From Kaunas to Klaipėda

There are two ways to travel from Kaunas to Klaipėda: by bus or by train. I looked at both and took the bus.

Kaunas Bus Station

Kaunas has a new, modern bus station. There is an information desk, four ticket counters and three ticket machines.

Buying a ticket: I used a ticket machine. You can switch the language to English, and it is very easy to use. Enter your start, destination and date, and you’re done. I chose a direct bus: 2 hours 45 minutes for 23 euros.

You can also book online at autobusubilietai.lt, the main booking website for long-distance buses in Lithuania. It is available in English.

Facilities: The station has Wi-Fi, a supermarket and small shops. Screens show when and where each bus leaves. Outside, each platform has its own sign showing which bus departs there.

Toilets: The toilets cost 0.50 euros and you have to pay with coins. Card payment was out of order. I paid with a 1-euro coin and did not get any change, so bring the exact amount. The toilets were clean.

The Alternative: Kaunas Train Station

Kaunas has an impressive train station. The building is in very good condition. In front of the station there is a pedestrian tunnel, which is an easy way to reach the building.

There is a ticket counter and two ticket machines, which are easy to use in English. Announcements at the station are also in English.

Connection: Departure at 10:42 with one change in Šiauliai (11 minutes to change trains). The trip takes 4 hours 3 minutes and costs 27.44 euros.

You can also book train tickets online at ltglink.lt or in the LTG Link app. Online tickets are usually a little cheaper than at the station.

The bus is much faster, so I chose the bus.

The Bus Journey

My bus left from platform 19. It was very clean and had Wi-Fi.

The paper ticket is only in Lithuanian. The easiest way to understand it is with a translation app.

The bus makes one more stop in the suburbs of Kaunas. About halfway, it stops for a few minutes at a rest area.
The trip went smoothly, and after 2 hours 45 minutes we arrived in Klaipėda on time.

Curonian Spit Klaipeda, Credits: kanpoan.net

Travelling on through the Baltics? The Baltics by public transport guide covers the whole route from Warsaw to Tallinn, with every leg I travelled myself.