There are 8 ways to get from Gießen to Kaunas by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Vilnius Airport, train
best- Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Vilnius Airport (VNO)plane FRA - VNO
- Take the train from Vilnius to Kaunastrain
7h 44m$135–395Train, train to Cologne Bonn Airport, fly to Kaunas
cheapest- Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bftrain
- Fly from Cologne Bonn Airport (CGN) to Kaunas (KUN)plane CGN - KUN
8h 21m$118–606Train
- Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain 26 / ...
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Pasewalk Bahnhoftrain 13
- Take the train from Pasewalk Bahnhof to Szczecin Glownytrain Re4
- Take the train from Szczecin Glowny to Mockavatrain Ic
- Take the train from Mockava to Kaunastrain 36 / ...
22h 7m$294–1,218Bus via Chemnitz
- Take the bus from Gießen to Chemnitz central bus stationbus N20 / ...
- Take the bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Kaunas, Bus Stationbus N1230
23h 10m$144–246Drive 1,395.2 km
- Drive from Gießen to Kaunascar 1,395.2 km
13h 4m$240–347Train to Frankfurt, fly to Riga International Airport, car
- Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane FRA - RIX
- Drive from Riga Airport to Kaunas Airportcar
10h 12m$172–964Train to Frankfurt, fly to Kaunas
- Take the train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kaunas (KUN)plane FRA - KUN
8h 14m$267–403Bus
- Take the bus from Gießen to Kaunasbus
23h 20m$120–210
Gießen to Kaunas by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Gießen to Kaunas is to bus which costs $120 - $210 and takes 23h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Gießen to Kaunas is to train and fly which takes 7h 44m and costs $130 - $400.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Gießen and arriving at Kaunas. Services depart three times a week, and operate Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 23h 20m.
No, there is no direct train from Gießen to Kaunas. However, there are services departing from Gießen Bahnhof and arriving at Kaunas via Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Pasewalk Bahnhof, Szczecin Glowny and Mockava. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 22h 7m.
The distance between Gießen and Kaunas is 1424 km. The road distance is 1395.2 km.
The best way to get from Gießen to Kaunas without a car is to train which takes 22h 7m and costs $290 - $1,300.
It takes approximately 7h 44m to get from Gießen to Kaunas, including transfers.
Gießen to Kaunas bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Gießen station.
Gießen to Kaunas train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), depart from Gießen Bahnhof station.
The best way to get from Gießen to Kaunas is to train which takes 22h 7m and costs $290 - $1,300. Alternatively, you can bus via Chemnitz, which costs $140 - $250 and takes 23h 10m.
What companies run services between Gießen, Germany and Kaunas, Lithuania?
You can take a train from Gießen Bahnhof to Kaunas via Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, Pasewalk Bahnhof, Szczecin Glowny, and Mockava in around 22h 7m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Gießen to Kaunas, Bus Station via Chemnitz central bus station in around 23h 10m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Vilnius Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–450
Flights from Frankfurt to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–340
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Cologne Bonn Airport to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $55–320
Flights from Frankfurt to Kaunas via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Thursday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from Frankfurt to Kaunas via Zadar
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–470
Flights from Frankfurt to Kaunas via Bari
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–500
Flights from Frankfurt to Kaunas via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–750
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Vilnius Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–450
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–340
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Riga International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–270
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Pasewalk Bahnhof to Szczecin Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $11–21
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $27–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Pasewalk Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $100–470
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Siegburg Bf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Gießen Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–60
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Vilnius to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- 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
- $6–9
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Szczecin Glowny to Mockava
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Gießen to Chemnitz central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chemnitz central bus station to Kaunas, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Gießen to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +370 5 210 4304
- [email protected]
- Website
- ollex.lt
Car from Riga Airport to Kaunas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $45–550
- Website
- https://www.ollex.lt/en/express
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More Questions & Answers
Gießen to Kaunas bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Chemnitz central bus station.
Kaunas is 1h ahead of Gießen. It is currently 12:30 AM in Gießen and 1:30 AM in Kaunas.
Gießen to Kaunas train services, operated by Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC), arrive at Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe station.
Yes, the driving distance between Gießen to Kaunas is 1395 km. It takes approximately 13h 4m to drive from Gießen to Kaunas.
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