Kaunas Travel Guide

Give the centre two different days

Start with the Old Town and riverside on your first day. On the next, walk along Laisvės Alėja and look at the streets leading towards the art museums. This splits the historic centre and the newer city into manageable walks, with time to sit down between them.

Kaunas makes more sense when you leave room for its buildings as well as its attractions. You can enjoy façades from the street, but a building that looks interesting is not automatically open to visitors. Check any interior tour before arranging the whole day around it.

Put the museum entrance on your map

The M. K. Čiurlionis National Museum of Art receives visitors at V. Putvinskio Street 55. Its standard adult ticket is €10. Across this part of the city, the Devils' Museum is a different collection with an €8 ticket. Give your chosen museum a proper block of time instead of buying two admissions for hurried visits.

The M. Žilinskas Art Gallery is closed for reconstruction. Do not confuse it with the main Čiurlionis museum when following an older guide. Opening days and holiday exceptions are on the museum's own page. A rainy morning is a good time for a museum, with the outdoor walk saved for later.

Arrive at the station that suits your plans

Trains from Vilnius arrive at Kaunas railway station. The station is not in the Old Town, so allow for the last part of the journey when comparing accommodation. If you have only a day, avoid spending the first hour carrying bags from one end of the centre to the other.

Kaunas Airport's public-transport page describes bus 29 towards the city bus and railway stations. Check the current departure and stop for your flight. An airport named after Kaunas is not a central railway station, and its transfer needs time of its own.

Make an easy meal plan

Look at lunch menus near the places you already intend to visit. Compare the price of the whole meal, including any drink, rather than only the cheapest dish on the board. If you are staying in an apartment, check whether it has a usable kitchen before planning several supermarket dinners.

For a short stay, it can be worth paying a little more for a room close to your evening plans. A cheaper address across town may add transport costs and make a midday break less convenient. The spending examples below let you compare those choices; they are not claims about rooms currently on sale.

Continue west without filling the travel day

The Kaunas to Klaipėda route helps you move towards the coast. Treat that as a change of base, with room for packing, the station and check-in. If you prefer a quieter finish to the trip, Druskininkai offers a different direction with parks and spa time. You do not need to include both on the same short holiday.