--- title: "Dainava (Kaunas) – what is there, and how you get there | Mixroutes" description: "Dainava (Kaunas), Lithuania: Dainava is a neighbourhood built in 1963, initially as a microdistrict, located in the north-northeast part of the second…" url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/dainava-kaunas" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/dainava-kaunas.md" image: "https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Dainava_by_Augustas_Didzgalvis.jpg" --- Eldership in Lithuania · Kaunas # Dainava (Kaunas) Dainava is a neighbourhood built in 1963, initially as a microdistrict, located in the north-northeast part of the second largest Lithuanian city of Kaunas. ![Dainava (Kaunas)](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9e/Dainava_by_Augustas_Didzgalvis.jpg) Dainava (Kaunas) · Wikimedia Commons The place Dainava is a neighbourhood built in 1963, initially as a microdistrict, located in the north-northeast part of the second largest Lithuanian city of Kaunas. Adapted from [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dainava_(Kaunas%29), CC BY-SA 4.0. What is there ## Worth seeing in and around Dainava (Kaunas) 10 places within 25 km that the world writes about, in the order of how widely: the ones a visitor has heard of first, then the ones only a local would name. 1. Vytautas Magnus University Vytautas Magnus University is a public university in Kaunas, Lithuania. The university was founded in 1922 during the interwar period as an alternate national university. 4.5 km · university in Kaunas, Lithuania (1989-) · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vytautas_Magnus_University) 2. Žalgiris Arena Žalgirio Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in the New Town of Kaunas, Lithuania. The arena is located on an island of the Nemunas River and is the largest indoor arena in the Baltics. 5.1 km · multi-purpose indoor arena in Kaunas · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BDalgiris_Arena) 3. Kaunas University of Technology Kaunas University of Technology is the leading technological university in the Baltic States, according to the 2025 Times Higher Education rankings. KTU offers study programmes and conducts research across STEAM disciplines, as well as in business and management, social sciences, humanities, health sciences, the arts and education. 4.6 km · Lithuanian university (1950-) · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaunas_University_of_Technology) 4. Darius and Girėnas Stadium Darius and Girėnas stadium is a multi-use stadium in Kaunas, Lithuania. With a seating capacity of 15,026, it is the largest stadium in Lithuania and the Baltic states. 3.5 km · football stadium in Kaunas, Lithuania · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darius_and_Gir%C4%97nas_Stadium) 5. Lithuanian Zoo Lithuanian Zoological Garden previously known as Kaunas' Zoological Garden is the oldest scientific zoo in Lithuania. It is located in an Ąžuolynas oak grove park in the south-western Žaliakalnis elderate of Kaunas. 2.6 km · animal park in Kaunas, Lithuania · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuanian_Zoo) 6. Pažaislis Monastery Pažaislis Monastery and the Church of the Visitation form the largest monastery complex in Lithuania, and the most renowned example of Baroque architecture in the country. The church is the most marble-decorated Baroque church of the former Grand Duchy of Lithuania. 5.9 km · monastery complex in Lithuania · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pa%C5%BEaislis_Monastery) 7. Žmuidzinavičius Museum Žmuidzinavičius Museum, also known as the Devil Museum, is a museum in Kaunas, Lithuania, dedicated to collecting and exhibiting sculptures and carvings of devils from all over the world. The museum is a part of M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum. 4.6 km · museum in Kaunas, Lithuania dedicated to devil sculptures · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C5%BDmuidzinavi%C4%8Dius_Museum) 8. St. Michael the Archangel Church St. Michael the Archangel's Church, also known as the Garrison Church, is a Roman Catholic church in the city of Kaunas, Lithuania, closing the perspective of the Laisvės alėja, the main pedestrian street. 4.3 km · church in Kaunas, Lithuania · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Church_of_St._Michael_the_Archangel,_Kaunas) 9. Kaunas Synagogue The Kaunas Synagogue, also known as the Choral Ohel Yaakov Synagogue, is an Orthodox Jewish congregation and synagogue, located at 13 East Ožeškienės Street, in Centras eldership, Kaunas, in the Kaunas County of Lithuania. Designed by Justyn Golinewicz and Edmund von Mikwitz in an eclectic mix of the Baroque Revival, Renaissance Revival, and Moorish Revival styles, the building was completed in 1872 and is one of two operating choral synagogues in Lithuania. 5.1 km · synagogue in Lithuania · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kaunas_Synagogue) 10. M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum The M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum is a group of museums based in Kaunas, Lithuania. It is primarily dedicated to exhibiting and publicizing the works of the painter and musician M.K. Čiurlionis. 4.6 km · art museum in Kaunas, Lithuania · [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M._K._%C4%8Ciurlionis_National_Art_Museum) Ranked by the number of language editions of Wikipedia with an article on each, from Wikidata; the sentences are the openings of those articles, CC BY-SA 4.0. Go there ## Getting to Dainava (Kaunas) **Airports:** Kaunas (KUN), 9 km · Vilnius (VNO), 90 km · Khrabrovo (KGD), 216 km\ **Stations:** Kaunas train station, 4.7 km\ - Vilnius → Dainava (Kaunas) 88 km · quickest by road, 1h 16m · €10–14 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/vilnius-to-dainava-kaunas) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Vilnius&to=Dainava+%28Kaunas%29) - Palanga → Dainava (Kaunas) 214 km · quickest by road, 2h 39m · €24–33 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/palanga-to-dainava-kaunas) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Palanga&to=Dainava+%28Kaunas%29) - Kaliningrad → Dainava (Kaunas) 223 km · quickest by road, 4h 11m · ₽930–1,240 [Guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kaliningrad-to-dainava-kaunas) [Today](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Kaliningrad&to=Dainava+%28Kaunas%29) - From anywhere The planner compares every way there from wherever you are. [Plan a trip](https://www.mixroutes.com/?to=Dainava%20(Kaunas%29) Road and air are today’s quick answer; timetabled trains, buses and ferries load on the results page from the operators’ feeds. Not yet researched ## No local-transport research exists yet for Dainava (Kaunas) Our researched notes are written from a sourced entry: every shared taxi, boat and village bus with its operator, its rule, its fare and the year we saw it, and what could not be confirmed. Nobody has done that work for Dainava (Kaunas). What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more. The nearest places where the work is done 1. [Nagu / Nauvo and the Turku archipelago inner ring](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/nagu) FI 10 ways of moving, 19 sources 599 km 2. [Turku and the archipelago gateway](https://www.mixroutes.com/notes/turku) FI 11 ways of moving, 13 sources 623 km 3. 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