Editing Kaunas (section)

==Transportation==
===Airports===
[[File:Kaunas Airport Terminal in 2008.jpg|thumb|Kaunas International Airport]]
[[Kaunas International Airport|Kaunas International Airport (KUN)]] is the second-busiest airport in Lithuania and the [[List of the busiest airports in the Baltic states|fourth-busiest airport in the Baltic states]]. In 2016, it handled 740,448 passengers (in addition to 2,488 tons of cargo), down from the peak of 872,618 passengers in 2011. Irish [[Low-cost carrier|low-cost airline]] [[Ryanair]] announced Kaunas Airport as their 40th base and first in [[Central Europe]] in February 2010.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ryanair.com/gb/en/|title=Ryanair|website=www.ryanair.com}}</ref> The smaller [[S. Darius and S. Girėnas Airport]], established in 1915, is located about {{Convert|3|km|spell=in}} south of the city centre. It is one of the oldest still functioning [[airport]]s in Europe used for tourism and [[air sports]] purposes and now hosts the [[Lithuanian Aviation Museum]].

===Bus stations===
[[File:Kaunas Bus Station in 2017.jpg|thumb|Kaunas Bus Station]]
Kaunas bus station went through a major renovation and reopened in 2017.<ref>{{cite web | title=Pradedama Kauno autobusų stoties rekonstrukcija | website=15min.lt | date=2015-07-01 | url=https://www.15min.lt/naujiena/aktualu/lietuva/pradedama-kauno-autobusu-stoties-rekonstrukcija-56-513188 | language=lt | access-date=2023-08-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Naująją Kauno autobusų stotį planuojama atidaryti kitų metų sausį | website=15min.lt | date=2016-11-17 | url=https://www.15min.lt/naujiena/aktualu/lietuva/naujaja-kauno-autobusu-stoti-planuojama-atidaryti-kitu-metu-sausi-56-713183 | language=lt | access-date=2023-08-18}}</ref> The bus station services domestic and international bus lines. After reconstruction, the bus station has multiple shops and cafes. The total indoor floor area is 13 thousand m2. More than half of the total floor area is underground, mostly for vehicle and bicycle parking. It is Lithuania's largest and busiest bus station with more than 20 bus gates.<ref>{{cite web | title=Didžiausia autobusų stotis – Lietuvos rekordai | website=Lietuvos rekordai – Lietuvos rekordų svetainė | date=2017-09-05 | url=https://rekordai.lt/rekordai/didziausia-autobusu-stotis/ | language=lt | access-date=2023-08-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last1=Informacija | first1=Ekonomikos Ir Finansų | last2=Garkauskas | first2=Paulius | title=Finišo tiesioji: didžiausia autobusų stotis Lietuvoje netrukus atvers duris | website=Delfi verslas | date=2016-11-17 | url=https://www.delfi.lt/verslas/nekilnojamas-turtas/finiso-tiesioji-didziausia-autobusu-stotis-lietuvoje-netrukus-atvers-duris-72891082 | language=lt | access-date=2023-08-18}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Finišo tiesioji: didžiausia autobusų stotis Lietuvoje netrukus atvers duris | website=DELFI | date=2023-08-18 | url=https://www.delfi.lt/fotogalerijos/finiso-tiesioji-didziausia-autobusu-stotis-lietuvoje-netrukus-atvers-duris.d?id=233372 | language=lt | access-date=2023-08-18}}</ref>

===Highways===
Kaunas is served by a number of major motorways. [[European route]] E67 is a [[highway]] running from [[Prague]] in the Czech Republic to [[Helsinki]] in Finland by way of Poland, Kaunas, [[Riga]] (Latvia), and [[Tallinn]] (Estonia). It is known as the [[European route E67|Via Baltica]] between [[Warsaw]] and Tallinn, a distance of {{convert|670|km|0|abbr=on}}. It is the most important road connection between the [[Baltic states]]. Kaunas also is linked to [[Vilnius]] to its east and [[Klaipėda]], on the [[Baltic Sea]], via the [[A1 highway (Lithuania)|A1]] motorway and [[Daugavpils]] (Latvia), via [[European route E262|E262]]([[A6 highway (Lithuania)|A6]]) highway.

