The train from Vilnius to Kaunas takes between one hour and an hour and a half and leaves almost every hour. Two museums are enough for a day: the M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum and the Devil Museum, followed by a walk through the old town to the castle. It suits autumn and winter, when it is cold outside. The museums are open Tuesday to Sunday, so you cannot reach them on a Monday. Practical tip: it is about 2.7 km on foot from the railway station to the Čiurlionis Museum, so take the city bus or allow about 35 minutes to walk. If you have more time, also look into the Church of the Resurrection or Pažaislis monastery, which are on our list of places too.
Kaunas by train: museums and the old town in a day
From Vilnius · 1 day · by train

LTG ~1 h–1 h 30 min
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Photo: Pofka, CC BY-SA M. K. Čiurlionis National Museum of Art
The main site of the M. K. Čiurlionis National Art Museum in Kaunas, with a collection of the artist’s works.

Photo: Andrijana F, CC BY-SA Devils’ Museum
More than a thousand devil sculptures and masks, collected in the house of the artist Žmuidzinavičius.

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.
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Sources
- bilietas.ltglink.lt, checked 2026-10-08
- ciurlionis.lt, checked 2026-10-08