There are 10 ways to get from Kaunas to Žilina by train, bus, car, or plane
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Train
best- Take the train from Kaunas to Warszawa Zachodniatrain
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Bohumintrain Ic
- Take the train from Bohumin to Zilinatrain 341 / ...
13h 38m€43–134Bus via Lviv urban hromada
- Take the bus from Kaunas Central bus station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Stationbus 824103
- Take the bus from Lviv to Žilinabus Kyiv-Swinoujscie
14h 22m€72–123Drive 834.7 km
- Drive from Kaunas to Žilinacar 834.7 km
8h 56m€129–187Train to Vilnius Airport, fly to Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava, train
- Take the train from Kaunas to Vilniustrain
- Fly from Vilnius Airport (VNO) to Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava (OSR)plane VNO - OSR
- Take the train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Zilinatrain
10h 46m€195–519Bus
- Take the bus from Kaunas, Bus Station to Lodz, Bus Stationbus N1230
- Take the bus from Lodz, Bus Station to Žilinabus N1311
15h 55m€76–119Train to Vilnius Airport, fly to Katowice International Airport, train
- Take the train from Kaunas to Vilniustrain
- Fly from Vilnius Airport (VNO) to Katowice International Airport (KTW)plane VNO - KTW
- Take the train from Katowice to Bohumintrain
- Take the train from Bohumin to Zilinatrain
11h 20m€81–294Train to Vilnius Airport, fly to Vienna International Airport, bus, train
- Take the train from Kaunas to Vilniustrain
- Fly from Vilnius Airport (VNO) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane VNO - VIE
- Take the bus from Vienna Airport to Bratislava Main Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Zilinatrain
9h 27m€83–301Train to Vilnius Airport, fly to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
- Take the train from Kaunas to Vilniustrain
- Fly from Vilnius Airport (VNO) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane VNO - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Bohumintrain
- Take the train from Bohumin to Zilinatrain
10h 37m€50–262Train to Vilnius Airport, fly to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport, train
- Take the train from Kaunas to Vilniustrain
- Fly from Vilnius Airport (VNO) to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD)plane VNO - BUD
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Zilinatrain
11h 27m€84–258Fly Kaunas to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice, train
- Fly from Kaunas (KUN) to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice (KRK)plane KUN - KRK
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Bohumintrain
- Take the train from Bohumin to Zilinatrain
12h 44m€79–344
Kaunas to Žilina by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kaunas to Žilina is to train which costs €40 - €140 and takes 13h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Kaunas to Žilina is to drive which takes 8h 56m and costs €120 - €190.
No, there is no direct bus from Kaunas station to Žilina. However, there are services departing from Kaunas Central bus station and arriving at Žilina via Lviv. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 14h 22m.
No, there is no direct train from Kaunas to Žilina. However, there are services departing from Kaunas and arriving at Zilina via Warszawa Zachodnia and Bohumin. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 38m.
The distance between Kaunas and Žilina is 925 km. The road distance is 834.7 km.
The best way to get from Kaunas to Žilina without a car is to train which takes 13h 38m and costs €40 - €140.
It takes approximately 13h 38m to get from Kaunas to Žilina, including transfers.
Kaunas to Žilina bus services, operated by Ecolines (Autolux), depart from Kaunas Central bus station.
Kaunas to Žilina train services, operated by LTG Link, depart from Kaunas station.
The best way to get from Kaunas to Žilina is to train which takes 13h 38m and costs €40 - €140. Alternatively, you can bus via Lviv urban hromada, which costs €70 - €130 and takes 14h 22m.
What companies run services between Kaunas, Lithuania and Žilina, Slovakia?
You can take a train from Kaunas to Zilina via Warszawa Zachodnia and Bohumin in around 13h 38m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Kaunas Central bus station to Žilina via Dvirtsevyi Bus Station and Lviv in around 14h 22m.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Leoš Janáček Airport Ostrava via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–340
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Katowice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Vienna International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–290
Flights from Vilnius Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Katowice International Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Katowice International Airport via Venice Treviso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–230
Flights from Kaunas to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
Flights from Kaunas to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Milan Bergamo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Kaunas to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Katowice International Airport via Dortmund
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–240
Flights from Vilnius Airport to John Paul Ii International Airport Kraków–Balice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €23–150
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–190
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Vilnius Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–290
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kaunas to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–28
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kaunas to Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kaunas to Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kaunas to Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kaunas to Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kaunas to Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Katowice to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- info@le.cz
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–27
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Bohumin to Zilina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Zilina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Bohumin to Zilina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Krakow Glowny to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Bohumin to Zilina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Krakow Glowny to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Bohumin to Zilina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- info@cd.cz
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Bohumin to Zilina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Zilina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €9
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Bohumin to Zilina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Bohumin to Zilina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Bohumin to Zilina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €8
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Bohumin to Zilina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Zilina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Bohumin to Zilina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Bohumin to Zilina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
Train from Bohumin to Zilina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Website
- ÖBB EuroCity
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.com
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi to Zilina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Zilina
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Zilina
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +48 32 428 88 88
- bok@kolejeslaskie.com
- Website
- Koleje Śląskie
Train from Katowice to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–7
- Website
- Koleje Śląskie
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Zilina
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Zilina
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- informacio@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–12
- Website
- Hungarian Railways (MÁV)
- Phone
- +380 44 594 9010
- help@autolux.ua
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Kaunas Central bus station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +37167210066
- info@latlines.lv
- Website
- latlines.lv
Bus from Kaunas Central bus station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 49m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €43
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- Pavluks Trans
Bus from Lviv to Žilina
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Pavluks Trans
- Schedules at
- Pavluks Trans
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kaunas, Bus Station to Lodz, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lodz, Bus Station to Žilina
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +421 2 55 422 734
- info@slovaklines.sk
- Website
- Slovak Lines
Bus from Vienna Airport to Bratislava Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Slovak Lines
- info@levitour.sk
- Website
- levitour.sk
Bus from Vienna Airport to Bratislava Main Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- levitour.sk
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Kaunas to Žilina bus services, operated by Ecolines (Autolux), arrive at Dvirtsevyi Bus Station.
Žilina is 1h behind Kaunas. It is currently 12:35 in Kaunas and 11:35 in Žilina.
Kaunas to Žilina train services, operated by LTG Link, arrive at Warszawa Zachodnia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Kaunas to Žilina is 835 km. It takes approximately 8h 56m to drive from Kaunas to Žilina.
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