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'''Kaunas''' is a the second largest city in [[Lithuania]].

==Hitching Outin and around ==When coming from Poland (or actually everywhere), ask your driver to let you out at the "Mega" supermarket next to the motorway in the north of town. There are buses from the bus stop: 1) 38 which goes to the bus/railway station and 2) 21 which goes to the old town (to Kaunas castle (Kauno pilis)). If you are coming from the north and your driver is going into Kaunas or onto Vilnius, and you want to continue onto Marijampole or Poland, asked to be dropped off at the bus-stop (Devintas fortas) on the A1 just before the A1/A5 intersection. From here, you can walk 1.3kms along the A1 onto the A5 until the Statoil petrol station where you can continue hitching. == Hitchhiking out ==

Quite far away http://www.marsrutai.lt/ - the best tool to go from one place (A) to another (B). You can enter an address or a bus stop, also you can choose time when you want to leave or arrive. Above this is 'Tvarkaraščiai' - schedules of trolleybuses, buses and minibuses, and disstrict's buses and minibuses.  Alternatively, http://www.stops.lt/kaunas is also a great journey planner, and includes timetables for all public transport. Also has translation in 11 languages. http://www.maps.lt/ - this is useful when you look for a bus stop. Enter an adress and you can see all bus stops around. Also, this is very useful to look where exactly is the right house with it's number.  === East towards [[Vilnius]] {{European Route Number|85}} ===[[File:Kns_to_vln.JPG|thumb|right|250px|Along the road towards [[Vilnius]] ]]When going to Vilnius the best way is to take buses 10, 16 or 28 and get out at the bus stop 'Parduotuvė'. Cross the street, there 's a path to the motorway where is a huge bus stop. Another way is to take bus 37 or trolleybuses 7, 10, 15 or 16, get out at the bus stop 'Kauno saulėtekis'.Then cross the park, street and you'hypermarketll reach Partizanų street and see the same bus stop called 'Parduotuvė' .             === South towards [[Marijampolė]] & [[Poland]] {{E|67}} === The best way to get to [[Poland]] is to get to the petrol station on the A5 (E67) after Garliava (8km south of Kaunas). There are two ways to get to this hitching spot with public transport: 1. Mini-bus 105 goes from the train station to this petrol station so you don't need to walk. 2. Take bus 6 (on weekdays) or 6A (on weekends) and get out at the stop 'Garliavos vidurinė mokykla'Maxima Baze. Start walking in the direction the bus came from (west) for 1.5km until you reach the petrol station.  [[File:kaunas-hitchingpointsouth.jpg|400px|thumb|left|Hitching point for [[Marijampolė]] and [[Poland]]]] You can either hitch from the entrance or exit roads of the petrol station (there are advantages and disadvantages to both).Hitching from the entrance road: place for vehicles to stop by the bus-stop in front of the station, or on the entrance road itself (or turning into the station). Hitching on the exit road (as shown in the photo): there is room for a truck to stop, but usually by the time they see you, they are going quite fast.This is not a busy petrol station but you can also catch the slow moving station traffic, most of which is only going to Marijampole - be brave and turn these lifts down and hold out for one going directly to Poland if that is your destination. If you've ever tried to hitch from Marijampole or its bypass, you will understand perfectly. You might want to have a PL sign handy. You can ask your driver to let you off right at the border. If you walk back towards Lithuania from the border and make a left, you will get to a very large parking area where loads of trucks are parked up. You may be able to get a ride to nearly any country in Western Europe.  Alternatively, you can get to the Statoil petrol station on the A5 (E67) north of Kaunas, where the highway from Vilnius joins up with the E67 (Baltic Way). Take minibus 57 from the centre and get off at the terminus: '9-ojo Forto gatve'. From here, walk northwest in the direction of the A5 (E67) highway for 350m. Cross under the highway and then immediately turn left and climb up the grass embankment to the highway itself. There you will see the Statoil petrol station 100m ahead. You can hitch here or walk 1km or so further along the highway to find good spots to hitch. With a PL or Warsaw sign, you should easily get a lift from a truck to the [[Budzisko-Kalvarija border checkpoint]] or further. Be aware that the border is now virtually non-existent, except for an occasional random check, so try to get a ride to at least [[Suwałki|Suwalki]] or [[Augustów|Augustow]]. === West towards [[Klaipėda|Klaipeda]], north towards [[Latvia]] === The best option to reach [[Klaipėda|Klaipeda]] is to take buses 38 or 21 and get out at the last bus stop next to the MEGA mall in the north part of the city. When you get out of the bus, go straight along the highway with A1 (in the direction Klaipeda/Riga). After you pass the mall parking and cross some side roads, climb up the hill a bit and you will find a bus stop right on the highway. It's relatively easy to get a free ride from there. (Alternatively, to get to the same place as above, you can take bus 23 or 35 and get out at the stop '9-ojo forto muziejus'. Walk a little bit back to the centermotorway and the bus-stop).

