Of the Suvalkija towns, Šakiai is the closest to Klaipėda port, about 180 km by the direct road, and its furniture, wood, metal, oil and dairy firms book full truckloads through RNJ Transport. Kaunas is about 62 km away. With no railway in Šakiai, trucks carry everything.
- Šakiai firms work in wood and metal processing, vegetable-oil production and furniture, and a dairy works at Lukšiai.
- Industry in Šakiai district is spread over Šakiai, Kudirkos Naumiestis, Lukšiai and Kriūkai.
- The Kaunas–Jurbarkas and Marijampolė–Jurbarkas roads cross Šakiai district.
- A railway from Kazlų Rūda to Jurbarkas was begun in 1940 but never finished, so Šakiai has no rail line.
| Region | Suvalkija |
|---|---|
| Road distance to Klaipėda | About 180 km |
| Driving time | About 3 h 00 min with one driver |
| To the Polish border | About 85 km, Kalvarija and Budzisko crossing |
| Main roads | Kaunas–Jurbarkas road along the Nemunas; Marijampolė–Jurbarkas road; roads to Kaunas, Vilkaviškis and Kudirkos Naumiestis |
| Industry | Furniture, wood and metal processing, vegetable oil, dairy; gravel, sand and peat |
| 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.
What Šakiai makes
About 5,200 people live in Šakiai, and the town processes wood and metal, makes furniture and produces vegetable oil. A dairy works at Lukšiai, and a second furniture maker is based in the district. Industry also stands in Kudirkos Naumiestis and Kriūkai. Gravel, sand and peat are the local minerals.
Packed vegetable oil for food or feed, furniture, and wood and metal parts make full curtainsider loads. Chilled dairy rides with a partner reefer that we check. Oils used as fuel or chemicals count as dangerous goods, and we leave those to ADR carriers.
Šakiai, Kaunas and the direct road west
Šakiai has no railway at all. The Kaunas–Jurbarkas road along the Nemunas and the Marijampolė–Jurbarkas road both cross the district. From Šakiai, the direct road west to Klaipėda is about 180 km; going round by Kaunas on the motorway is about 275 km.
Kaunas is about 62 km east. For Poland, trucks go south through Marijampolė to Kalvarija, about 85 km away.
| Route | About | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Direct road west along the Nemunas | 180 km | Shorter, on regional roads |
| Round by Kaunas on the A1 | 275 km | Longer, mostly motorway |
How a load runs from Šakiai
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.
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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.
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We plan the truck
We choose our own truck or check a partner carrier for your dates.
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You get a fixed price
We confirm the price and the planned collection and delivery days.
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You get the truck details
Before loading you get the truck and trailer numbers and the driver’s phone number.
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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.
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Delivery and one invoice
After delivery you get the signed consignment note and one invoice from RNJ Transport.
Frequently asked questions
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Which road does a truck from Šakiai take to Klaipėda?
Usually the direct road west along the Nemunas, about 180 km, because it is far shorter than the motorway route through Kaunas, about 275 km. The driver’s plan for the day decides the final road. Tell us the terminal or the ferry and the date.
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Do you carry furniture and wood products from Šakiai to Scandinavia?
Yes. Packed furniture and wood products go to Klaipėda and on the Karlshamn ferry to Sweden. Our own truck drives if we have one free; if not, a checked partner does. Norway loads also need a partner customs broker, who prepares the border papers.
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Can you take vegetable oil from Šakiai?
Yes, when it is packed and is not dangerous goods. Edible oil in bottles, cans or IBC tanks on pallets travels on a curtainsider. Oil in bulk needs a tanker, and fuel oils are dangerous goods, so we do not carry those. Send the packing type and the weight.
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Do you collect in Kudirkos Naumiestis and Lukšiai?
Yes. Industry in Šakiai district is spread over several towns, and we collect full loads in all of them, including the dairy at Lukšiai. Give the exact loading address, because the towns are some distance apart. Chilled dairy needs a partner reefer, which we arrange.
Sources (4)
- VLE encyclopaedia: Šakiai
- VLE encyclopaedia: Šakiai district municipality
- Statistics Lithuania: town population on 1 January 2026
- EKGT: map of Lithuania’s ethnographic regions (2025)
We checked these sources on 24 October 2026.
Ship your Šakiai load with us
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 38573A 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:
- Loading and unloading place
- Cargo: type, pallets or loading metres, weight
- Loading date
- Company name
- Your phone number