🇱🇹 Studying in Kaunas
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Lithuania's second city and its student capital — KTU, VDU and LSMU make it young, walkable and noticeably cheaper than Vilnius, with a strong ESN network and Kaunas Airport for budget flights.
Map of Kaunas
Live map with the real landmarks around your city — tap a layer to open it in Maps.
What's on in Kaunas
Direct links to real event platforms, pre-searched for Kaunas.
- EventbriteParties, workshops, meetups and student nights
- MeetupLanguage exchanges, sports and hobby groups
- ESN section finderYour local Erasmus Student Network section and its trips
- TicketmasterConcerts, festivals and big venues
- SongkickLive music calendar by city
- Facebook eventsWhere most student events actually get posted
- Official city event calendarMunicipal what's-on listings — usually the most reliable
- University eventsYour host university's own calendar
Getting around
- • Buses and trolleybuses run by Kauniečio viešasis transportas — get the Kauno kortelė card
- • Kaunas Airport (KUN) is 15 km north; bus 29/120 runs into the centre
- • LTG Link trains and Kautra buses to Vilnius roughly every hour
Student essentials (estimates)
- Rent: €200–€380 / month (room in a shared flat), €100–€180 dormitory
- Monthly budget: €550–€750 / month
- Transport pass: Kauno kortelė — discounted student monthly ticket on buses and trolleybuses
- Lunch: €5–€9
- Coffee: €2–€3
Neighbourhoods students love
- Senamiestis (Old Town)
- Naujamiestis (New Town / Laisvės alėja)
- Žaliakalnis
- Centras
- Šilainiai (cheaper, further out)