Road freight for companies in Varėna, in the forests of Dzūkija
Varėna sits in the most forested part of Dzūkija, and its textile, dairy, bottled-water and wood firms ship their full truckloads through RNJ Transport. Vilnius is about 82 km away on the highway to Druskininkai. The Polish border is about 120 km away, and Klaipėda about 340 km.
- Forest covers 68.9% of Varėna municipality, the second highest share in Lithuania after Neringa.
- Varėna firms make textiles, process milk, extract and bottle mineral water, and build; wood processing works across the municipality.
- Most industry in the municipality is in Varėna, Senoji Varėna and Matuizos.
- The Vilnius–Druskininkai highway passes Varėna, and a railway links the town with Lentvaris and Vilnius.
| Region | Dzūkija |
|---|---|
| Road distance to Klaipėda | About 340 km |
| Driving time | About 6 h 25 min with one driver |
| To the Polish border | About 120 km, Kalvarija and Budzisko crossing |
| Main roads | Vilnius–Druskininkai highway (north-east to Vilnius, south-west to Druskininkai); a road to Alytus |
| Industry | Home textiles, dairy, bottled mineral water, wood processing, construction; sand, gravel and peat |
| Industrial and logistics areas | Varėna station on the railway from Lentvaris |
| 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.
Forest, water and textiles in Varėna
About 7,500 people live in Varėna, in a municipality that is mostly forest. Local firms make textiles, among them home textiles such as bed linen, blankets and pillows. A dairy processes milk, a company extracts and bottles mineral water, and others build or process wood. Timber, textiles, dairy and bottled water are the main outbound loads.
| Goods | Trailer |
|---|---|
| Bed linen, blankets and pillows | Curtainsider, light and bulky |
| Bottled water and drinks | Curtainsider, heavy for its size |
| Dairy products that need cooling | Partner reefer |
| Timber and wood products | Curtainsider, on pallets or strapped |
Roads and rail around Varėna
The Vilnius–Druskininkai highway runs through Varėna, with Vilnius about 82 km to the north-east and Druskininkai to the south-west. Varėna is closer to Vilnius than to Kaunas, which is about 130 km away. A road also leads west to Alytus, about 48 km. A railway from Lentvaris reaches Varėna.
Klaipėda and the Swedish ferry are reached by the A1, after Vilnius or Kaunas. For Poland, the main truck crossing is Kalvarija on Via Baltica.
How a load runs from Varėna
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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Do you ship Varėna home textiles to Western Europe?
Yes. Bed linen, blankets and pillows fill a curtainsider by volume long before its weight limit. A checked partner carrier takes them west through Poland. Write the carton or pallet count and the buyer’s address in your request, and we plan the trailer.
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Do you transport bottled water from Varėna?
Yes. Bottled water on pallets is a heavy load, so we check each pallet’s weight against the roughly 24 tonnes a standard trailer takes. We deliver it to Lithuanian distribution centres and to buyers in neighbouring countries. Tell us the pallet count and the weight per pallet.
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Is Varėna better served from Vilnius or from Kaunas?
From Vilnius. Varėna is about 82 km from Vilnius on the highway to Druskininkai, and about 130 km from Kaunas. For Varėna firms, the closest big warehouses are in Vilnius. So loads from Varėna usually run through Vilnius, then west on the A1 to Kaunas or Klaipėda.
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Do you collect timber in Varėna municipality?
Yes, packed or strapped timber and wood products from sawmills and yards. With forest on 68.9% of the land, wood is a natural local load. Our curtainsiders do not take loose logs from the forest, which need timber trucks with cranes.
Sources (4)
- VLE encyclopaedia: Varėna
- VLE encyclopaedia: Varėna district municipality
- LTG Infra: rail network statement 2026–2027
- EKGT: map of Lithuania’s ethnographic regions (2025)
We checked these sources on 24 October 2026.
Send your Varėna load details
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