--- title: "Kaunas Travel Guide | Weather, Tips and Tours | Tourpublish" description: "Kaunas travel guide with live conditions, transport tips, local knowledge and bookable castle, modernism and Ninth Fort experiences in Lithuania." canonical: https://tourpublish.com/destinations/lithuania/kaunas last_updated: 2026-10-16 content_type: page publisher: Tourpublish SIA --- > Kaunas travel guide with live conditions, transport tips, local knowledge and bookable castle, modernism and Ninth Fort experiences in Lithuania. Tourpublish is the publishing layer above your reservation system, not a reservation platform. Every tour operator should be able to publish everywhere from one place. [Image: Kaunas old town and town hall square] # Kaunas Interwar modernism, a river confluence castle and a serious coffee scene. Photo: [BigHead](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Kauno_senamiestis_by_Augustas_Didzgalvis.jpg) (CC BY-SA 4.0) Currency Euro (EUR) 1 USD = 0.89 EUR Emergency number 02 112 also works Advisory level Normal precautions U.S. Department of State and 2 other governments Language Lithuanian Local transport Bus & funicular Two historic funiculars Yellow Fog Warning issued for Lithuania - Šiauliai county Dangerous fog · Area: Šiauliai county · From 2026-10-16T21:00:00+00:00 · until 2026-10-17T06:59:59+00:00 [MeteoAlarm (EUMETNET)](https://meteoalarm.org/en/live/region/LT) Yellow Fog Warning issued for Lithuania - Vilnius county Dangerous fog · Area: Vilnius county · From 2026-10-15T21:00:00+00:00 · until 2026-10-16T05:59:59+00:00 [MeteoAlarm (EUMETNET)](https://meteoalarm.org/en/live/region/LT) Yellow Fog Warning issued for Lithuania - Šiauliai county Dangerous fog · Area: Šiauliai county · From 2026-10-14T21:30:00+00:00 · until 2026-10-15T04:59:59+00:00 [MeteoAlarm (EUMETNET)](https://meteoalarm.org/en/live/region/LT) ## Good to know You can travel without a visa to the Schengen area, which includes Lithuania, for up to 90 days in any 180-day period… [UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/lithuania/entry-requirements) Lithuania follows Schengen area rules. Your passport must: have a ‘date of issue’ less than 10 years before the date you arrive – if you renewed your passport before 1 October 2018, it might have a date of issue that is more than 10 years… [UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/lithuania/entry-requirements) The European Union’s (EU) new Entry/Exit System (EES) is now being implemented across the Schengen area… [UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/lithuania/entry-requirements) There are strict rules about goods that can be brought into and taken out of Lithuania. You must declare anything that may be prohibited or subject to tax or duty… [UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office](https://www.gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/lithuania/entry-requirements) Exercise normal security precautions. Latest change: Health – editorial change. [Government of Canada - Travel Advice](https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/lithuania) Exercise normal security precautions. Latest change: The Health section was updated - travel health information (Public Health Agency of Canada). [Government of Canada - Travel Advice](https://travel.gc.ca/destinations/lithuania) Trains and buses from Vilnius take about an hour and run frequently through the day. The 1920s and 30s modernist quarter along Laisves aleja holds UNESCO World Heritage status. The Zaliakalnis and Aleksotas funiculars are original 1930s cars and cost small change. Laisves aleja is a 1.6km pedestrian avenue, the spine of the new town and where evenings happen. ## Local knowledge Contributed by guides, operators and creators on the ground. Community advice, kept separate from official sources. Walk the modernist trail, not just the old town Kaunas's UNESCO listing is for its 1930s architecture along Laisves aleja. Ask at the tourist office for the self-guided route. Tourpublish contributor Tomas Petrauskas ## Frequently asked questions Yes. It pairs a small old town with Europe's best preserved interwar modernist quarter and a strong cafe scene. Trains and buses both take about an hour and run at least hourly. A 19th century fortress used as a Nazi execution site, now a memorial and museum on the edge of the city. Yes from Vilnius, though an overnight lets you see both the old town and the modernist quarter properly. For details about medical entry requirements and recommended vaccinations, see TravelHealthPro’s Lithuania guide. Source: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. There are strict rules about goods that can be brought into and taken out of Lithuania. You must declare anything that may be prohibited or subject to tax or duty. Source: UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. U.S. Department of State currently advises normal precautions (level 1 of 4). Advice differs slightly between governments, so check your own country's advisory before you travel. For tour operators ## Run tours in Kaunas? Publish them everywhere from one place. Tourpublish takes the tours already in your reservation system and publishes them to your website, social channels, messaging apps, AI assistants and marketplaces. - [Best tour operator software compared](https://tourpublish.com/best-tour-operator-software) - [How Tourpublish works](https://tourpublish.com/product) Sources and freshness Travel information last reviewed 16 October 2026. Compiled from [European Commission Newsroom](https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/api/rss?language=en) , [IATA Timatic](https://api.iata.org/timatic/v2) , [Open-Meteo](https://api.open-meteo.com/v1/forecast) and Tourpublish Travel Intelligence . Always confirm entry rules and safety guidance with official government sources before you travel. Advisories, entry rules and alerts apply to Lithuania as a whole. 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