There are 10 ways to get from Bucharest to Kaunas by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Vilnius Airport, train
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)plane OTP - VNO
- Take the train from Vilnius to Kaunastrain
9h 1m$158–353Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Chișinău Autogara Nordbus Bucharest / ...
- Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Kaunas, Lithuaniabus Chișinău/Kaunas
26h 27m$75–155Train, bus
- Take the train from Bucharest to Romantrain
- Take the bus from Roman to Bălțibus
- Take the bus from Bălți, Moldova to Kaunasbus
24h 41mTrain
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keletitrain Ir
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Warszawa Wschodniatrain Ec
- Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Mockavatrain Ic
- Take the train from Mockava to Kaunastrain 36 / ...
37h 23m$194–297Drive 1,479.8 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Kaunascar 1,479.8 km
21h 17m$255–368Fly to Kaunas
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Kaunas (KUN)plane OTP - KUN
9h 12m$205–501Fly to Riga International Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane OTP - RIX
- Take the train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Jonavatrain
- Take the train from Jonava to Kaunastrain
10h 56m$162–375Fly to Warsaw Chopin Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Warsaw Chopin Airport (WAW)plane OTP - WAW
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Mockavatrain
- Take the train from Mockava to Kaunastrain
12h 34m$202–469Bus via Chernivtsi
- Take the bus from Bucharest Doraly Expo Market to Chernivtsi Bus stationbus Gns-04 / ...
- Take the bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to Kaunas Central bus stationbus 8252
28h 52m$127–173Bus, train
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Mockavatrain Ic
- Take the train from Mockava to Kaunastrain 36 / ...
37h 56m$215–404
Bucharest to Kaunas by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Kaunas is to bus which costs $75 - $160 and takes 26h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Kaunas is to fly and train which takes 9h 1m and costs $150 - $360.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest station to Kaunas. However, there are services departing from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station and arriving at Kaunas, Lithuania via Chișinău, North Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 27m.
No, there is no direct train from Bucharest to Kaunas. However, there are services departing from Bucuresti Nord and arriving at Kaunas via Keleti pályaudvar M, Budapest-Nyugati, Warszawa Wschodnia and Mockava. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 23m.
The distance between Bucharest and Kaunas is 1248 km. The road distance is 1479.8 km.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Kaunas without a car is to train and bus which takes 24h 41m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 1m to get from Bucharest to Kaunas, including transfers.
Bucharest to Kaunas bus services, operated by GAL TRANS, depart from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station.
Bucharest to Kaunas train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), depart from Bucuresti Nord station.
The best way to get from Bucharest to Kaunas is to train which takes 37h 23m and costs $190 - $300. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $200 - $500 and takes 9h 12m, you could also bus, which costs $75 - $160 and takes 26h 27m.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Kaunas, Lithuania?
You can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to Kaunas via Budapest-Keleti, Keleti pályaudvar M, Nyugati pályaudvar M, Budapest-Nyugati, Warszawa Wschodnia, and Mockava in around 37h 23m. Alternatively, Ryanair and Ulendo Airlink fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Kaunas (KUN) once daily.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vilnius Airport via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–310
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Riga International Airport via Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–260
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Warsaw Chopin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vilnius Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–260
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kaunas via Naples
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–370
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kaunas via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $130–370
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kaunas via Pescara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–370
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kaunas via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–290
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kaunas via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $130–370
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vilnius Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $95–390
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Riga International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $65–270
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Warsaw Chopin Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–260
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–270
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Vilnius to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Mockava to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Rīgas Centrālā stacija to Jonava
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $14–19
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Jonava to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Roman
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $33–36
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Budapest-Keleti
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–85
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–55
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Mockava
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Mockava
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Mockava
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–150
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +40735123000
- office@trendbus.ro
- Website
- trendbus.ro
Bus from Roman to Bălți
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- romtransexpress.autogari.ro
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Bălți, Moldova to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $59–117
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- $117
- Children
- $59
Bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Kaunas, Lithuania
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $59–117
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- $117
- Children
- $59
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Chișinău Autogara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +37378810008
- rezervari.mirtrans@gmail.com
- Website
- mirtrans-express.com
Bus from Bucharest Filaret Bus Station to Chișinău Autogara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- mirtrans-express.com
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from Bucharest Doraly Expo Market to Chernivtsi Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–75
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- +37167210066
- info@latlines.lv
- Website
- latlines.lv
Bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to Kaunas Central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–250
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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Bucharest to Kaunas bus services, operated by GAL TRANS, arrive at Chișinău Autogara Nord station.
Bucharest to Kaunas train services, operated by Romanian Railways (CFR), arrive at Budapest-Keleti station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bucharest to Kaunas is 1480 km. It takes approximately 21h 17m to drive from Bucharest to Kaunas.
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