Discover the history of Kaunas with wonder views of breathtaking sightseeing places and world class museums. It is situated around 100 kilometres from the capital city of Vilnius and 212 kilometres from seaport Klaipeda. It is considered as the second-largest city in Lithuania with an estimated population of 306,800 inhabitants. The currency prevailing in this city is Euro (EUR).
Tourist Attractions
Find out the most prominent tourist attractions and sightseeing places in Kaunas including Rumsiskes Open-Air Museum, Ninth Fort, Old Town Kaunas, National M. K. Ciurlionis Art Museum, Akropolis, Pazaislis Monastery, Sugihara House, Cathedral of St. Peter and St. Paul, Devil's Museum, Military Museum of Vytautas the Great, Kaunas Castle, Stumbras Museum and Church of St. Michael the Archangel. You shouldn’t miss to visit popular historical landmarks such as Kaunas Castle, Historical Presidential Palace, Ninth fort and Cathedral Basilica.
Shopping, Dining & Nightlife
Kaunas is most popular city for great shopping malls, outlets and department stores. It is the perfect place for amber jewellery, linen clothes, accessories, top designer clothes, shoes, perfumes and costumes. Shoppers can find a large number of places in all across the city. You should not miss to taste most popular dishes like didzkukuliai or cepelinai, saltibarsciai - cold borscht, juoda duona, balandėliai, bulviniai blynai, gira, skilandis, lasiniai and vedarai. The city is packed with numerous options of nightlife that includes nightclubs, lounges, bars and hotels.
Transportation within the City
Kaunas public transport features various transport facilities like buses
, trolleybuses and micro-buses to get around the city and neighbouring cities. Taxis are operated by number of private companies at reasonable cost.
Popular Sports in Kaunas
Basketball is the most popular sport in Kaunas, where you can find other sports like football, boxing, figure skating, track-and-field athletics, sport dancing and cycling.
Weather in Kaunas
Kaunas has warm and humid continental climate with an average temperature of 28°C in the summers. The winter experiences an average temperature of −8 to 0 °C (18 to 32 °F).
Emergency Numbers
Tourists can inform the police over criminal offence at a toll free number- 112
About Kaunas International Airport & Location
Kaunas Airport is the primary airport serving Kaunas, located in the central part of the Lithuania around 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) northeast of the Kaunas city centre and 100 km west from the capital Vilnius. It is considered as the second busiest civil airport in the country, after Vilnius airport. It will take approximately 23 minutes to travel from centre of the city to Kaunas Airport, which is about 15.1 kilometres via Savanorių pr.
Airline Information
Kaunas Airport operates both domestic and international flights with only 1 airline and is named Ryanair. The airline will serve many destinations to all across Europe.
Airport Terminal Information
Kaunas Airport is equipped with 1 terminal named as Passenger Terminal.
Passenger Terminal: the terminal operates passenger and cargo flights throughout the year. It also features ATM's, bank, post, ticket offices, information desk, cafes, bars, duty–free shops, flowers sale point, car parking and check-in gates.
Local Transportation at Kaunas International Airport
Kaunas city public transport system is operated by public buses, taxis, trains and mini buses to get around the city and neighbouring cities. You can find a large number of local buses to move around from nearest bus station or main train station. It is easy and quick to find taxis at any street corner or hotel.
Airport Facilities
Kaunas Airport features many facilities like ATM's, bank, post, ticket offices, information desk, cafes, bars, duty–free shops, flowers sale point, car parking and check-in gates.
Hotels near Kaunas International Airport
Kaunas is equipped with world class hotels and suits like Jūratės B&B Namai, Aneles B&B, Geliu Tako Sveciu Namai, Giedres Apartment, Giedre Apartments - Grazinos, Home Hotel, Stylish flat, Sunny Studio Apartament, Monte Pacis, Fatima Hendrix apartment, Sandija, Pas Birute, Viesbutis Sfinksas, Solo B&B, Guest House LT, Perkuno Namai Park Hotel, Algiro Hotel, Top Apartment, Regina Guest House and Kaunas City Apartment Gedimino Street.
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