Kaunas eSIM
In Kaunas you connect to Telia or Bite, whichever is performing better where you are standing. The typical speed across the country is 86 Mbps. Your data starts working the moment you land, before you reach the immigration hall.
- Networks
- Telia and Bite
- Typical speed in Lithuania
- 86 Mbps typical, 25 Mbps at busy times
- 5G
- yes, non standalone
- Throttle
- None on metered plans
- Tethering
- Allowed on every plan
Plans that cover Kaunas
| Data | Validity | Price per GB | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 GB | Never expires | $5.89 | $5.89 | |
| 3 GB | Never expires | $2.63 | $7.89 | |
| 5 GBMost travellers | Never expires | $1.98 | $9.89 | |
| 10 GB | Never expires | $1.49 | $14.89 | |
| 20 GB | Never expires | $1.39 | $27.89 | |
| 50 GB | Never expires | $1.54 | $76.89 |
How Lithuania compares across Europe
- Regional typical speed
- 71 Mbps
- Upstream networks
- 2, Telia, Bite
- 5G
- Yes, non standalone
- Next fastest nearby
- Austria, 86 Mbps
- Next slowest nearby
- Monaco, 84 Mbps
- Cities with their own page
- 2: Vilnius, Kaunas
Landing at Kaunas Airport (KUN)
- Airport
- KUN / EYKA
- Distance
- 15 km from the centre of Kaunas
- Wifi on arrival
- Free wifi in the terminalFree wireless internet is available in the terminal.
Getting into Kaunas
- City bus route 29 / 29G to Kaunas centre and railway station (KUN), about 32 minutes
Worth knowing about Kaunas
- Kaunas Airport is in Karmelava, about 15 km northeast of the city, and the only public link is city bus 29, which takes around half an hour.
- There is no rail link to Kaunas Airport, unlike Vilnius Airport, which has its own station.
- Kaunas buses and trolleybuses take contactless Visa and Mastercard, or a linked phone, watch or ring, for a 1 euro single fare valid to the last stop of the route.
- Kaunas drivers still sell single tickets for cash on board, so an arriving traveller needs neither a local card, an app nor mobile data to ride.
- Kaunas's Ziogas ticketing app and its linked card sell a single journey for 0.70 euro, below the 1 euro cash or contactless fare, and cap monthly spending at a season ticket price.
- LTG Link began a non-stop express between Vilnius and Kaunas on 29 March 2026, cutting the trip to about 59 minutes with seat reservations and dynamic pricing.
- Standard Vilnius to Kaunas trains call at Lentvaris, Vievis, Kaisiadorys and Palemonas and take 1 hour 10 to 1 hour 20, against 59 minutes on the non-stop express.
- The Vilnius to Kaunas rail corridor carries about 2 million passengers a year, among Lithuania's busiest, according to operator LTG Link.
- Kaunas's Zaliakalnis funicular opened on 5 August 1931, climbs 142 metres of hillside, and holds the European Heritage Label awarded in 2015.
- Kaunas's second funicular, Aleksotas, opened on 6 December 1935 and still runs with its original 1930s cars, wooden seats and traction gear.
- Kaunas stands at the confluence of the Nemunas and Neris rivers, marked by a mass Confluence festival during its year as European Capital of Culture in 2022.
Sources for this page
Other cities in Lithuania we cover
- Vilnius
- 91 km from Kaunas, nearest airport VNO