When arriving by international bus to Kaunas, you might need to exchange your money to the currency used in Lithuania - Euro. You can exchange your foreign currency to Euro right at Kaunas Bus Station and get decent enough exchange rates for a wide range of currencies.
Money Changer at Kaunas Bus Station
Currency exchange office at Kaunas Bus Station is operated by the money changer called Valiuta24lt.
Opening hours: open daily, 08:00 – 20:00
Current currency exchange rates offered by the money changer at Kaunas Bus Station can be found here: valiuta24.lt
On top of exchange margin, currency exchange office at Kaunas Bus Station charges commission – 1.5 EUR per transaction.
Currency Exchange Rates at Kaunas Bus Station
Currency exchange rates at Kaunas Bus Station might be not the best you could find but is slightly better than the rate you can get at Vilnius Bus Station.
How good or bad currency exchange rates at Kaunas Bus Station are?
EUR to USD exchange rate
The official USD exchange rate at the time was 1.110 US Dollar for 1 Euro, so the rate offered by the money changer at Kaunas Bus Station (1.145 USD/EUR) was by 0.035 USD or about 3.2% worse than the market rate.
EUR to GBP exchange rate
The official GBP exchange rate on the day was 0.912 Sterling Pound for 1 Euro, so the rate offered at the bus station’s currency exchange (0.950 GBP/EUR) was by 0.038 GBP or about 4.2% worse than the market rate.
EUR to PLN exchange rate
The official PLN exchange rate on the day was 4.357 Polish Zloty for 1 Euro, so the rate offered at the station (4.400 PLN/EUR) was by 0.043 PLN or about 1.0% worse than the market rate.
If you will be coming from Warsaw, you can get better exchange rates and get your Euro there: Best Currency Exchange Rates in Warsaw City Center.
EUR to RUB exchange rate
The official RUB exchange rate on the day was 73.75 Russian Rubles for 1 Euro, so the rate offered at Kaunas Bus Station (75.99 RUB/EUR) was by 2.24 RUB or about 3.0% worse than the market rate.
EUR to NOK exchange rate
The official NOK exchange rate at the time was 9.974 Norwegian Kroner for 1 Euro, so the rate offered by the money changer at the station (10.329 NOK/EUR) was by 0.355 NOK or about 3.6% worse than the market rate.
EUR to SEK exchange rate
The official SEK exchange rate on the day was 10.750 Swedish Kronor for 1 Euro, so the rate offered here (11.165 SEK/EUR) was by 0.415 SEK or about 3.9% worse than the market rate.
EUR to DKK exchange rate
The official DKK exchange rate on the day was 7.456 Danish Kroner for 1 Euro, so the rate offered at Kaunas Bus Station (7.745 DKK/EUR) was by 0.289 DKK or about 3.9% worse than the market rate.
EUR to CHF exchange rate
The official CHF exchange rate at the time was 1.086 Swiss Franc for 1 Euro, so the rate offered by the money changer at the station (1.107 CHF/EUR) was by 0.021 CHF or about 1.9% worse than the market rate.
Exchange Commission
When making currency exchange at Kaunas Bus Station, you are losing more than just the difference between the rate offered at currency exchange office and the market rate. The money changer also charges 1.5 EUR commission per transaction so, if you’re exchanging currency equivalent to 100 EUR, you are losing extra 1.5% of your money.
Tips
Withdrawing money from ATM might be a better option for you. Compare exchange rate on website of this money changer with the exchange rate of your bank before deciding between currency exchange and ATM withdrawal.
Kaunas Bus Station can be easily reached from Kaunas Airport (KUN) by Kaunas Airport Bus 29G.