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When coming from [[Kaunas]] ask the driver politely if he drives they drive near the place of your destination. If the answer is negative, it might be more convenient to take a free bus from a huge ''hypermarket'' called "Maxima" which is situated ~13 kilometres away from Vilnius ([http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=Pirkli%C5%B3+gatv%C4%97,+Vilnius+LT-02029,+Litauen&daddr=Vilnius,+Lithuania&hl=en&geocode=&mra=ls&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=35.821085,56.601563&ie=UTF8&z=12 map]) to the city centre or to some other destinations in the city.

[[File:Vln to kns.JPG|thumb|250px|right|A hitchhiking spot towards [[Kaunas]].]]* '''Option 1'''  A hitch-hiking spot towards Riga (as well as towards Panevėžys and Šiauliai) is situated behind the bus stop after one of the major street crossings in Pašilaičiai/Fabijoniškės at pretty much the end of the Ukmergės avenue ([http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=Vilnius,+Lithuania&daddr=54.73146,25.237141&hl=en&geocode=&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=13&sll=54.722043,25.252075&sspn=0.051058,0.11055&ie=UTF8&z=13 map]). There are many buses going this direction ([http://vilniustransportwww.stops.lt/imagesvilnius/mrweb_1.gif see the Vilnius public transport networkyou can use this journey planner]) so you won't have troubles of getting to so called Via Baltica road (E67). Bus stop Bukiškių st has a bit more space after it for cars to stop. It is also a popular spot for locals to hitch-hike to their homes in towns nearby, so the smart thing would be to go a little bit further and to write your destination on a hard paper to show to the drivers.*  '''Option 2'''  Take the trolleybus 11, 16 (goes from main station) or 19 direction ''Pašilaičiai'' and leave it on the last bus stop ''Pašilaičių žiedas'' (point A on the [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&source=s_d&saddr=Laisv%C4%97s+prospektas&daddr=Ukmerg%C4%97s+gatv%C4%97&hl=ru&geocode=FesQQwMdBAqBAQ%3BFVxHQwMd4-iAAQ&mra=ls&dirflg=w&sll=54.731039,25.23169&sspn=0.014248,0.052314&ie=UTF8&ll=54.732798,25.236712&spn=0.028496,0.104628&t=h&z=14 map]) and walk around 20 minutes by foot following the route on the map until you will reach point B. Cars don't go fast here because of the lights and there's enough place for car to stop.* '''Option 3'''  Take the [http://stops.lt/vilnius/#bus/40/b-a/map bus 40] which terminal station is located near [http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?place=5294 very good spot]. Or take [http://stops.lt/vilnius/#bus/52a/a-b/0236/map bus 52A] to the [http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?place=5888 stop "Medelynas"] which carries you little bit further.

So the first spot is next to the huge shopping mall "Maxima" which lies outside the city. You can get there by taking a free bus run by "Maxima" every hour, at **:18 from "Savanorių", or from [http[File://hitchwikiVln to kns.org/maps/?place=12102 the centre of the city (info is in the JPG|thumb|250px|left|A hitchhiking spot description)towards [[Kaunas]] [http://www.maxima.lt/pirkeju-klubas/nemokamas-autobusas/ schedule on the carrier website] ("darbo dienomis" = Mon-Fri). Or, from the bus stop "Savanorių" on the Savanorių avenue take a bus 21, 22, 23, 29, 54 or trolleybus 4,6,11,12,14,16. Once you are there [https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=54.657698,25.137695], jump over the road onto the other side (there's a newly built fence between the two roads, but it's small and you shouldn't hesitate to jump over it) - there you will see a small parking space which is a perfect spot for the cars to stop while you are thumbing on the road. This place has never failed, and waiting times are always good.The other possibility is to take bus Nr. 29 at Savanorių bus stop towards Grigiškės, get out at huge market Gariūnai and then walk a little bit further, turn right and you'll appear standing on the motorway to Kaunas.

The second spot is situated at the end of Savanorių avenue There are two places in Vilnius offering you a good possibility to get a ride towards Poland. In order to get to Poland you can head towards Kaunas, [[Alytus]] (see the [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=Vilnius,+Lithuaniavilnius&daddr=54.643744,25.203581alytus+to:sejny&hl=en&geocode=&mra=dmels&mrcrsll=054.399748,24.312744&mrspsspn=1.646814,3.537598&ie=UTF8&ll=54.399645,24.31346&spn=3.293822,7.075195&z=7 map]) or via [[Trakai]] and [[Prienai]] ([http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=vilnius&daddr=trakai+to:marijampol%C4%97+to:Suwalki&szhl=14en&geocode=&mra=ls&sll=5453.642453569676,25.203323872803&sspn=01.02557967996,03.055275537598&ie=UTF8&ll=54.654769482805,2523.227356873291&spn=03.102285287153,07.2211075195&z=12 7 map], picture on the right). The three routes have ups and downs. Going through Kaunas is a longer road, many buses but it's a highway and trolleybuses go there - you are likely to need to change car only once in Kaunas and then in Marijampole, also it 's a higher traffic.. the downside is easy that you are quite likely to get there but the waiting time can be longer stuck in comparison with Kaunas since most cars won't go to Marimapole / Poland. Going through Trakai is recommended since all the first described spot cars that actually go to Marijampole - it is mostly because take this route (you might want to check what part of 2 reasons: less traffic towards Kaunas (since it is a road towards Alytus week or day you are going.. most cars go in the morning and Trakaiafter work, Friday and Sunday is high traffic too). Some Polish trucks go through Alytus from Minskas, and competition (there wouldn't so that might as well be a day without some local short-distance hitch-hiker standing and thumbing there)very good option too.

