Aleksotas Funicular
The funicular was built in 1935, and its track is 132.9 m long.
The Aleksotas funicular (Amerikos lietuvių g. 6) is a unique means of transport: it carries passengers up Aleksotas Hill, from which the panorama of the Kaunas centre and old town is seen best. The funicular runs daily 7:00–19:00, with a lunch break 12:00–13:00. Services leave every 10 minutes: the first at 7:00 and the last at 18:50. One bicycle can be carried. The timetable is published by the operator, Kauno autobusai. Time-limited electronic Kaunas public transport tickets are not valid on the funicular, and a cumulative monthly ticket must be validated every time in the validator or in the “Žiogas” app. The operator’s page does not say how to reach the funicular from the train or bus station. (source, checked 2026-10-09)
Aleksotas Funicular on the map (OpenStreetMap)Route to Aleksotas Funicular (OpenStreetMap)Website
Other places in Kaunas
Photo: Andrius Vanagas, CC BY Kaunas Ninth Fort Museum
A fort of the Kaunas Fortress on Žemaičių plentas, home to the Kaunas Ninth Fort Museum.
Photo: Pudelek (Marcin Szala), CC BY-SA Kaunas Castle
A Gothic castle at the confluence of the Nemunas and the Neris with a red conical tower, one of the oldest buildings in the city.
Photo: Bdx, CC0 Christ’s Resurrection Basilica
A modernist basilica with a tall tower in Žaliakalnis, visible from a large part of the city.
Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA Pažaislis Monastery
A Baroque church and the Camaldolese monastery complex by the Kaunas Reservoir.
Photo: Adam Jones, CC BY-SA Tour of the Kaunas Ninth Fort
Museum staff lead tours in Lithuanian, English and Russian; they must be booked in advance.
Photo: Fry72, Karel Frydrýšek, CC BY-SA Girstutis Swimming Pool
A sports and leisure pool complex in Kaunas: 25 m and 50 m pools, a warm leisure pool with a children’s slide, saunas.
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More about the city: a weekend in Kaunas.