===Bridges===
[[File:Kaunas at night.jpg|thumb|[[Vytautas the Great Bridge]]]]
The construction of the Kaunas Railway Tunnel and Railway Bridge across the Nemunas river helped move goods from the eastern part of [[Russian Empire]] west to the [[German Empire]] and Kaunas grew rapidly in the second part of the 19th century. The oldest part of Kaunas was connected with [[Žaliakalnis]] neighbourhood in 1889. The city increased once more when it was connected by bridges with [[Aleksotas]] and [[Vilijampolė]] districts in the 1920s.[[Kaunas#cite note-41|[2]]]

Since Kaunas is located at the confluence of two rivers, there were 34 bridges and viaducts built in the city at the end of 2007, including:
* [[Vytautas the Great Bridge]], connecting [[Old Town (Kaunas)|Old Town]] with [[Aleksotas]] across the [[Neman|Nemunas]]
* [[M. K. Čiurlionis Bridge]], an automotive bridge across the Nemunas
* [[Lampėdžiai Bridge]] across the Nemunas that serves as western [[Bypass (road)|bypass]] of Kaunas
* [[Petras Vileišis Bridge]], connecting [[Old Town (Kaunas)|Old Town]] with [[Vilijampolė]] across the [[Neris]] River
* [[Varniai Bridge]], connecting [[Žaliakalnis]] with Vilijampolė across the Neris River
* [[Railway Bridge, Kaunas|The Green railway bridge]], built in 1862

===Railways===
[[File:Rekonstruotas Kauno tunelis.jpg|thumb|[[Kaunas Railway Tunnel]]]]
[[File:Žaliakalnis funicular.jpg|thumb|235x235px|Žaliakalnis funicular. Started operations in the 1930s.]]
Kaunas is an important railway hub in Lithuania. First railway connection passing through Kaunas was constructed in 1859–1861 and opened in 1862.<ref name="litrail.lt">http://www.litrail.lt/wps/portal/!ut/p/c1/pZDBDoIwDIafhQcw7TY3uI4EBUJGwpwiF8KBmCUCHozPL-jJA-Vge2q-fG3-QgNzj93L37qnn8buDjU0qj1GokwOKUcsQo1cytyauGRxijO_rnOnCLvKN2zDKDthpF1Z_sdtEYuN3JflU6rFldL45dRnCC5OjPYNzT_pqf1Lvh9eRplCXsiz1ft5DBWYdBp6sP0Ij8E5V6PPfLbTOgjeA3OhEw!!/dl2/d1/L2dJQSEvUUt3QS9ZQnB3LzZfRzgzT0VGSDIwMEw3QTAyNTVKU05CTzFSVjQ!/ {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110722152238/http://www.litrail.lt/wps/portal/%21ut/p/c1/pZDBDoIwDIafhQcw7TY3uI4EBUJGwpwiF8KBmCUCHozPL-jJA-Vge2q-fG3-QgNzj93L37qnn8buDjU0qj1GokwOKUcsQo1cytyauGRxijO_rnOnCLvKN2zDKDthpF1Z_sdtEYuN3JflU6rFldL45dRnCC5OjPYNzT_pqf1Lvh9eRplCXsiz1ft5DBWYdBp6sP0Ij8E5V6PPfLbTOgjeA3OhEw%21%21/dl2/d1/L2dJQSEvUUt3QS9ZQnB3LzZfRzgzT0VGSDIwMEw3QTAyNTVKU05CTzFSVjQ%21/|date=22 July 2011}} History of Lithuanian Railways. Construction of First Railways. Retrieved on 7 April 2011.</ref> It consisted of [[Kaunas Railway Tunnel]] and the [[Railway Bridge, Kaunas|Railway Bridge]] across the Nemunas river. [[Kaunas Railway Station]] is an important hub serving direct passenger connections to Vilnius and Warsaw as well as being a transit point of [[Pan-European corridor]]s I and IX. Some trains run from [[Vilnius]] to [[Šeštokai]], and, Poland, through Kaunas. International route connecting [[Kaliningrad]], Russia and [[Kharkiv]], Ukraine, also crosses Kaunas. The first phase of the [[Standard gauge]] [[Rail Baltica]] railway section from [[Šeštokai]] to Kaunas was completed in 2015.

