Vilnius
Vilnius is the capital of Lithuania.
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Hitching In
When coming from Kaunas, still 10 kilometres or so away from Vilnius, there is a huge hypermarket, where you can catch a free bus to the centre. You can catch the same bus from the centre and start hitchhiking to Kaunas or Poland next to the market.
Hitching Out
North towards Riga
Trying to get to Riga you should take bus 5 (not really passing by centre but possible to find) to some of the last stops (there are a couple in the very beginning of the highway), alternatively to get onto the Via Baltica (E67) - the Tallinn, Riga, Kaunas road, get trolley bus 6 or 12 (and lots of other buses and trolleys, but I can only remember trolley 6 and 12 for definite) all the way to the end - about 100 yards from the end stop is the entrance to the main road that leads to Kaunas. Theres *always* other hitchers there, so its quite obvious the right spot.
West towards Warsaw, Poland
From the exit to the market at Gariunai, walk onto the road to Kaunas. You have access to drivers going out here as well as those leaving Vilnius at Savanoriu. Never failed and waiting times have been good.
South-East towards Minsk, Belarus
When you get to Minsk Road/Minsko Plentas, you'll see a huge supermarket on your right. There are often Belarusians there, so you can ask them for a lift to the border. Alternatively, walk about 50 metres forward, where the last slip road ends and a soft verge starts, and hitch-hike from there.
When you get to the border at Medinikai, it's a lot faster to cross it as a pedestrian (it's allowed to cross the border on foot) and hitch on the other side.
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