How to get from Wieliczki to Kaunas

Plan it for your day Kaunas to Wieliczki

Fastest: –
Cheapest: –
Distance: 134 km; as the crow flies
Departures today: 0; 2 ways, Mon 2 Nov

2 ways to travel

134 km apart. Times are the timetables for Mon 2 Nov, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare.

bestZł250 cheaper than a cab and about as quick.

Drivebest
2h 1mzł35–46Estimated
Likely no visa needed for Lithuania
161 km · fuel only
Taxi
2h 1mzł230–350Estimated
Likely no visa needed for Lithuania
one-way cab

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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

Visa rules: Passport Index data (MIT, 17 Feb 2026); always check the official entry rules.

Departures today

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 Wieliczki to Kaunas?

The fastest way is by car: about 2h 1m door to door. The straight-line distance is 134 km.

What is the cheapest way from Wieliczki to Kaunas?

Drive is the cheapest, from zł35. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote.

How far is Kaunas from Wieliczki by road?

About 161 km, roughly 2h 1m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around zł35–46; tolls and parking are extra.

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

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.

From Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA)

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