You might need to exchange your money to local currency (Euro) when arriving by train to Vilnius, the capital of Lithuania. You can do your currency exchange at Vilnius Train Station and get reasonable exchange rates for a wide range of currencies there.
Money Changer at Vilnius Train Station
Currency exchange office at Vilnius Railway Station can be found quite easily as it is located at the right end of the station building if entering the station from the city or the left end if entering the station building from train platforms.
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 Train Station charges commission – 2.5 EUR per transaction.
Currency Exchange Rates at Vilnius Train Station
Currency exchange rates at Vilnius Train 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 Train Station are?
EUR to USD exchange rate
The mid-market USD exchange rate at the time of our visit was 1.073 US Dollar for 1 Euro, so the rate offered by the money changer at Vilnius Train Station (1.125 USD/EUR) was by 0.052 USD or about 4.8% worse than the market rate.
EUR to GBP exchange rate
The mid-market GBP exchange rate on the day was 0.890 Sterling Pound for 1 Euro, so the rate offered at the train station’s currency exchange (0.935 GBP/EUR) was by 0.045 GBP or about 5.1% worse than the market rate.
EUR to PLN exchange rate
The mid-market PLN exchange rate on the day was 4.749 Polish Zloty for 1 Euro, so the rate offered at the station (4.815 PLN/EUR) was by 0.066 PLN or about 1.4% worse than the market rate.
If you will be coming from Warsaw, normally you can get better exchange rates for Euro there: Best Currency Exchange Rates in Warsaw City Center.
EUR to RUB exchange rate
The mid-market RUB exchange rate on the day was 77 Russian Rubles for 1 Euro, so the rate offered at Vilnius Train Station (88 RUB/EUR) was by 11 RUB or about 14.3% worse than the market rate.
EUR to NOK exchange rate
The mid-market NOK exchange rate at the time was 11.073 Norwegian Kroner for 1 Euro, so the rate offered by the money changer at the station (11.567 NOK/EUR) was by 0.494 NOK or about 4.5% worse than the market rate.
EUR to SEK exchange rate
The mid-market SEK exchange rate on the day was 11.344 Swedish Kronor for 1 Euro, so the rate offered here (11.900 SEK/EUR) was by 0.556 SEK or about 4.9% worse than the market rate.
EUR to DKK exchange rate
The mid-market DKK exchange rate on the day was 7.441 Danish Kroner for 1 Euro, so the rate offered at Vilnius Train Station (7.951 DKK/EUR) was by 0.51 DKK or about 6.9% worse than the market rate.
EUR to CHF exchange rate
The mid-market CHF exchange rate at the time was 0.989 Swiss Franc for 1 Euro, so the rate offered by the money changer at the station (1.041 CHF/EUR) was by 0.052 CHF or about 5.3% worse than the market rate.
Exchange Commission
Your cost of currency exchange at Vilnius Train Station is 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.