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'''Kaunas''' is a the second largest city in [[Lithuania]].

== Hitching in and around ==when When coming from Poland (or actually everywhere), ask your driver to let you out at the "Mega" supermarket next to the motorway in the north of town. There seems are buses from the bus stop: 1) 38 which goes to be a free the bus /railway station and 2) 21 which goes to the city center :old town (to Kaunas castle (Kauno pilis)). If you are coming from the north and your driver is going into Kaunas or onto Vilnius, and you want to continue onto Marijampole or Poland, asked to be dropped off at the bus-stop (Devintas fortas)on the A1 just before the A1/A5 intersection. From here, you can walk 1.3kms along the A1 onto the A5 until the Statoil petrol station where you can continue hitching.

* The best way to get to [[Poland]] is to take mini get to the petrol station on the A5 (E67) after Garliava (8km south of Kaunas). There are two ways to get to this hitching spot with public transport: 1. Mini-bus 105 goes from the train station to this petrol station so you don't need to walk. 2. Take bus 6 (on weekdays) or 6A (on weekends) and to get off right after Garliava when out at the stop 'Garliavos vidurinė mokykla'. Start walking in the direction the bus came from (west) for 1.5km until you will see a reach the petrol station. The hitchhiking conditions  [[File:kaunas-hitchingpointsouth.jpg|400px|thumb|left|Hitching point for [[Marijampolė]] and [[Poland]]]] You can either hitch from the entrance or exit roads of the petrol station (there are fantasticadvantages and disadvantages to both).Hitching from the entrance road: there is plenty of space place for cars vehicles to stop by the bus-stop in front of that the station, or on the entrance road itself (or turning into the station). Hitching on the exit road (as shown in the photo): there is room for a truck to stop, but usually by the time they see you, they are going quite fast.This is not a busy petrol station but you can also catch the slow moving station traffic, most of which is only going to Marijampole - be brave and turn these lifts down and cars are not driving hold out for one going directly to Poland if that fastis your destination. If you've ever tried to hitch from Marijampole or its bypass, you will understand perfectly. You might want to have a PL sign in handhandy. You can ask your driver to let you off right at the border. If you walk back towards Lithuania from the border and make a left, you will get to a very large parking area where loads of trucks are parked thereup. You may be able to get a ride to close to nearly any country in Western Europe.[[File:kaunas-hitchingpointsouth.jpg|400px|thumb|centre|Hitching point for [[Marijampolė]] and [[Poland]]]]

* Alternatively , you can get a bus from to the Statoil petrol station on the center to IX Fortas A5 (I think its bus 23 or 35 busesE67)north of Kaunas, this is the main road where the motorway to highway from Vilnius joins up with the E67 (Via Baltica north Baltic Way). Take minibus 57 from the centre and southget off at the terminus: '9-ojo Forto gatve'. From here, walk northwest in the direction of the A5 (E67) - with highway for 350m. Cross under the highway and then immediately turn left and climb up the grass embankment to the highway itself. There you will see the Statoil petrol station 100m ahead. You can hitch here or walk 1km or so further along the highway to find good spots to hitch. With a PL or Warsaw sign , you should easily get a lift from a truck to the [[Budzisko-Kalvarija border checkpoint]] or further. Be aware that the border is now virtually non-existent, except for an occasional random check, so try to get a ride to at least [[Suwałki|Suwalki]] or [[Augustów|Augustow]].

The best option to reach [[Klaipėda|Klaipeda]] is to take one of 2 buses heading 38 or 21 and get out at the last bus stop next to the MEGA mall in the north part of the city. When you get out of the bus, go straight along the highway A1 (in the direction Klaipeda/Riga). After you pass the mall parking and cross some side roads, climb up the hill a bit and you will find a bus stop right at on the highway. It's relatively easy to get a ride from there. (Alternatively, to get to the same place as above, you can take bus 23 or 35 and get out at the stop '9-ojo forto muziejus'. Walk a little bit back to the motorway and the bus-stop). Also, when you arrive at MEGA, you can go directly on motorway and start hitchhiking, going towards Klaipėda, and you'll pass under the bridge, where you can hide from rain or intensive sun.

* Heading for [[Latvia]] you want to get on the [[Klaipėda|Klaipeda]] road (the A1) and then turn onto the Via Baltica (the A8). You can accept rides going to where the roads split (20 km) and then hitch past that point. From there it should not take you more than 10 minutes to get a ride. Whatever you do, try not to get dropped off on the [[Panevėžys]] ring. [[Garthelgard]] got stuck there for more than 4 hours. (There is a great petrol station a few hundred meters north from the northern junction of the [[Panevėžys]] ring and a lot of space on the side of the road).

There is a great petrol station a few hundred meters north from the northern junction of the === North-east towards [[Jonava]], [[Ukmergė|Ukmerge]], [[Utena]], [[Zarasai]], [[PanevėžysDaugavpils]] ring and a lot of space on the side of the road.==='"I was heading towards Riga. I took Take the bus number 35 to the stop called ojo forto muziejus 29 and then walked back the same way get out at the bus had come towards the big road E67stop 'Biruliškės'. Go up the ramp going It's a great spot to E67 and youhitchhike! Also, sometimes there'll be on the bus stop. There is a lot s lots of space for cars to pull over and many many trucks are going on this the road next to Riga. Chances of getting nursey garden so it's hard to catch a ride are supercar.Then is better option to get out at the further stop 'Narėpai' and walk a little towards petrolum station.