Driving a car in Kaunas is easy, if comply with traffic regulations. Admittedly, the central part of Kaunas city is heavily affected by intensive traffic flows. It is notable, that some main central streets, i.e. K. Donelaicio/Kestucio are the part of a one-way system. It facilitates a smoother flow of traffic through in Kaunas City centre grid.
Drivers must have valid driving license and vehicle registration document, insurance (green card is valid in Lithuania). Renting a car for at least 24 hours in Kaunas is effortless. There are some companies renting cars in Kaunas, including Fortuna, Avis, Hertz, Europcar, Budget, AviaEuropa, NeoRent and more. All of these companies have offices at Kaunas airport. The vehicles are provided with a full tank. The car must be returned with full tank, otherwise, 1 EUR per liter is charged. To rent a car without a driver a deposit must be paid. The speed limit in Kaunas is 50 kph, except some bigger streets which have the speed limit of 60, 70 or even 80 kph.
Parking in Kaunas Red zone
Parking in central Kaunas, as well as in the Old Town area, is paid. Central Kaunas is divided into three zones with different parking fee - red (3 LTL/hour; 2 LTL/0,5hour), blue (2LTL/hour; 1 LTL/0,5hour) and green (1LTL/hour). All parking ticket machines are equipped with card readers for city chip cards, and some of them accept coins.
Also one may pay for parking with special 1 or 2 hour parking card or by sending special SMS to number 1332 if having local mobile provider - Omnitel, Bite or Tele2 card in ones phone. Special sticker on the windscreen of the car to indicate that SMS payment can be used is required. Parking ticket or parking card must be clearly visible to be valid. Chip cards or parking cards are available in news-stands, in the Parking in Kaunas company office, Gedimino str.45, or at dressed in green parking controllers.
Everyone is liable to an excess charge if park beyond selected parking period. Excess period is 15 minutes.
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