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BY PLANE

Vilnius International Airport (VNO) (Rodūnios road 10A) is the largest civil airport in Lithuania and is located 6 km south of the city centre. The following airlines operate to and from Vilnius International Airport:

Transfers from Vilnius airport to Vilnius center:

By bus:

Bus No. 1 goes from the airport (lithuanian: Oro uostas) to the “Station” (the final stop “Stotis”), i.e. to both central railway station and central bus station, which are located almost next to each other. The bus arrives to the Station from the west.
Bus No. 2 goes from the airport to the Station from the eastern side.
Bus No. 88 goes from the airport to the City Business Centre (Konstitucijos avenue, Europa square).
Bus No. 3G goes through the centre (Lukiškės square), business centre (Konstitucijos avenue), continuing on to Fabijoniškės sleeping district. The bus number’s trailing letter “G” on a green background stands for “Greitasis” which means “Express bus”. It stops at all relevant bus stops in the centre, while skipping some stops before and after the city centre.

Bus times are available at bus stops or on the website www.stops.lt

Once you have boarded public transportation, you can purchase a one way ticket from the driver that costs €1. You need to mark the paper ticket at one of the several small red metal ticket validators found on the stands in the bus or by placing it in the yellow electronic ticket validator. If you plan to spend a longer time in Vilnius, get yourself a “Vilnius Kortelė” – an electronic ticket that costs €1,5 and can be electronically refilled. It is available at newspaper stands throughout the city and the arrivals area of Vilnius Airport.

You need to activate the electronic “Vilnius Kortelė” ticket as soon as you board the bus by placing it on the yellow electronic touch screen.

Airport Express:

Minibus route: from the airport to the bus station, every 40 min, depends on the flight schedule (from 7:40 to 22:40). Ticket can be bought on the minibus. Timetable

By train:

Distance from the airport to Vilnius Railway station is about 5 km, the journey takes up to 8 minutes. Trains run approximately every 40 minutes. The schedule can be found at www.litrail.lt. Tickets can be purchased on the train or at Vilnius Railway Station.

By taxi:

It is recommended that you book a taxi online before arrival or by phone once you have arrived rather than using the waiting taxis as they will charge a much higher fare (approx. EUR 15 instead of approx. EUR 30). Online taxi booking available HERE.

For more detailed information about the services provided at the airport see www.vilnius-airport.lt.

Kaunas International Airport (KUN) (Oro uosto street 4, Karmėlava, Kaunas district) is the second busiest civil airport in Lithuania located 100 km to the west of Vilnius. Ryanair airline operates between Kaunas International Airport and Bristol, Cagliari, Dublin, Hahn, London, Moss/Rygge, Paphos, Alicante, Birmingham, Comiso, Edinburgh, Knock, Kos, Malta, Palma de Mallorca, Rhodes, Trapani.

Transfers from Kaunas airport to Vilnius center:

For your convenience an express bus service runs from Vilnius to Kaunas Airport and from Kaunas Airport to Vilnius. In Vilnius the bus picks up and leaves the passengers at Hotel Panorama, the bus stop at Kaunas Airport is just in front of the passenger terminal. Bus schedule is coordinated with Ryanair flight schedule and serves every flight.

You can get tickets at www.airport-express.lt
More information available: by e-mail: bilietai@ollex.lt; by telephone: +370 608 66360.

Another option is to get to Kaunas city first by city bus No. 29 (goes regularly from the airport up to Kaunas railway station in the centre) and then take either train or intercity bus to Vilnius.

Other ways to reach Vilnius (Lithuania)

BY TRAIN

Trains from major destinations serve Vilnius Railway Station (Geležinkelio street 16, Vilnius), located just south of the city centre. There are daily train connections with Moscow, St. Petersburg, Kaliningrad and Minsk. One train per day also goes to Warsaw with a change of train in Kaunas and Šestokai, near the border. Train schedules are available HERE.

BY CAR

Motorways connect Vilnius with Klaipėda, Kaunas and Panevėžys. The speed limit is 130 kph on the motorways, 100 kph on Vilnius-Kaunas sector, 90 kph outside towns and 50 kph in town.

BY BUS

Vilnius Bus Station (Sodų street 22, Vilnius) is located across the street from the main railway station. A schedule of all regional buses is posted near the ticket window. Eurolines and Ecolines operate service between Vilnius and Kaunas, Kaliningrad, Riga, Tallinn, St. Petersburg, and Warsaw, with further connections all over Europe.

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