=== Hydrofoil ===
There used to be a [[hydrofoil]] route serving [[Port of Nida|the Port of Nida]] through Nemunas and across the [[Curonian Lagoon]]. It has been repeatedly discontinued and reopened, so the most current status is unclear. The company still exists and has its boats in working condition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.visitlithuania.net/index.php/component/content/article/136-river-transport/602-qrocketq.html|title=Visit Lithuania|website=www.visitlithuania.net|access-date=4 January 2013|archive-date=1 May 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140501194044/http://www.visitlithuania.net/index.php/component/content/article/136-river-transport/602-qrocketq.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>{{better source needed|date=October 2017}}

===Public transportation===
[[File:Trolleybus in Kaunas, Solaris Trollino 12 (2019).jpg|thumb|[[Solaris Bus & Coach|Solaris]] Trollino 12S trolleybus with the distinctive lime green color in Kaunas]]
The public transportation system is managed by ''Kauno viešasis transportas'' (KVT).<ref name=kvt-en-main>{{cite web|title=Kauno viešasis transportas (KVT)|publisher=KVT|url=http://www.kvt.lt/en|access-date=6 March 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302154028/http://www.kvt.lt/en|archive-date=2 March 2011}}</ref> There are 14 [[trolleybus]] routes, 43 [[bus]] routes.<ref name=kvt-en-bus>{{cite web|title=Schedules: Buses|publisher= Kauno viešasis transportas (KVT)|url=http://www.marsrutai.info/kaunas/?a=p.routes&transport_id=bus&t=xhtml&l=en |access-date=6 March 2011}}</ref> In 2007 new electronic monthly tickets began to be introduced for public transport in Kaunas. The monthly [[Electronic ticket|E-ticket]] cards may be bought once and might be credited with an appropriate amount of money in various ways including the Internet.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kaunas card |url=https://www.kvt.lt/en/tickets/kaunas-card/ |website=Kvt.lt |publisher=Kauno viešasis transportas |access-date=6 September 2021}}</ref> Previous paper monthly tickets were in use until August 2009.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://transportas.kaunas.lt/index_en.php?page=160 |title=Kaunas city public transport. General information |access-date=15 December 2009 |archive-date=26 January 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100126104443/http://transportas.kaunas.lt/index_en.php?page=160 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
Kaunas is also one of the major river ports in the [[Baltic states|Baltic States]] and has two [[pier]]s designated for tourism purposes and located on the banks of [[Neman river|Nemunas]] river and [[Kaunas Reservoir]]—the largest Lithuanian [[artificial lake]], created in 1959 by damming the [[Neman River|Nemunas]] near Kaunas and [[Rumšiškės]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Menas valdyti energiją|publisher=[[Lietuvos Energija]]|url=http://www.lpc.lt/repository/leidiniai/LE_bukletas_A5.pdf|access-date=19 May 2011|language=lt|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110221060410/http://www.lpc.lt/repository/leidiniai/LE_bukletas_A5.pdf|archive-date=21 February 2011}}</ref>

