You might need to exchange your money to local currency (Euro) when arriving by international bus to Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. You can do your currency exchange right at Vilnius Bus Station and get reasonable exchange rates for a wide range of currencies.
Money Changer at Vilnius Bus Station
Currency exchange office at Vilnius Bus Station can be easily found as it is located right at the entrance into the station building.
The money changer operating at the bus station is called ExchangeLT.
Opening hours: open daily, 08:00 – 20:00
On top of exchange margin, currency exchange office at Vilnius Bus Station charges commission – 2.5 EUR per transaction.
Currency Exchange Rates at Vilnius Bus Station
Currency exchange rates at Vilnius Bus Station might be not the best you could find but still quite decent, especially if one of the most popular currencies is exchanged. However, when small amount of currency is exchanged, fixed commission makes the rate much worse.
How good or bad currency exchange rates at Vilnius Bus Station are?
EUR to USD exchange rate
The official USD exchange rate at the time was 1.108 US Dollar for 1 Euro, so the rate offered by the money changer at Vilnius Bus Station (1.148 USD/EUR) was by 0.04 USD or about 3.6% worse than the market rate.
EUR to GBP exchange rate
The official GBP exchange rate on the day was 0.907 Sterling Pound for 1 Euro, so the rate offered at the bus station’s currency exchange (0.946 GBP/EUR) was by 0.061 GBP or about 6.7% worse than the market rate.
EUR to PLN exchange rate
The official PLN exchange rate on the day was 4.392 Polish Zloty for 1 Euro, so the rate offered at the station (4.447 PLN/EUR) was by 0.055 PLN or about 1.3% 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 73.77 Russian Rubles for 1 Euro, so the rate offered at Vilnius Bus Station (75.43 RUB/EUR) was by 1.66 RUB or about 2.3% worse than the market rate.
EUR to NOK exchange rate
The official NOK exchange rate at the time was 10.023 Norwegian Kroner for 1 Euro, so the rate offered by the money changer at the station (10.401 NOK/EUR) was by 0.378 NOK or about 3.8% worse than the market rate.
EUR to SEK exchange rate
The official SEK exchange rate on the day was 10.772 Swedish Kronor for 1 Euro, so the rate offered here (11.158 SEK/EUR) was by 0.386 SEK or about 3.6% 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 Vilnius Bus Station (7.748 DKK/EUR) was by 0.292 DKK or about 3.9% worse than the market rate.
EUR to CHF exchange rate
The official CHF exchange rate at the time was 1.088 Swiss Franc for 1 Euro, so the rate offered by the money changer at the station (1.112 CHF/EUR) was by 0.024 CHF or about 2.2% worse than the market rate.
Exchange Commission
Your loses of currency exchange at Vilnius Bus Station are bigger than just the difference between the rate offered and the market rate as the money changer here charges 2.5 EUR commission per transaction. If you’re exchanging foreign currency equivalent to 100 EUR, you are losing extra 2.5% of your money.
Tips
Withdrawing money from ATM might be a better option for you. To get the best exchange rate on your withdrawals, make sure to use the card from Wise.