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| − | '''Klaipėda''' is a city in [[Lithuania]]. | + | '''Klaipėda''' is a city in [[Lithuania]] on the coast of the Baltic sea and a major port in the Baltics. |
== Hitchhiking out == | == Hitchhiking out == | ||
=== East to [[Kaunas]], [[Vilnius]] {{E|85}} === | === East to [[Kaunas]], [[Vilnius]] {{E|85}} === | ||
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Take bus 12, 7, 5, or 2 and then walk 2 km until the beginning of the road A1/E85 at the Jaku ring. | Take bus 12, 7, 5, or 2 and then walk 2 km until the beginning of the road A1/E85 at the Jaku ring. | ||
=== North to [[Palanga]], [[Latvia]] {{E|272}} === | === North to [[Palanga]], [[Latvia]] {{E|272}} === | ||
| + | Take bus 3, 9, or 6 to the final stop Miniesto Ligonine. After getting off the bus, hitchhike from the bus stop across the street after the Lukoil gas station. | ||
| − | + | === West to [[Nida]], [[Kaliningrad]] === | |
| + | It is easy to hitch a ride to the [[Curonian Spit]] from the [http://maps.google.lt/maps?q=Naujoji+perk%C4%97la,+Smiltyn%C4%97s+perk%C4%97la,+Nemuno+gatv%C4%97,+Klaip%C4%97da,+Klaip%C4%97dos+apskritis&hl=lt&ie=UTF8&ll=55.689016,21.139659&spn=0.003096,0.009645&sll=55.688381,21.139074&sspn=0.001548,0.004823&oq=naujoji+&t=h&hq=Naujoji+perk%C4%97la,+Smiltyn%C4%97s+perk%C4%97la,&hnear=Nemuno+gatv%C4%97,+Klaip%C4%97da,+Klaip%C4%97dos+apskritis&z=17 ferry port for cars]. Ferries leave about one an hour and cars have to wait in a queue. A ticket for a passenger or pedestrian costs about 0,80€. At night or when there is no security you might be able to sneak in without paying. If you want to go to [[Kaliningrad]], ask cars with Russian number plates - there are usually a lot of them and they are likely to go there. You can check the schedule [http://www.keltas.lt/eng/ here]. | ||
[[Category:Lithuania]] | [[Category:Lithuania]] | ||
[[Category:E85]] | [[Category:E85]] | ||
Revision as of 14:56, 1 April 2012
Klaipėda is a city in Lithuania on the coast of the Baltic sea and a major port in the Baltics.
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Hitchhiking out
East to Kaunas, Vilnius E 85
Take bus 12, 7, 5, or 2 and then walk 2 km until the beginning of the road A1/E85 at the Jaku ring.
North to Palanga, Latvia E 272
Take bus 3, 9, or 6 to the final stop Miniesto Ligonine. After getting off the bus, hitchhike from the bus stop across the street after the Lukoil gas station.
West to Nida, Kaliningrad
It is easy to hitch a ride to the Curonian Spit from the ferry port for cars. Ferries leave about one an hour and cars have to wait in a queue. A ticket for a passenger or pedestrian costs about 0,80€. At night or when there is no security you might be able to sneak in without paying. If you want to go to Kaliningrad, ask cars with Russian number plates - there are usually a lot of them and they are likely to go there. You can check the schedule here.
