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Palanga pier running out into the Baltic Sea, seen from the sandy beach under a grey sky

Where to stay in Palanga

Photographed in 2014. Photo: Zairon, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Places to stay in Palanga

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About Palanga

Palanga charges a pillow fee of EUR 2 per person per night under its 2018 council decision, with children under 18 exempt. A drive to Nida on the Curonian Spit adds Neringa's entry fee, EUR 50 per car from 20 June to 20 August on its 2025 tariff.

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Facts and rules

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Airport
Palanga International Airport (PLQ), about 7 km by road from J. Basanavičiaus street and about 8 km from Šventoji. Source
Pillow fee
EUR 2 per person per night under council decision T2-5 of 2018 (municipal notice of 2025; no 2026 confirmation found); under-18s and some patients exempt. Source
Who pays
Every guest of a hotel, sanatorium or private let; the provider collects the fee and must mention it with the price. Source
Parking
Designated paid places in the resort, per the title of a municipal notice of unknown year; 2026 zones, prices, hours and season unverified as of September 2026. Source
Curonian Spit entry
Neringa charges a car EUR 50 per entry from 20 June to 20 August and EUR 10 otherwise (page dated May 2025; no 2026 confirmation found). 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 Palanga

J. Basanavičiaus street in Palanga, a wide pedestrian street with trees and benches and a Ferris wheel behind
Photo: Terminator216, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

J. Basanavičiaus street and the pier

The pedestrian street of Palanga that ends at the wooden pier over the Baltic, in the resort that Wikipedia calls the biggest summer resort in Lithuania. It suits a beach holiday on foot.

Palanga airport
about 7 km
Palanga pier
under 1 km

Car and parking

The title of a municipal notice of unknown year announces a local fee for parking in designated paid places in the resort; the 2026 zones, prices, hours and season were unverified as of September 2026, so ask the host whether a space comes with the stay.

The white Tiškevičiai Palace, home of the Palanga Amber Museum, above the lawns of Birutė Park
Photographed in 2016. Photo: Brian Toward from London, United Kingdom, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Birutė Park and the Amber Museum

The park south of the centre around the restored 19th-century Tiškevičiai Palace, home of the Palanga Amber Museum, a branch of the Lithuanian National Museum of Art with about 28,000 pieces of amber, surrounded by the Palanga Botanical Garden. It suits a stay among gardens about 2 km from the pier.

Palanga airport
about 9 km
Palanga pier
about 2 km

Car and parking

The title of a municipal notice of unknown year announces a local fee for parking in designated paid places in the resort; the 2026 zones, prices, hours and season were unverified as of September 2026, so ask the host whether a space comes with the stay.

Nemirseta

A district at the southern end of Palanga on the Baltic coast north of Klaipėda, which for about five centuries marked the northernmost point of Prussia. It suits a stay with a car away from the centre, about 5 km from the pier by road.

Palanga airport
about 11 km
Palanga pier
about 5 km

Car and parking

The title of a municipal notice of unknown year announces a local fee for parking in designated paid places in the resort; the 2026 zones, prices, hours and season were unverified as of September 2026, so ask the host whether a space comes with the stay. No rule specific to Nemirseta was found.

Old wooden posts standing in the surf off the beach at Šventoji, under heavy clouds
Photographed in 2017. Photo: Inga Tomane, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Šventoji

A resort town in Palanga municipality about 12 km north of the centre in a straight line, near the Latvian border, where the Šventoji River meets the Baltic, with a 39-metre lighthouse; Wikipedia calls it a popular summer resort for families. It suits a family beach stay with a car, about 17 km from the pier by road.

Palanga airport
about 8 km
Palanga pier
about 17 km

Car and parking

The title of a municipal notice of unknown year announces a local fee for parking in designated paid places in the resort; the 2026 zones, prices, hours and season were unverified as of September 2026, so ask the host whether a space comes with the stay.

Guides

Questions

How much is the tourist tax in Palanga?

The pillow fee is EUR 2 per person per night under council decision No. T2-5 of 25 January 2018, according to the municipality's notice of 2025; no 2026 confirmation was found. Children under 18 pay nothing.

Do cars pay to enter Nida and the Curonian Spit?

Yes. Neringa charges a passenger car EUR 50 per entry from 20 June to 20 August and EUR 10 the rest of the year, on the municipality's page dated May 2025; no 2026 confirmation was found.

Is parking paid in Palanga?

In designated places, according to the title of a municipal notice of unknown year that announces a local parking fee in the resort. The 2026 zones, prices, hours and season were unverified as of September 2026.

Which area suits a stay with a car?

Šventoji, a resort town of its own about 8 km from the airport, or Nemirseta at the southern end. Ask the host for a parking space, since the resort's 2026 parking rules could not be confirmed.