Day Trips From Klaipeda by Bus, Bike or Car

Pick the way you want to travel first, and the right day trip follows. Fares, fees and ticket prices are 2026 amounts in euros.

If you want to go by bus

Along the Curonian Spit. The bus from Smiltynė to Nida costs EUR 8.00, or EUR 10.00 if you bring a bicycle. It calls at Alksnynė, Juodkrantė, Pervalka, Preila and Nida roughly every second hour. October 2026 weekday departures from Smiltynė are 07:10, 09:10, 11:20, 13:10, 15:10, 17:10, 18:10 and 21:10, and from 1 November 2026 to 31 March 2027 they leave 15 minutes past the hour at those same times. Weekends follow another timetable, so read the Visit Neringa bus page before planning. To reach the bus stop, take the Old Ferry (E. Galvanausko bul. 1) across for EUR 1.70 return.

Nida lies about 50 km from Smiltynė. Lithuania’s share of the spit ends there, and the Russian border begins a few kilometres to the south. Read your government’s current travel advice for the area before you travel.

To Palanga. Coach and bus services cover the roughly 25 km north in 25 to 35 minutes, with fares from about EUR 4. At the Amber Museum in the Tiškevičius Palace, adults pay EUR 6 from 16 September to 14 May and EUR 8 from 15 May to 15 September. Reduced tickets are half price, and a guided visit costs EUR 25. The museum is shut on Mondays and public holidays. A wooden pier extends into the sea at Palanga. Prices are listed on the Palanga Amber Museum page .

If you want to go by bike

Dutchman’s Cap sits roughly 2 km north of Giruliai in Seaside Regional Park, and the coastal route from Klaipėda reaches it. The cliff is about 24 m high. Carry on to Palanga if you have the legs, since the whole stretch is about 25 km. Alternatively, ride the spit to Nida, about 52 km from the ferry landing, and catch the bus back with your bike.

If you want to go by car

The spit. Cars take the New Ferry at Nemuno g. 8, which costs EUR 23.20 return. The Neringa vehicle fee is added on top: EUR 10 per car from 21 August to 19 June, and EUR 50 from 20 June to 20 August. Electric cars pay EUR 25 in the summer window and are exempt in the rest of the year. The UNIPARK page explains payment at the Alksnynė post or in advance.

Plokštinė. The Cold War Museum in Žemaitija National Park, Plungė district, is about 8 km from Plateliai. Adult tickets are about EUR 10, rising to about EUR 12 in July and August.

What to see on the spit

  • Hill of Witches, Juodkrantė: free, open at any hour, about 80 wooden sculptures started in 1979.
  • Nagliai Dead Dunes: a trail of about 1 km at km 32 of the road, on sand and reinforced surface. It is seasonal. In 2026 it ran from 17 April to 18 October, at EUR 5 for adults and EUR 2 for students and seniors, card only. Keep to the marked trail.
  • Parnidis Dune, Nida: use the stairs and paths and never slide down the dune face.
  • Thomas Mann Memorial Museum, Nida: at Skruzdynės g. 17, about EUR 3 for adults, with hours that change between summer and winter.

Read more: multi-day trips from Klaipėda joins these into longer plans, and the 5 day Lithuania itinerary covers the wider country.

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