--- title: "Palanga to Kaunas – 4 ways by bus, car, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Palanga to Kaunas is 212 km. Fastest: drive in 2h 40m. Cheapest: drive from €24. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/palanga-to-kaunas" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/palanga-to-kaunas.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Palanga to Kaunas [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Palanga&to=Kaunas) [Kaunas to Palanga](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/kaunas-to-palanga) **Fastest:** 2h 40m\ by car, door to door\ **Cheapest:** €15\ by bus\ **Distance:** 212 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 9\ 4 ways, Tue 27 Oct\ ## 4 ways to travel 212 km apart. Times are the timetables for Tue 27 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 35 min slower than driving but €10 cheaper; for most people that trade is worth it. - [**Bus** best cheapest Least hassle 3h 17m€15–96 Estimated 8 departures · UAB Kautra](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Palanga&to=Kaunas) - [**Drive** fastest 2h 40m€24–33 Estimated 237 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Palanga&to=Kaunas) - [**Taxi** 2h 40m€285–425 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Palanga&to=Kaunas) - [**Fly** 8h 43m€220–350 Estimated Changing planes in Latvia PLQ → VNO · one stop via RIX · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Palanga&to=Kaunas) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Typical flight routes from OpenFlights (ODbL), a 2014 snapshot](https://openflights.org/data) · [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 Lithuania; the planner lets you pick yours. - **Changing planes in Latvia** · Lithuania passport (assumed) [Check rules](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/latvia/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. [08:01 → 16:44 8h 43m · 1 change€220–350](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Palanga&to=Kaunas&date=2026-10-27&time=08%3A00&it=fly) 2. [08:18 → 12:07 3h 49m · 1 change · UAB Kautra M-919A€15–32](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Palanga&to=Kaunas&date=2026-10-27&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 3. [08:18 → 12:01 3h 43m · 2 changes · UAB Kautra M-919A€15–32](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Palanga&to=Kaunas&date=2026-10-27&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 4. [08:28 → 11:45 3h 17m · direct · UAB Kautra M-919A€30–53](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Palanga&to=Kaunas&date=2026-10-27&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 5. [08:44 → 12:42 3h 58m · 1 change · Lietuvos transporto saugos administracija M-479€15–31](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Palanga&to=Kaunas&date=2026-10-27&time=08%3A00&it=t3) 6. [08:44 → 12:35 3h 51m · 2 changes · Lietuvos transporto saugos administracija M-479€15–31](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Palanga&to=Kaunas&date=2026-10-27&time=08%3A00&it=t4) 7. [09:15 → 12:36 3h 21m · direct · UAB Kautra M-387€59–96](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Palanga&to=Kaunas&date=2026-10-27&time=08%3A00&it=t5) 8. [10:09 → 14:12 4h 3m · 1 change · Lietuvos transporto saugos administracija M-555€15–31](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Palanga&to=Kaunas&date=2026-10-27&time=08%3A00&it=t8) 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 Palanga to Kaunas? The fastest way is by car: about 2h 40m door to door. The straight-line distance is 212 km. What is the cheapest way from Palanga to Kaunas? Bus is the cheapest, from €15. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. How much is the bus from Palanga to Kaunas? Buses take about 3h 17m and cost €15–96 depending on operator and seat type. 8 departures appear in today's timetable window. How long is the flight from Palanga to Kaunas? About 56 min in the air (PLQ → RIX), about 8h 43m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run €220–350; live prices are on Flights70. How far is Kaunas from Palanga by road? About 237 km, roughly 2h 40m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around €24–33; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Buses - UAB Kautra - Lietuvos transporto saugos administracija - Kauno m. sav. 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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