Lithuania is an EU member country and Schengen Area member. Citizens of EU countries and 30 other states, including Australia, USA, Japan, New Zealand, South Korea, etc., can stay in the Schengen Area for a period of 90 days without a special visa. Please find the list of countries, whose citizens do not require visas to enter the Republic of Lithuania, here. All foreign visitors entering Lithuania must have a valid passport.
For questions regarding visa letters, please contact marija.meisutovic@ktu.edu.
You can fly directly to Kaunas from 23 cities (check the timetables here). Operating air companies: LOT, Wizzair, Ryanair.
Travel by plane to Vilnius: Operating air companies: SAS, Lufthansa, Wizzair, Turkish Airlines, Norwegian, Norcida, Finnair, Brussels Airline, Austrian, airBaltic, UIA, LOT, Small Planet, Ryanair, RusLine, GetJet, Belavia, Aeroflot.
ORD Chicago O'Hare International to WAW Warsaw Chopin to KUN Kaunas. Duration of all journey: 19 hours. ORD Chicago O'Hare International to HEL Helsinki Vantaa to VNO Vilnius: Duration of all journey: 12 hours.
PVG Shanghai Pu Dong to SVO Moscow Sheremetyevo to VNO Vilnius. Duration of all journey: 14 hours. CKG Chongqing to HEL Helsinki Vantaa to VNO Vilnius. Duration of all journey: 13 hours. CAN Guangzhou to SVO Moscow Sheremetyevo to VNO Vilnius. Duration of all journey: 17 hours.
NRT Tokyo Narita to SVO Moscow Sheremetyevo to VNO Vilnius. Duration of all journey: 17 hours. NGO Nagoya Chubu Centrair to NRT Tokyo Narita to WAW Warsaw Chopin to VNO Vilnius. Duration of all journey: 17 hours. ITM Osaka Itami to NRT Tokyo Narita to WAW Warsaw Chopin to VNO Vilnius. Duration of all journey: 16 hours. NRT Tokyo Narita to WAW Warsaw Chopin to KUN Kaunas. Duration of all journey: 20 hours.
LAX Los Angeles International to WAW Warsaw Chopin to KUN Kaunas. Duration of all journey: 17 hours. LAX Los Angeles International to SVO Moscow Sheremetyevo to VNO Vilnius. Duration of all journey: 16 hours.
JFK New York John F. Kennedy to AMS Amsterdam to WAW Warsaw Chopin to KUN Kaunas. Duration of all journey: 18 hours. JFK New York John F. Kennedy to CDG Paris Charles de Gaulle to VNO Vilnius. Duration of all journey: 16 hours.
DFW Dallas Fort Worth International to DEN Denver International to CDG Paris Charles de Gaulle to VNO Vilnius. Duration of all journey: 20 hours. MIA Miami International to WAW Warsaw Chopin to KUN Kaunas. Duration of all journey: 22 hours.
Bus #1 or #3G #1 – Runs every 40-50 minutes. #3G – Runs every 8-10 minutes. The schedule can be found at www.trafi.com.
Shuttle train from airport to train station Trains run approximately every 60 minutes. The schedule can be found at www.litrail.lt. Tickets can be purchased on the train or at Vilnius Railway Station. Distance from the airport to Vilnius Railway station is about 5 km, the journey takes up to 8 minutes.
You can buy bus or train tickets to Kaunas at the station counters or online at www.traukiniobilietas.lt (for train) and www.autobusobilietai.lt (for buses). Žalgirio Arena or Laisvės alėja, the main street in Kaunas, is a 15-20 minute walk away from the Kaunas bus station and Kaunas railway station.
By Bus: Intercity and international coach services are provided by Kautra, Eurolines, Ecolines, Toks and Lux Express. Check the timetables and buy tickets online at www.autobusobilietai.lt.
To avoid the cues and traffic we recommend using public transportation when traveling to the arena. When you reach the arena surrounding bus stops: Gedimino St., Studentų Skveras or Griunvaldo St. there is only a 10-15 minute walk to the Arena.
Žalgirio Arena is located in the city center within walking distance from most of the hotels.