--- title: "Lipsk to Kaunas – 4 ways by car, train, bus | Mixroutes" description: "Lipsk to Kaunas is 134 km. Fastest: drive in 2h 43m. Cheapest: drive from zł41. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/lipsk-to-kaunas" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/lipsk-to-kaunas.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Lipsk to Kaunas [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Lipsk&to=Kaunas) [Kaunas to Lipsk](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kaunas-to-lipsk) **Fastest:** 2h 43m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** zł17\ by bus\ **Distance:** 134 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 5\ 4 ways, Thu 29 Oct\ ## 4 ways to travel 134 km apart. Times are the timetables for Thu 29 Oct, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 1h 15m quicker than the train and zł48 cheaper. - [**Drive** best fastest 2h 43m zł41–55 Estimated Likely no visa needed for Lithuania 191 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Lipsk&to=Kaunas) - [**Train** 4h zł71–169 Estimated Likely no visa needed for Lithuania 1 departure · PKP Intercity](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Lipsk&to=Kaunas) - [**Bus** cheapest Least hassle 4h 50m zł17–157 Estimated Likely no visa needed for Lithuania 4 departures · FlixBus-eu](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Lipsk&to=Kaunas) - [**Taxi** 2h 43m zł275–415 Estimated Likely no visa needed for Lithuania one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Lipsk&to=Kaunas) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Before you go Borders, permits, official travel advice and disaster alerts for the places on this route, as their sources publish them. Entry rules are shown for a passport from Poland; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Likely no visa needed for Lithuania** · Poland passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/lithuania/entry-requirements) Visa rules: [Passport Index data](https://github.com/imorte/passport-index-data) (MIT, 17 Feb 2026); always check the official entry rules. ## Departures today 1. [09:01 → 16:30 6h 29m · 2 changes · PKS Nova 600 zł91–157](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Lipsk&to=Kaunas&date=2026-10-29&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 2. [11:27 → 16:27 4h · 1 change · PKP Intercity IC zł71–169](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Lipsk&to=Kaunas&date=2026-10-29&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 3. [12:11 → 18:01 4h 50m · 1 change · PKS Nova 600 zł82–144](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Lipsk&to=Kaunas&date=2026-10-29&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 4. [16:11 → 23:26 6h 15m · 1 change · PKS Nova 600 zł83–144](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Lipsk&to=Kaunas&date=2026-10-29&time=08%3A00&it=t5) 5. [06:16^+1 → 15:00^+1 7h 44m · 2 changes · PKS Nova 620 zł17–43](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Lipsk&to=Kaunas&date=2026-10-29&time=08%3A00&it=t7) Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Lipsk to Kaunas? The fastest way is by car: about 2h 43m door to door. The straight-line distance is 134 km. What is the cheapest way from Lipsk to Kaunas? Bus is the cheapest, from zł17. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. Is there a direct train from Lipsk to Kaunas? Not today. Train journeys involve a change; the fastest takes 4h. How much is the bus from Lipsk to Kaunas? Buses take about 4h 50m and cost zł17–157 depending on operator and seat type. 4 departures appear in today's timetable window. How far is Kaunas from Lipsk by road? About 191 km, roughly 2h 43m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around zł41–55; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Buses - PKS Nova - FlixBus-eu - Lietuvos transporto saugos administracija - UAB Kautra - Kauno m. sav. Railways - PKP Intercity - LTG Link Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Kaunas Second-largest city in Lithuania Kaunas is the second-largest city in Lithuania, the fourth-largest city in the Baltic states, and an important centre of Lithuanian economic, academic, and cultural life. Kaunas was the largest city and the centre of Kaunas County in the Duchy of Trakai of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and Trakai Palatinate since 1413. In the Russian Empire, it was the capital of the Kaunas Governorate from 1843 to 1915. [The Kaunas guide](https://www.mixroutes.com/places/kaunas) Worth your time - Kaunas Castle The first castle was built mid-14th century at the confluence of the rivers Nemunas and Neris. - Church of St George A wooden church was built outside the castle in 1471, then rebuilt in Gothic redbrick from 1492. - 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. - State Musical Theatre Variety of classical opera and operettas in their original language. 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