Riga to Kaunas

Q: What is the distance between Riga and Kaunas?

The distance between these two places is a total of 267 km.

Q: What is the average travel time between Riga and Kaunas?

The average travel time between the stations is 05:02 hours.

Q: What is the ticket price for the journey from Riga to Kaunas?

The price for the cheapest tickets begin at €11.

Q: How many daily departures are there from Riga to Kaunas?

The average number of daily departures is 23. However, we would advise you to look up specific dates you're interested in so that you make sure to check the number of departures on the travel date you are interested in the most.

Q: Are all the buses direct on the route from Riga to Kaunas?

The majority of the buses are direct buses, and if there is a bus change, you will see a notice on the website and there will be an icon indicating that there is a bus change involved.

Q: What are the amenities available on the buses departing from Riga to Kaunas?

All the buses have air conditioning, reclining seats, luggage storage and they make breaks along the way to ensure all the passengers get enough resting time and can make a toilet break.

Riga to Kaunas Kaunas to Riga

Between Riga, Latvia and Kaunas, Lithuania we found up to 23 bus departures, including 4 night buses. The earliest bus departure from Riga is at 08:45 arriving to Kaunas at 14:05 the same day. While the latest bus departure is at 22:59 and arrives at 04:05 the following day. The prices for the cheapest one way adult tickets range from €11 to €22.

Popular Departures

Below you will find some of the most popular bus departures from Riga to Kaunas:

Timetable: TODAY TOMORROW

11:20 Riga Central Bus Station

6h 15min

17:35 Kaunas Central Bus Station

from 16 HRK

Best offer on 10. May

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11:30 Riga Central Bus Station

6h 5min

17:35 Kaunas Central Bus Station

from 16 HRK

Best offer on 10. May

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15:30 Riga Central Bus Station

3h 50min

19:20 Kaunas Central Bus Station

from 22 HRK

Best offer on 01. May

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16:20 Riga Central Bus Station

6h 5min

22:25 Kaunas Central Bus Station

from 14 HRK

Best offer on 01. May

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18:00 Riga Central Bus Station

5h 40min

23:40 Kaunas Central Bus Station

from 16 HRK

Best offer on 10. May

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Traveling by bus from Riga to Kaunas

The shortest travel distance between Riga and Kaunas is 267 km. The fastest bus which departs at 13:00 has a travel time of 03:50h. The longest travel time on the route is 06:15h. Depending on the selected departure, the following amenities are available: air condition, wifi and toilet.

Overnight buses

If you want to travel overnight and save money on accommodation or arrive in Kaunas earlier, there are 4 night buses from Riga to Kaunas. The overnight buses depart between 21:05 and 22:59 and arrive between 01:05 and 04:05 the following day. Below are the most popular night departures to Kaunas:

Timetable: TODAY TOMORROW

21:05 Riga

4h 0min

01:05 Kaunas

from 11.99 HRK

Best offer on 12. May

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22:59 Riga

5h 6min

04:05 Kaunas

from 13.99 HRK

Best offer on 21. May

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Bus companies

There is a total of 4 bus companies operating the routes. These bus companies have not been rated yet by the clients. Here you can see the most popular bus companies operating this route and their overall rating.

TOKS

8.7

Kautra (Eurolines Lithuania)

8.1

Ecolines

7.7

FlixBus

6.9

Departure and arrival stations

If you're wanting more detailed information about either Riga or Kaunas, including general information, station and stop information and other popular routes, you can follow the links below.

Riga

You can see information about the departure station and stops Riga here

Kaunas

You can see information about the arrival station and stops Kaunas here

Cheapest ticket prices

Adult ticket: €11 (One-Way) or €22 (Return).

Trip reviews from Riga to Kaunas

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Other popular destinations from Riga

If you're wondering what other places you can visit when traveling from Riga, these are some of the most popular combinations that other clients have purchased their tickets for:

Riga to Saint Petersburg

Riga to Berlin

Riga to Vitebsk

Riga to Prague

Riga to Ivano-Frankivsk

Riga to Budapest

Riga to Tartu

Riga to Veliky Novgorod

Riga to Vienna

Riga to Bialystok

Other popular destinations from Kaunas

If you're looking for inspiration as to where to travel next once you've reached Kaunas, here is the list of the most popular travel combinations that our clients have previously purchased their tickets for:

Kaunas to Vilnius (Airport)

Kaunas to Kaliningrad

Kaunas to Klaipeda

Kaunas to Riga (Airport)

Kaunas to Lviv

Kaunas to Poznan