Third '''Option 1''' Next to the huge shopping mall "Maxima Baze" Savanorių pr. 247 which lies outside the city. You can get there by taking a free bus run by "Maxima" every hour, at **:18 from "Savanorių", or from [http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?place=12102 the centre of the city (info is in the spot description)] [http://www.maxima.lt/pirkeju-klubas/nemokamas-autobusas/ schedule on the carrier website] ("darbo dienomis" = Mon-Fri). Or, from the bus stop "Savanorių" on the Savanorių avenue take a bus 21, 22, 23, 29, 54 or trolleybus 4,6,11,12,14,16. To reach Savanorių from Main Station take Trolleybus 6. (Every 5-10 minutes). Once you are there [https://maps.google.com/maps?ll=54.657698,25.137695] walk east to the junction along the motorway or parallel Pirkliu street > Kirtimų gatve. Then go under the bridge and go up just after you cross it – there should be stairs just next to the bridge. It will take not more than 10 min. Then go to the parking opposite to "Maxima Baze" there you will see a parking space which is a perfect spot for the cars to stop while you are thumbing on the road. Google Maps shows Krims Keeabs there. This place has never failed, and waiting times are always good. '''Note''' The fastest optiomn is to take bus Nr. 29 at Savanorių bus stop towards Grigiškės get out at huge bus stop Gariūnai and walk direction to motorway A1 to same parking '''Note''' The middle of the motorway is upgraded with fence net and is 1,5-2 m high now.   '''Option 2''' At the end of Savanorių avenue (see the [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=Vilnius,+Lithuania&daddr=54.643744,25.203581&hl=en&geocode=&mra=dme&mrcr=0&mrsp=1&sz=14&sll=54.642453,25.203323&sspn=0.025579,0.055275&ie=UTF8&ll=54.654769,25.227356&spn=0.102285,0.2211&z=12 map], picture on the right), many buses and trolleybuses go there - it is easy to get there but the waiting time can be longer in comparison with the first described spot - it is mostly because of 2 reasons: less traffic towards Kaunas (since it is a road towards Alytus and Trakai, too), and competition (there wouldn't be a day without some local short-distance hitch-hiker standing and thumbing there).  '''Option 3''' This point is popular by hitch-hikers coming from northern part of Vilnius.There are another free bus which takes you almost to the A1 highway, to the biggest market in Lithuania, "Gariūnai".<br>[http://hitchwiki.org/maps/?place=13041 Departure station.]<br>[http://www.gariunai.lt/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=31&Itemid=1 Schedule on the carrier website.]<br>'''Pros'''<br>Bus don't run on Monday.==== Personal notes ====* [[User:tomasmarc|Tomasmarc]] says: the road to Poland through Kaunas doesn't seem to be the best to me, due to difficulties while leaving Kaunas when you arrive there and a detour that you make. The road through [[Marijampolė]] is used by most trucks and the road through Alytus by most cars that go from Vilnius to Warsaw/Western Europe. Both roads can be reached by bus 51, which goes from ''Vaduvos'' stop (the same spot at the end of Savanorių avenue): go with it until the stop ''Trakų Vokė'', get off, walk to EMSI gas station. From here, roads split: the one on the left leads to Trakai and Marijampolė, the one on the right goes towards Alytus.* [[User:Prino|Prino]] says: the road to Poland via Kaunas is OK, provided you get a ride to the big [[Klaipeda]]/[[Marijampolė]] junction just after Kaunas. A few hundred metres after the bridge there is a petrol station from where its not too hard to get a ride - make sure it's at least to the exit for Marijampolė near Garliava!

When '''Option 1'''  After you get to on the Minsk Road (''Minsko plentas'' in Lithuanian, [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=d&saddr=Vilnius,+Lithuania&daddr=Minsko+plentas&hl=en&geocode=&mra=ls&sll=54.722043,25.252075&sspn=0.051058,0.11055&ie=UTF8&z=13 see the border map]) you'll see a huge supermarket on your right. You might as well look for Belorussians at Medinikai the parking lot by this shopping mall - it is a lot faster possible to convince some of them to take you to cross it as the border. If this doesn't work, walk about 50 meters ahead where the last slip road ends and a pedestrian soft verge starts, and start thumbing there.   '''Option 2'''  Take the bus 16 from [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=54.671118,+25.284266&num=1&t=h&sll=54.681374,25.276108&sspn=0.114127,0.41851&hl=ru&ie=UTF8&ll=54.671114,25.284246&spn=0.001784,0.006539&z=18&iwloc=A train station] (''Stotis''), the ride will take around 20 minuts. Leave the bus at [http://maps.google.com/maps?q=54.626482,+25.392976&num=1&t=h&sll=54.66673,25.3059&sspn=0.0453,0.0685&hl=en&ie=UTF8&ll=54.626885,25.393964&spn=0.003571,0.013078&z=17&iwloc=A ''Posūkis''] bus stop (it 's just 50 meters ''before'' the bridge under the road, pay attention because it's optional stop). Walk 100 meters and hitch-hike after the junction. There is allowed less local traffic here. Note that it is no longer permitted to cross the border on foot), and start hitch-hiking on the other sideso be sure to get a lift across.