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Café terraces along a cobbled street in Kaunas Old Town, with the brick tower of the cathedral of St Peter and St Paul at the end

Where to stay in Kaunas

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Places to stay in Kaunas

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About Kaunas

Driving into Kaunas Old Town costs EUR 2 through its reduced-emission zone, with the first hour of parking included, and parking there costs EUR 2 an hour around the clock. The city's pillow fee is EUR 2 per person per night.

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Facts and rules

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Airport
Kaunas Airport (KUN), 14 km northeast of the centre, about 17 km by road from Town Hall Square. Source
Pillow fee
EUR 2 per person per night since 1 January 2025 (city announcement of June 2024; no 2026 change found), council decision T-541 of 2015 as amended; under-18s exempt. Source
Short-term rentals
Since July 2025 the fee also applies to people letting short-term under individual activity or a business certificate, including through Airbnb or Booking. Source
Long stays
Long-term rental is exempt: one month or more on the city's e-service page, more than one month in its June 2024 announcement. Source
Old Town entry
Reduced-emission zone: EUR 2 per entry, including the first hour of parking; the Old Town parking zone then costs EUR 2 an hour, every day around the clock. Source
Green zone
EUR 0.50 an hour on working days 08:00 to 18:00, on part of the central streets, Savanorių prospektas and, since 2026, a wider area of Žaliakalnis. Source
Short stays for non-EU visitors
90 days in any 180 across the Schengen area. The EU Entry/Exit System has been fully operational since 10 April 2026. Source
EU citizens
No residence document for the first 3 months; after 3 months EU citizens may be required to register their residence. Source
Currency
Euro (EUR). Source
Emergency number
112 Source

Areas of Kaunas

Kaunas Town Hall Square with the Church of St Francis Xavier and the Jesuit monastery behind the cobbles
Photo: dave massie, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Old Town (Senamiestis)

The oldest part of Kaunas, by the confluence of the Nemunas and Neris and Santaka Park, with Kaunas Castle from the mid-14th century and Town Hall Square, home of the Church of St Francis Xavier and the Jesuit monastery. It suits a first visit on foot.

Kaunas airport
about 17 km
Town Hall Square
under 1 km

Car and parking

Cameras on the approach streets charge EUR 2 for entering the reduced-emission zone, covering the first hour of parking. The Old Town zone between Santaka Park and Birštono gatvė, Town Hall Square included, then costs EUR 2 an hour, every day around the clock.

A building with a glass upper storey above café tables on Laisvės alėja, the pedestrian avenue in central Kaunas
Photographed in 2015. Photo: Vilensija, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Laisvės alėja and the New Town

Laisvės alėja, the pedestrian avenue of Naujamiestis that Wikipedia calls the longest pedestrian street in Eastern Europe, about 2 km from Town Hall Square. It suits travellers who want the centre of the modern city and the Old Town within a walk.

Kaunas airport
about 15 km
Town Hall Square
about 2 km

Car and parking

Outside the Old Town charge. The green zone, EUR 0.50 an hour on working days 08:00 to 18:00, covers part of the central streets; in May 2024 the city put an hour in the red zone at EUR 2. Check the sign for the street.

The red car of the Žaliakalnis funicular on its track among trees in Kaunas
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Žaliakalnis

A large residential neighbourhood north of the Old Town and the centre, between the Neris and Girstupis valleys, reached by the Žaliakalnis funicular of 1931, which climbs to the Basilica of the Resurrection, the largest basilical church in the Baltic states. It suits a longer stay with a car.

Kaunas airport
about 14 km
Town Hall Square
about 2 km

Car and parking

Since 2026 the green zone covers the area between Savanorių prospektas, Radvilėnų plentas, Vydūno alėja and Radastų gatvė as well as Perkūno alėja: EUR 0.50 an hour on working days 08:00 to 18:00, free at weekends.

Kaunas Old Town seen from Aleksotas hill: brick churches, red roofs and the bridge over the Nemunas
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Aleksotas

The southern part of Kaunas on the left bank of the Nemunas, opposite the Old Town, with the Aleksotas funicular of 1935 and a hilltop view over the old churches and the bridge. It suits travellers who want the Old Town in view across the river.

Kaunas airport
about 18 km
Town Hall Square
about 3 km

Car and parking

No municipal parking rule for Aleksotas was found for this guide, so ask the host where guests park. Crossing into the Old Town by car triggers the EUR 2 reduced-emission zone charge.

Guides

Questions

How much is the tourist tax in Kaunas?

The pillow fee is EUR 2 per person per night since 1 January 2025, according to the city's announcement of June 2024; no 2026 change was found. Children under 18 pay nothing.

Is there a charge to drive into Kaunas Old Town?

Yes. Cameras at the reduced-emission zone charge EUR 2 on entry, and that charge covers the first hour of parking. After that the Old Town zone costs EUR 2 an hour, every day around the clock.

Which area suits a stay with a car?

Žaliakalnis, where the green zone charges EUR 0.50 an hour on working days only, or the New Town around Laisvės alėja, outside the Old Town charge.