Šiauliai Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

Services from Šiauliai bus station (525 058; Tilžės gatvė 109):

Kaunas 22.50Lt to 26Lt, three hours, 20 buses.

Klaipėda 23Lt, 2½ hours, six buses.

Palanga 22Lt, 2½ hours, about 10 daily.

Panevėžys 11Lt, 1½ hours, 12 daily.

Rīga 16Lt, two to three hours, eight daily.

Vilnius 29Lt, 4½ hours, seven daily.

Train

Services to/from Šiauliai train station (430 652; Dubijos gatvė 44):

Klaipėda 16.50Lt, two to three hours, six daily.

Rīga 16Lt, 2½ hours, one to three daily.

Vilnius 26Lt, 2¾ to 3½ hours, five to eight daily.

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Air

Šiauliai International Airport (542 005; www.airport.siauliai.lt), adjoining Zokniai Military Airfield on the southeastern edge of town, has only been used by cargo planes since it opened in 1997, but there is talk of a no-frills budget German airline flying here soon.

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