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Weekend getaways in Vilnius

Places within easy reach of Vilnius, with how long they take, how to get there and what a weekend costs. Filter by time and mode.

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9 getaways from Vilnius

  • Trakai

    35 min · Train, Bus, Car

    A red-brick island castle on a lake, Karaim wooden houses and kibinai straight from the oven. Hire a boat in summer.

    Stay
    Day trip
    Per person
    €10–€60
    Train from Vilnius station, or a bus from the bus station
    All year; summer for the lakes

  • Kernavė

    45 min · Car, Bus

    Hill forts over the river valley, the site of the medieval capital and a UNESCO-listed archaeological reserve.

    Stay
    Day trip
    Per person
    €10–€60
    Car north-west along the Neris, or an infrequent bus
    May to September; the midsummer festival is a highlight

  • Kaunas

    1 h 10 min · Train, Bus, Car

    Interwar modernist architecture, the old town at the meeting of two rivers and a lively student city.

    Stay
    Day trip / 1 night
    Per person
    €20–€160
    Frequent trains from Vilnius station
    All year

  • Anykščiai

    1 h 30 min · Car, Bus

    A treetop walkway above the pine forest, the narrow-gauge railway and quiet river walks.

    Stay
    Day trip / 1 night
    Per person
    €30–€180
    Car north, or a bus from Vilnius
    May to October

  • Aukštaitija National Park

    1 h 40 min · Car

    Lakes linked by rivers, wooden villages and canoeing between them. Sleep in a lakeside homestead.

    Stay
    1–2 nights
    Per person
    €80–€260
    Car north-east; public transport is thin
    June to September

  • Druskininkai

    1 h 50 min · Bus, Car

    A spa town in pine forest on the Nemunas, with mineral baths, an indoor ski slope and Grūtas Park's Soviet statues nearby.

    Stay
    1–2 nights
    Per person
    €100–€300
    Direct bus from Vilnius bus station
    All year

  • The Hill of Crosses and Šiauliai

    2 h 30 min · Train, Car

    A hill covered in hundreds of thousands of crosses, a pilgrimage site that survived Soviet bulldozers.

    Stay
    Day trip / 1 night
    Per person
    €30–€180
    Train to Šiauliai, then a local bus or taxi
    All year

  • Riga

    4 h · Train, Bus

    Art nouveau streets, the central market in old Zeppelin hangars and a larger, busier capital.

    Stay
    1–2 nights
    Per person
    €100–€320
    Daily direct LTG Link train, or one of several coaches
    All year; summer solstice is a big night

  • Klaipėda and the Curonian Spit

    5 h · Train, Ferry, Car

    Tall dunes, pine forest and fishing villages on a thin spit between the lagoon and the Baltic.

    Stay
    2–3 nights
    Per person
    €180–€450
    Train to Klaipėda, then the ferry and a bus to Nida
    June to August

Budgets are per person for the whole trip: return travel, a mid-range double room shared, and food.