Kaunas

Worth seeing in and around 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. 01
   Vytautas Magnus University

   University in Kaunas, Lithuania (1989-)

   1.8 km · Wikipedia
2. 02
   Žalgiris Arena

   Multi-purpose indoor arena in Kaunas

   2 km · Wikipedia
3. 03
   Kaunas University of Technology

   Lithuanian university (1950-)

   1.7 km · Wikipedia
4. 04
   Ninth Fort

   Historic fort and temporary Nazi concentration camp in Kaunas, Lithuania

   5.4 km · Wikipedia
5. 05
   Darius and Girėnas Stadium

   Football stadium in Kaunas, Lithuania

   3.2 km · Wikipedia
6. 06
   Kaunas Cathedral Basilica

   Roman Catholic cathedral basilica in Kaunas, Lithuania

   200 m · Wikipedia
7. 07
   Kaunas Castle

   Medieval Gothic castle in Kaunas, Lithuania

   200 m · Wikipedia
8. 08
   Kaunas Fortress

   Fortress complex in Kaunas, Lithuania

   200 m · Wikipedia
9. 09
   Lithuanian Zoo

   Animal park in Kaunas, Lithuania

   4.2 km · Wikipedia
10. 10
    Pažaislis Monastery

    Monastery complex in Lithuania

    9 km · Wikipedia

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What Wikivoyage says to see

City sightseeing tours are available, see Kaunas IN offerings. They also tout a Kaunastic card but this is simply a gift card for retail outlets, it doesn't grant entry to the sights or rides on the buses.

1. 01
   Kaunas Castle

   The first castle was built mid-14th century at the confluence of the rivers Nemunas and Neris.

2. 02
   Church of St George

   A wooden church was built outside the castle in 1471, then rebuilt in Gothic redbrick from 1492.

3. 03
   Cathedral of Sts Peter & Paul

   This is first documented in 1413, in the reign of Vytautas the Great, but construction dragged on to 1624, nicely in time to get smashed up by the Russians and Swedes.

4. 04
   Church of Vytautas the Great

From Wikivoyage: Kaunas, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Things to do

1. 01
   State Musical Theatre

   Variety of classical opera and operettas in their original language.

2. 02
   National Kaunas Drama Theatre

   Laisvės al 71,.

3. 03
   Aura Dance Theatre

   Founded in 1980, they host a contemporary dance festival in autumn.

4. 04
   State Philharmonic Orchestra

   The concert hall is within the former Parliament House.

5. 05
   Žalgirio Arena

   Karaliaus Mindaugo pr 50, kasa@zalgirioarena.lt.

From Wikivoyage: Kaunas, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Where to eat

Lithuanian food isn't easy to find elsewhere in the world so this is a good place to try it. Plenty of other cuisines are available. Hesburger is a Finnish burger chain, with outlets at Vilniaus g 43, Laisvės al 48 (within Monk's Bunk), Karaliaus Mindaugo pr 49 (within Akropolis Centre), Savanorių pr 222B, Mega shopping mall, Pramones al 6A, and more further out. They're mostly open M-Sa 10:00-22:00, Su 12:00-22:00.

1. 01
   Radharanė

   Vegetarian Indian food at very reasonable prices.

2. 02
   Arena Pizza

   Offers a huge range of pizzas and side dishes at good prices.

3. 03
   Miesto Sodas
4. 04
   Moksha

   Fresh food with vegan options, great service.

5. 05
   Bella Italia

   Buon Giorno, S Daukanto g 14 (next to Bella Italia),.

From Wikivoyage: Kaunas, CC BY-SA 4.0. Not yet checked by us.

Getting to Kaunas

Airports

Kaunas (KUN), 15 km · Vilnius (VNO), 94 km · Khrabrovo (KGD), 210 km

Stations

Kaunas train station, 3.2 km · S. Darius and S. Girėnas Airport, 1.9 km

• Vilnius → Kaunas

  91 km · quickest by road, 1h 21m · €10–14
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• Palanga → Kaunas

  212 km · quickest by road, 2h 40m · €24–33
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• Kaliningrad → Kaunas

  219 km · quickest by road, 4h 6m · ₽920–1,220
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No local-transport research exists yet for 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 Kaunas. What is above is what we hold from open sources; nothing here pretends to be more.

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