European transport routes

Continue north by a through train when its timetable fits. The ride is roughly 35–45 minutes, giving you a useful link between the two Gauja-area bases.

A coach usually offers a useful range of departure times, with about 3–3½hours on board. Daily trains are another option when their timetable suits an overnight stay.

Take a coach to Kuldīga and compare its stopping pattern. Services can take roughly 2½–3½hours, so arrival time matters as much as the fare.

Use a direct coach when its service time fits. The local visitor guide gives about 1½hours, making this a practical move from an inland town to a coastal base.

Take an intercity coach and allow roughly 3–3½hours before the local journey to your room. Read the exact service, since stopping patterns can change the arrival time.

A direct train is a useful starting choice, taking roughly 3–3½hours. Stay overnight if the Rothko Museum and fortress are the main reasons for your trip.

The train is a practical centre-to-centre option. Compare the actual service because stopping patterns change the journey time, and allow for the walk or local bus from Kaunas station to the Old Town.

Use the direct train for a move from Vilnius to the coast. Plan around four to five hours on board, then keep the first evening in Klaipėda simple rather than adding a tight ferry connection.

The train gets you into Šiauliai in roughly two and a half hours. A visit to the Hill of Crosses needs a separate journey from the city, so plan it before choosing an onward ticket.

A direct train makes Šiauliai a useful stop on the way to the coast. Allow around two hours, or longer for a stopping service, and leave time to reach your Klaipėda accommodation.

Start by comparing direct coaches for this westbound move. They avoid a rail change and put you in the Klaipėda station area; check the exact Kaunas pickup because some through services use an outer-city stop.

Take a bus along the mainland for Palanga. No ferry is needed. Check whether the ticket is for Palanga town or its airport, then allow time from the bus station to your room or the beach.

For foot passengers, take the Old Ferry to Smiltynė and then the local bus to Nida. Allow roughly 1½–2 hours including the connection, and compare a through-coach if one suits your date.

Use a direct bus for Druskininkai and plan about two hours on the road. The resort has no regular passenger railway service, so keep time for the bus-station arrival and your hotel check-in.

Use a direct bus for Druskininkai and plan roughly two to three hours on the road. The resort has no regular passenger railway service, so keep time for the bus-station arrival and your hotel check-in.

Take an ordinary bus from Valletta towards Rabat and Mdina. Route 51 takes roughly 30–40 minutes to the Mdina stop, before the walk through the gate. The adult day fare is €2 in winter or €2.50 in summer; allow extra time for waiting and traffic.

Walk the coast between Sliema and St Julian’s or take ordinary route 13. The bus takes roughly 10–20 minutes from Ferries 5 to San Giljan, before the final walk. The adult day fare is €2 in winter or €2.50 in summer; allow extra time for waiting and traffic.

Take the Intercity bus for €6 adult cash single. Allow about 1 hour 45 minutes for the complete route and choose a Limassol stop near your destination.

A limited direct Intercity service costs €10 for an adult cash single and takes about two hours. If it does not fit, compare two buses through Limassol and allow substantially longer, including the change.

EMEL route 64 links Limassol with Platres and Troodos. Choose your trailhead before choosing the stop, and plan the return departure before starting a walk. The ordinary daytime adult bus single is €2.

Take the Dovre-line train for a centre-to-centre journey of about seven hours. Compare day and night departures, and check whether you are buying a seat or sleeping accommodation.

Take the Bergen-line train to Myrdal and change onto the Flåm Railway. Search both trains together and leave the fjord activity until you know your arrival time.

Travel up to Myrdal on the Flåm Railway, then take the Bergen-bound train. Book the complete connection in this direction and leave a margin before any fixed evening plans.

Kystbussen NW400 links the cities with two ferry crossings included in the journey. Express trips take around 4 hours 20–30 minutes; regular departures can take about 5 hours 25 minutes.