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Kaunas: how to get there and around

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Kaunas is a city of 289,380 people in Lithuania, 96 m (315 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Kaunas International Airport (KUN), 13 km (8 mi) from the centre. It has 4 railway stations on record, including Kaunas train station.

Key facts

Population289,380
Elevation96 m (315 ft)
Area157 km²
Time zoneEurope/Vilnius (UTC+3 now)
CurrencyEuro (EUR)
Dialling code+370
Driving sideRight
Plug typesEuro, Schuko
Postal codes20 codes, 44001 to 56001
UN/LOCODELTKUN
Coordinates54.902, 23.909
Kaunas

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Daylight in Kaunas runs from about 7 h 16 min a day in late December to 17 h 26 min in late June (computed for 54.9° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.

Getting there

Kaunas is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Kaunas International Airport (KUN), 13 km (8 mi) from the centre, whose 10,663-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Vilnius International Airport (VNO, 93 km).

Flights to Kaunas: every airport, routes and times

By rail: stations on record include Kaunas train station, Palemonas train station, Jiesia train station, Amaliai train station. Trains to Kaunas

Buses to Kaunas · Driving and car hire

What people come for

UNESCO World Heritage in the city: Modernist Kaunas: Architecture of Optimism, 1919-1939.

Tours, tickets and day trips from Kaunas

Nearby cities, and how to get between them

Twin towns and sister cities: Grenoble, Kaliningrad, Bila Tserkva, Kharkiv, Wrocław, Tampere, Brno, Los Angeles, Xiamen, Ferrara, Tyumen, Białystok, Canelli, Brescia.

Common questions

Which airport serves Kaunas?

Kaunas International Airport (KUN), 13 km (8 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.

How big is Kaunas?

About 289,380 people live in Kaunas, across 157 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).

What time zone is Kaunas in?

Europe/Vilnius, currently UTC+3.

What currency is used in Kaunas?

The Euro (EUR). Traffic drives on the right.

Which cities are near Kaunas?

Minsk (262 km), Warsaw (353 km), Riga (228 km), Vilnius (91 km), Gdańsk (344 km).

Where these facts come from

  • GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
  • Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
  • OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
  • Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines

Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.