===South towards [[Poland]] ===*The best way to get to [[Poland]] is to take mini bus 105 from the train station and to get off right after Garliava Also, when you will see a petrol station. The arrive at MEGA, you can go directly on motorway and start hitchhiking conditions are fantastic: there is plenty of space for cars to stop in front of that petrol station , going towards Klaipėda, and cars are not driving that fast. You might want to have a PL sign in hand. You can ask your driver to let you off right at border. If you walk back towards Lithuania from 'll pass under the border and make a leftbridge, where you will get to a very large parking where loads of trucks are parked therecan hide from rain or intensive sun. You may be able to get a ride to close to any country in Western Europe.[[Image:Kns_to_vln.JPG|thumb|left|250px|Along the road towards [[Vilnius]]]]

*Alternatively Heading for [[Latvia]] you want to get a bus from on the center to IX Fortas [[Klaipėda|Klaipeda]] road (I think its bus 23 or 35 busesthe A1), this is and then turn onto the main road where Via Baltica (the motorway A8). You can accept rides going to Vilnius joins up with where the E67 roads split (Via Baltica north 20 km) and south) - with a PL sign then hitch past that point. From there it should not take you should easily more than 10 minutes to get a lift from a truck ride. Whatever you do, try not to get dropped off on the [[Budzisko-Kalvarija border checkpointPanevėžys]] or furtherring. Be aware that the border is now virtually non-existent, except for an occasional random check, so try to get a ride to at least [[SuwalkiGarthelgard]] or got stuck there for more than 4 hours. (There is a great petrol station a few hundred meters north from the northern junction of the [[AugustowPanevėžys]]ring and a lot of space on the side of the road).

===West North-east towards [[KlaipedaJonava]], [[Ukmergė|Ukmerge]], North towards [[LatviaUtena]]===*Heading for , [[LatviaZarasai]] you want to get on the , [[KlaipedaDaugavpils]] road (===Take the A1) bus 29 and then turn onto the via Baltica (get out at the A8)bus stop 'Biruliškės'. You can accept rides going It's a great spot to hitchhike! Also, sometimes there's lots of cars on the split (20km) and then hitch past the split. From the split road next to nursey garden so it should not take you more than 10min 's hard to get catch a ridecar. Whatever you do, try not Then is better option to get dropped off on out at the [[Panevezis]] ring. [[Garthelgard]] got stuck there for more than 4 hours. There is further stop 'Narėpai' and walk a great petrol little towards petrolum station past the [[Panevezis]] ring and after the roads merge or a lot of space on the side of the road.

===Overnight=Resources==Kaunas is a horrible place to be stuck in overnight, and there are only a couple of youth hostels, both of which close early, and are rather tricky to find. If you DO happen to get stuck here, then go the Best Western, but instead of going in, turn left. There's an alleyway on the right which leads to a place which rents out apartments. It's open late, and if you explain the situation, then you might be lucky enough to get yourself a bit of a deal on a room that would otherwise have been empty. You'll have to use all of your powers of persuasion though!{{nomadwiki}}