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There are 11 ways to get from Erfurt to Kaunas by train, plane, bus, or car

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  1. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Vilnius Airport, train

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    1. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)plane plane BER - VNO
    3. Take the train from Vilnius to Kaunastrain train
    8h 12m
    $120–344

  2. Train

    1. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhftrain train 29 / ...
    2. Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Rzepintrain train 95 / ...
    3. Take the train from Rzepin to Warszawa Zachodniatrain train 95 / ...
    4. Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Kaunastrain train
    16h 51m
    $149–293

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Erfurt central train station to Chemnitz central bus stationbus bus N1306 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Kaunas, Bus Stationbus bus N1230
    20h 45m
    $125–192

  4. Drive  1,214.8 km

    1. Drive from Erfurt to Kaunascar car 1,214.8 km
    10h 58m
    $255–368

  5. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Vilnius Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)plane plane FRA - VNO
    3. Take the train from Vilnius to Kaunastrain train
    9h 13m
    $159–406

  6. Train to Leipzig-Halle Airport, fly to Vilnius Airport, train

    1. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Halle(Saale)Hbftrain train
    2. Fly from Leipzig-Halle Airport (LEJ) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)plane plane LEJ - VNO
    3. Take the train from Vilnius to Kaunastrain train
    9h 42m
    $169–568

  7. Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Riga International Airport, car

    1. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain train
    2. Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane plane BER - RIX
    3. Drive from Riga Airport to Kaunas Airportcar car
    10h 36m
    $178–884

  8. Train, bus to Václav Havel Airport Prague, fly to Vilnius Airport

    1. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Dresden Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    2. Take the bus from Dresden to Praha Hlavní nádražíbus bus
    3. Fly from Václav Havel Airport Prague (PRG) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)plane plane PRG - VNO
    4. Take the train from Vilnius to Kaunastrain train
    11h 32m
    $137–352

  9. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Kaunas

    1. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kaunas (KUN)plane plane FRA - KUN
    9h 52m
    $122–405

  10. Train, train to Hannover Airport, fly to Kaunas

    1. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Göttingentrain train
    2. Take the train from Göttingen to Hannover Hauptbahnhoftrain train
    3. Fly from Hannover Airport (HAJ) to Kaunas (KUN)plane plane HAJ - KUN
    12h 12m
    $134–635

  11. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Göttingentrain train Re1 / ...
    2. Take the bus from Göttingen to Kaunasbus bus
    23h 22m
    $145–354

Erfurt to Kaunas by train

Calendar7Weekly Trains
Duration16h 51mAverage Duration
Ticket$149Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 1,196.2 km
  • Duration: 8h 12m

What companies run services between Erfurt, Germany and Kaunas, Lithuania?

You can take a train from Erfurt Hbf to Kaunas via S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf, Rzepin, and Warszawa Zachodnia in around 16h 51m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Erfurt central train station to Kaunas, Bus Station via Chemnitz central bus station in around 20h 45m.

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