There are 9 ways to get from Bucharest to Kaunas by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Kaunas
best- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Kaunas (KUN)plane OTP - KUN
8h 48m$175–502Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Chișinău Autogara Nordbus Bucharest Otopeni Airport-Mohyliv-Podilskyi / ...
- Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Kaunas, Lithuaniabus Chișinău/Kaunas
25h 49m$91–171Train, bus
- Take the train from Bucharest to Brașovtrain
- Take the bus from Braşov to Chișinău Autogara Nordbus
- Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Kaunas, Lithuaniabus
24h 41m$98–192Train
- 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 Station to Kaunastrain 24 / ...
37h 18m$146–186Drive 1,479.8 km
- Drive from Bucharest to Kaunascar 1,479.8 km
21h 17m$255–368Fly Bucharest Otopeni to Vilnius Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)plane OTP - VNO
- Take the train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Kaunastrain
9h 3m$163–350Fly Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Vilnius Airport, train
- Fly from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport (BBU) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)plane BBU - VNO
- Take the train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Kaunastrain
14h 37m$121–241Bus 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$154–170Bus, train
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus N910
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Kaunastrain 144
38h 22m$154–251
Bucharest to Kaunas by train and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bucharest to Kaunas is to fly and train which costs $120 - $250 and takes 14h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Bucharest to Kaunas is to fly which takes 8h 48m and costs $170 - $500.
No, there is no direct bus from Bucharest to Kaunas. However, there are services departing from Universitate and arriving at Kaunas, Lithuania via Bucharest Otopeni Airport and Chișinău, North Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 49m.
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 Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 37h 18m.
The distance between Bucharest and Kaunas is 1198 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 $95 - $200.
It takes approximately 8h 48m to get from Bucharest to Kaunas, including transfers.
Bucharest to Kaunas bus services, operated by GAL TRANS, depart from Bucharest Otopeni Airport 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 fly which takes 8h 48m and costs $170 - $500. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $140 - $190 and takes 37h 18m, you could also bus, which costs $90 - $180 and takes 25h 49m.
What companies run services between Bucharest, Romania and Kaunas, Lithuania?
Air Baltic, Ulendo Airlink, and three other airlines fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Kaunas (KUN) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Bucuresti Nord to Kaunas via Budapest-Keleti, Keleti pályaudvar M, Ferdinánd híd, Budapest-Nyugati, Warszawa Wschodnia, and Mockava Station in around 37h 18m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kaunas via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–310
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kaunas via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Vilnius Airport via Hahn
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–270
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Vilnius Airport via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–270
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vilnius Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–200
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Vilnius Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–220
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Kaunas via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–400
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vilnius Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–240
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vilnius Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–260
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Vilnius Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $60–260
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Vilnius Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–220
Flights from Bucharest Băneasa Aurel Vlaicu International Airport to Vilnius Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $60–240
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Vilnius Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–390
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $8–23
- Schedules at
- transferoviarcalatori.ro
- 2nd Class
- $8–14
- 1st Class
- $15–23
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $17–19
- 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
- 0310 800 900
- contact@regiocalatori.ro
- Website
- regiocalatori.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $7–9
- Website
- https://regiocalatori.ro/
- Phone
- 0751.525.520
- office@astratranscarpatic.ro
- Website
- astratranscarpatic.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–16
- Book at
- astratranscarpatic.ro
- Phone
- 0351/40.91.53
- info@softrans.ro
- Website
- softrans.ro
Train from Bucharest to Brașov
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–10
- Schedules at
- softrans.ro
- 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
- $16–28
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $16–23
- 1st Class
- $22–28
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Mockava Station to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–20
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–16
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–35
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Braşov to Chișinău Autogara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
Bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Chișinău Autogara Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–50
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Kaunas, Lithuania
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–119
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- $119
- Children
- $60
- 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
- $97
- 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
- $120–220
- 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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