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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.

When going to Vilnius you take a bus to the motorway2. There is a Take bus stop 6 (look belowon weekdays) or 6A (on weekends) and get out at the motorway where itstop 'Garliavos vidurinė mokykla's possible to get rides, but it might also be a good idea to not deal with . Start walking in the hitchhiking competition and place yourself at direction the entrance of the motorwaybus came from (west) for 1. Buses 10 16 28 and trolleybuses 3 16 24 can take 5km until you to Partizanu street which is very close to motorwayreach the petrol station.[[File:Kns_to_vln.JPG|thumb|left|250px|Along the road towards [[Vilnius]]]]

=== South towards [[File:kaunas-hitchingpointsouth.jpg|400px|thumb|left|Hitching point for [[Marijampolė]] and [[Poland]] {{E|67}} ===]]

* The best way You can either hitch from the entrance or exit roads of the petrol station (there are advantages and disadvantages to get both).Hitching from the entrance road: place for vehicles to [[Poland]] is to take mini stop by the bus 105 from -stop in front of the train station and to get off right after Garliava when you will see a petrol , or on the entrance road itself (or turning into the station). The hitchhiking conditions are fantasticHitching on the exit road (as shown in the photo): there is plenty of space room for cars a truck to stop in front of that , 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:Kns_to_vln.JPG|thumb|left|250px|Along the road towards [[Vilnius]]]]

* 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. === North-east towards [[Jonava]], [[Ukmergė|Ukmerge]], [[Utena]], [[Zarasai]], [[Daugavpils]]===Take the bus 29 and get out at the bus stop 'Biruliškės'. It's a great spot to hitchhike! Also, sometimes there's lots of cars on the road next to nursey garden so it's hard to catch a car. Then is better option to get out at the further stop 'Narėpai' and walk a little towards petrolum station. == Nomadwiki & Trashwiki ==