Lithuania Minor

Lithuania Minor is a region in Lithuania.

Towns

• 1 Klaipėda is Lithuania's third largest city.
• 2 Juodkrantė is a village on the Curonian Spit near the spooky "Hill of Witches".
• 3 Nida is a village among the dunes of the Spit.
• 4 Šilutė has many interesting old buildings.

Other destinations

• 1 Curonian Spit — unique sand dunes with rare flora, seaboard forest, white sand beaches and old ethnic villages
• 2 Rusnė (German: Ruß) — town in Šilutė district, on the Rusnė Island in the Nemunas Delta, angling, birdwatching, ethnographic museum, polders

Understand

Sand dunes in Nida

Get in

By bus

The only major city in the region is Klaipėda, which has frequent bus connections with Kaunas and Vilnius, along with other cities.

By train

Klaipėda is similarly connected to Kaunas and Vilnius by rail. As off 2023 the line goes through the north of the country, making train and bus travel to/from Vilnius take roughly the same amount of time.

Get around

By bus

The town of Nida is serviced by a bus from Klaipėda, stopping at some smaller towns along the way.

Klaipėda itself has a decent city bus system, but the network is mostly limited to the city limits.

By train

As of 2023, a daily train does travel to Šilute from Klaipėda. Since most locals own cars, it does not see much use, and often only runs with a single passenger car.

By car

Wanting to see smaller towns, the best method would be by car. There are several rental services in Klaipėda.

By ferry

Klaipėda City runs a mixed vehicle/pedestrian ferry from the city to the Curonian Spit. It runs every half-hour, and is very popular.

Private companies and individuals offer passenger service to towns on both sides of the lagoon.