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Frequent flights operate between Vilnius or Kaunas and most European capitals. There are no direct flights between Lithuania and North America, Australia and Asia. Vilnius airport is 5km (3mi) south of the city centre, in the suburb of Kirtimai, while Kaunas airport is 10km (6mi) north of the Old Town.
Buses are the cheapest but least comfortable method of reaching Lithuania, with direct buses from Belarus, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Norway, Poland, Russia and Sweden. The buses between Poland and Belarus and Lithuania are notoriously subject to long delays: motorists have had to queue for as long as four days at the border between Ogrodniki, Poland and Lazdijai. Lithuanian border guards are pretty nonchalant nowadays. They don't bother stamping passports and have even been known to smile.
The Berlin-St Petersburg train passes through Vilnius. If coming from Poland, you can take a direct train from Warsaw to Kaunas, then pick up one of the frequent connections to Vilnius. The direct train from Warsaw to Vilnius passes through Belarus - make sure you have a Belarus transit visa if you require one. The daily Baltic Express, which links Poland with Estonia, stops at three Lithuanian destinations. Ferries link the west coast port of Klaipeda with Arhus, Fredericia and Copenhagen (Denmark), Kiel and Mukran (Germany), and Harwich (England). Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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 Sestokai station by Marcin75
The famous Suwalki - Sestokai route's glory has passed. Once daily service from Warsaw to Sestokai, with connecting train to Vilnius via Kaunas from there was cancelled since Dec. 13th, 2004 and from this time forth will go only during the summer - (30 Apr - 2 Oct).
The night train between Poland and LIthuania is cancelled. Instead, PKP Intercity offers the bus connection... Leave a Comment
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 Funicular by ettenajLeave a Comment Theme: Other
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 Local transport by ettenajLeave a Comment Theme: Train
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Just took a recent trip on the overnight train from Warsaw (Poland) to Kaunas (Lithuania) - Same train goes all the way to Vilnius.
Some items that may be helpful:
1. Cost
- For my wife and I to get the entire 3 person sleeper cabin to ourselves cost us approx $138 US total buying in Poland. Buying the return ticket in Lithuania to Warsaw only cost us about $115 US. Was Strange the cost was a little less, but no arguments were had.
2. Sleeper Cabin
- Trip to Lithuania was decent. It was pretty cold in the cabin and heat was unable to be changed since the knob was stuck. Return trip was wonderful. We could adjust the heat ourselves and we were quite comfy. Plenty of blankets in the sleeper to keep warm.
3. Customs
- Trip To Lithuania (about 2-3am )We were woken once with Polish and Lithuanian customs side by side. Quick check and swipe of the passports and within 10 minutes were back asleep. On the trip to Poland same thing happened (only one wake up in the middle of the night). Customs were a little confused at the brand new Lithuanian passports but after about 5 minutes customs was all good.
4. Borders
- Train does not cross Belarus... :) Straight from Poland to Lithuania
5. Treats
- In the 3 person sleeper cabin we were given two bottles of water with cups, two pastries for the morning, and the choice of tea or coffee once we were woken up in the morning.
6. Wake Up
- About 30 minutes before you get to the destination the conductor made sure we were awake. Quite nice! Leave a Comment Theme: Train
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 Old Town in Kaunas by giedre
dont worry we also have buses ,trains ,cars too...:)
This year, in Vilnius, i also saw two stored bus for the tourist trips around the town.Quite new thing here.Should be very nice to see all renovated and restored Vilnius old town ;) Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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Ryan Air from Liverpool, what a good cheap service. We did the round trip on 7th October 2006 for £25.00 each, both flights were on time, no problems.Well done Ryan Air. Leave a Comment Theme: Airplane
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Brilliant service for easy access around town, frequent running approx 30p per journey no matter how far, just flag the appropriate bus down. Each route has a different number displayed in large numbers on the front for easy detection. Leave a Comment Theme: Bus
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Forget your car, insurance is seldom applicable in Lithuania and your international green card has no value here. It is definitely cheaper to come by bus (Eurolines) or by plane (Lithuanian Airlines), use taxis in Vilnius (see tourist traps!) and rent a car to Rimas...
If you decide to use our car anyway, then there is a nice way from Europe, avoiding the mess of Polish roads. Take the German highways to Kiel, then the Lithuanian ferries to Klaipeda (2 nights, 1 day Baltic cruise) and you have then the perfect lithuanian ways (Highway 300 km from Klaipeda to Vilnius). This way of coming is popular here but do not forget taking an insurance in Lithuania.
In Vilnius in Your Pocket you will find the phone number of Rimas rent a car (+370 698) 21662 email rimas.cars@is.lt... no concurrence possible except if you like new cars, then try Litinterp. Send an email to Rimas and he will answer overnight. He will come with the car at the airport or wherever you want and at the end of your trip he will pick up the car wherever you want too. Simple, kind and effective.
Rimas has good used cars well maintained, I used him and I recommended him several times. Moreover his cars give you no regrets when you decide to explore the countryside...
The rest is to be done by bus (departure for everywhere in front of the train station).
About motorhomes, I have been meeting a few of them but the campings I have seen - however generally well situated (nice ones near Trakai, Ignalina and Palanga)- are not very well equipped and I would have no full confidence in safe camping in the countryside. Leave a Comment Theme: Ship/Boat
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Perfect page for transportation, hotels, tours, weather and so on in Lithuania !! Leave a Comment
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