Vilnius International Airport (VNO) is the international airport of Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. If you are planning to exchange your foreign currency to Euro there, find out what are the currency exchange rates at Vilnius Airport.
Money Changer at Vilnius Airport
As Vilnius Airport is not big, not many currency exchange options can be found there. Currency exchange counters at the airport are operated by the same money changer – Medicinos Bankas.
Location
You can find two currency exchange counters of Medicinos Bankas at Vilnius Airport – one is located at the Arrivals level and the other is found at the Departures level.
Opening hours of these two branches are different so you might check another one if the first one you come to is closed.
Opening Hours
Currency exchange at Arrivals is open daily from 08:00 to 01:00. However, there are 3 breaks a day when the counter is closed:
- 10:00 - 10:30
- 16:00 - 16:15
- 18:30 - 19:00
Currency exchange at Departures opens and closes earlier than the one at Arrivals. The counter is open daily but the opening hours depend on the day of the week: on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Sundays the counter is open from 06:00 to 20:00 when on Tuesdays and Saturdays - from 04:30 to 20:00. There are 2 daily breaks:
- 08:00 - 08:30
- 16:30 - 17:00
Currency Exchange Rates at VNO
As Medicinos Bankas is the only money changer at Vilnius Airport, you can’t expect to get the best exchange rates there. Even the branches of the same bank will offer you much better exchange rates in the city.
How good or bad are the currency exchange rates at Vilnius Airport? Let’s see!
USD exchange rate at Vilnius Airport
The official USD exchange rate at the time was 1.097 US Dollar for 1 Euro, so the rate offered by the money changer at Vilnius Airport (1.153 USD/EUR) was by 0.056 USD or about 5.1% worse than the market rate.
GBP exchange rate at Vilnius Airport
The official GBP exchange rate on the day was 0.893 Sterling Pound for 1 Euro, so the rate offered at the airport’s currency exchange (0.944 GBP/EUR) was by 0.051 GBP or about 5.7% worse than the market rate.
PLN exchange rate at Vilnius Airport
The official PLN exchange rate on the day was 4.329 Polish Zloty for 1 Euro, so the rate offered at VNO Airport (4.536 PLN/EUR) was by 0.207 PLN or about 4.8% worse than the market rate.
If you will be flying from Poland, you can get better exchange rates in Warsaw. You can check this money changer for exchanging your Polish Zloty to Euro: Best Currency Exchange Rates in Warsaw City Center.
RUB exchange rate at Vilnius Airport
The official RUB exchange rate on the day was 71.28 Russian Rubles for 1 Euro, so the rate offered at Vilnius Airport (73.90 RUB/EUR) was by 2.62 RUB or about 3.7% worse than the market rate.
It might be not the best Russian Ruble to Euro exchange rate you can find but it’s still much better than you can get at Moscow Sheremetyevo Airport (SVO).
NOK exchange rate at Vilnius Airport
The official NOK exchange rate at the time was 10.026 Norwegian Kroner for 1 Euro, so the rate offered by the bank at the airport (10.587 NOK/EUR) was by 0.561 NOK or about 5.6% worse than the market rate.
SEK exchange rate at Vilnius Airport
The official SEK exchange rate on the day was 10.875 Swedish Kronor for 1 Euro, so the rate offered here (11.463 SEK/EUR) was by 0.588 SEK or about 5.4% worse than the market rate.
DKK exchange rate at Vilnius Airport
The official DKK exchange rate on the day was 7.469 Danish Kroner for 1 Euro, so the rate offered at Vilnius Airport (7.916 DKK/EUR) was by 0.447 DKK or about 6.0% worse than the market rate.
CHF exchange rate at Vilnius Airport
The official CHF exchange rate at the time was 1.091 Swiss Franc for 1 Euro, so the rate offered by the bank at VNO Airport (1.149 CHF/EUR) was by 0.058 CHF or about 5.3% worse than the market rate.
Exchange of other currencies at VNO
Money changer at Vilnius Airport was also offering currency exchange for other foreign currencies such as Australian Dollar (AUD), Bulgarian Leva (BGN), Belarusian Rubles (BYN), Canadian Dollar (CAD), Chinese Yuan Renminbi (CNY), Czech Koruna (CZK), Croatian Kuna (HRK), Hungarian Forint (HUF), Israeli New Shekels (ILS), Japanese Yen (JPY), Romanian Lei (RON), Turkish Lira (TRY) and Ukraine Hryvnia (UAH).
Current Exchange Rates
Full list of exchanged currencies and current exchange rates can be found on the website of Medicinos Bankas here: Current Exchange Rates at Medicinos Bankas.
For finding current exchange rates at Vilnius Airport you need to choose “Vilnius, Rodūnios kelias 2” (address of the airport) from the dropdown list. Exchange rates at bank’s other branches in Vilnius are about 1-2% better than at Vilnius Airport.
Special Exchange Rate
If you are planning to exchange amount of currency that is equivalent to more than 1,000 EUR, the bank can improve exchange rate but you need to call +370 5 264 4812 (Mon-Thu 8:00-16:30, Fri 8:00-15:30) for getting the improved exchange rate.
Commission
As the bank at Vilnius Airport charges 1.5 EUR fee for currency purchase or sale transactions in cash, you lose more than just the difference between the exchange rate offered and the market rate. If you’re planning to exchange foreign currency equivalent to 100 EUR, you will be losing extra 1.5% because of the commission charged.
Tips
If you want to get a better currency exchange rate in Vilnius, find one of the branches in the city or exchange your currency at Vilnius Bus Station: Currency Exchange Rates at Vilnius Bus Station.