In 2015, ''Kauno autobusai'' bought four [[Van Hool AGG300]] to serve the mostly populated 37th route. These are the longest buses used in the [[Baltic states]].<ref>[http://www.delfi.lt/verslas/transportas/kauno-gatvese-ilgiausias-autobusas-baltijos-salyse.d?id=67384666 Kauno gatvėse – ilgiausias autobusas Baltijos šalyse] {{in lang|lt}}</ref> The bus station in Kaunas underwent reconstruction for six months and reopened on 23 January 2017. It is the largest and most modern bus station in Lithuania.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.vz.lt/2017/01/23/atidaroma-rekonstruota-kauno-autobusu-stotis|title=Verslo žinios|last=Stasaityte|first=Vytene|date=January 2017}}</ref> In 2017, ''Kauno autobusai'' began planning to cardinally upgrade the trolleybuses and buses park till the end of 2019.<ref>{{cite web|title="Kauno autobusai" ruošiasi kardinaliam transporto priemonių parko atnaujinimui|url=http://kaunas.kasvyksta.lt/2017/08/29/eismas/kauno-autobusai-ruosiasi-kardinaliam-transporto-priemoniu-parko-atnaujinimui/|website=Kas vyksta Kaune|date=29 August 2017|access-date=29 August 2017|language=lt-LT}}</ref> The new Mercedes-Benz minibuses were introduced on 2 September 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kaunas tęsia viešojo transporto atnaujinimą: įsigijo 30 mažųjų autobusų |url=https://www.15min.lt/gazas/naujiena/gatve/kaunas-tesia-viesojo-transporto-atnaujinima-isigijo-30-mazuju-autobusu-221-1196652 |website=[[15min.lt]] |access-date=30 September 2019 |language=lt}}</ref> The first new trolleybuses Škoda 26Tr Solaris were publicly introduced on 30 September 2019.<ref>{{cite web |title=Į gatves išrieda specialiai Kaunui Lenkijoje pagaminti troleibusai: įrengtos net USB jungtys |url=https://www.15min.lt/gazas/naujiena/gatve/i-gatves-isrieda-specialiai-kaunui-lenkijoje-pagaminti-troleibusai-irengtos-net-usb-jungtys-221-1209746 |website=[[15min.lt]] |access-date=30 September 2019 |language=lt}}</ref> In November 2019, ''Kauno autobusai'' signed a contract for 100 new model units of [[MAN Lion's City]] 12 [[hybrid electric bus]]es, which replaced over half of city's old buses.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Miknevičius |first1=Lukas |title="Kauno autobusai" už 24 mln. Eur perka 100 hibridinių autobusų |url=https://www.vz.lt/transportas-logistika/2019/11/22/kauno-autobusai-uz-24-mln-eur-perka-100-hibridiniu-autobusu |website=vz.lt |access-date=24 November 2019 |language=lt}}</ref>

Kaunas public transport has a [[mobile app]] ''Žiogas'' ({{langx|en|Grasshopper}}) which allow to purchase and activate digital tickets using a [[smartphone]].<ref name="Ziogas">{{cite web |title=Kaip Kaune keliauti su Žiogu? |url=https://www.kvt.lt/vaziuok-su-ziogu-ir-zymek-bilieta-akimirksniu/ |website=Kvt.lt |publisher=Kauno viešasis transportas |access-date=6 September 2021 |language=lt}}</ref> After reaching the E-ticket card's monthly fee (28 Eur), the remaining trips are free of charge until the end of the month.<ref name="Ziogas"/>

Kaunas has two funiculars: [[Žaliakalnis Funicular]] and [[Aleksotas Funicular]]. Both are from the 1930s. [[Aleksotas Funicular]] works every day from 7am to 7pm (a break from 12pm to 1pm). [[Žaliakalnis Funicular]] works from Monday to Friday from 8am to 5pm.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kaunas funiculars |url=https://visit.kaunas.lt/en/see-and-do/top/kaunas-funiculars/ |website=Visit.Kaunas.lt |access-date=21 January 2023}}</ref>