Cheap flights from London to Kaunas

January is the cheapest month on this route, so if your dates are flexible, start there. Summer is the busy stretch: July and August fill up with holiday traffic and fares climb well before departure. Christmas and New Year are the other peak, when everyone flies home at once. Midweek departures — Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday — usually cost less than Friday and Sunday returns. Book a few months ahead for summer and the holidays, and leave it later in the quiet weeks of late winter and early spring, when seats stay open.

Ryanair and Wizz Air UK are the low-cost carriers here, and they fly London to Kaunas nonstop. Air Baltic, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines and Air France cover the same city pair with one-stop itineraries, which take longer but can suit you when the direct times are awkward. The difference shows up in the fare rules: low-cost tickets are built from the seat up, so baggage and seat choice sit outside the base price, while full-service fares fold more into it. Read what each fare includes before you compare, because a cheap headline can grow once you add a bag.

Kaunas has one airport, Kaunas Airport, and it sits outside the city rather than in the middle of it. Buses run between the terminal and the centre through the day, and taxis wait outside arrivals; the ride into town is short. If you land late, check the last bus time before you book, because the service thins out at night. From the centre you can walk most of the old town, and the airport is also a handy base for onward travel around Lithuania.

Currency

EUR (€)

Power sockets

Type C, F · 220 V

Language

Lithuanian

Emergency number

112, 02

Driving side

right

Calling code

+370

Internet domain

.lt

EU / Schengen

EU member, Schengen area

Population of Kaunas

305 k (2023)

Time zone

UTC+03 (Europe/Vilnius)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check which London airport you fly from — Gatwick, Luton, Stansted, Heathrow and London City are far apart.
• On low-cost fares, add the baggage you need at booking, not at the gate.
• If your connection is on separate tickets, leave a long gap between flights.
• Check passport or ID rules for Lithuania before you pay.
• Book early for summer and the Christmas season; January is the quiet, cheap month.
• Compare a direct Ryanair or Wizz Air UK fare with a connecting Air Baltic, KLM or Air France one.