Travel and accommodation prices on the Lithuanian coast: total costs can vary by more than one hundred euros

The highest costs are when renting a car.

Preparing for at least a few days of vacation in Nida this summer, first of all, you need to know a few things that will affect the thickness of your wallet.

First, you should be willing to pay more for the ferry. Since June 1, the prices of the Smiltynės perkėlos ferry tickets have changed.

Until now, passengers who paid 1 euro for a ferry ticket will now pay 1.1 euros, and a car transfer will cost 0.30 euros more and cost between 12.7 and 13 euros.

Last but not least, the entry price to Neringa has changed since June 1.

Now, those who want to enter will have to pay a higher ecological tax, which has gone from 10 to 30 euros per car.

So, if you prepare for the trip with your own car, you would have to pay 43 Eur to travel by car and enter Neringa, not counting the fuel used for the trip, which, depending on the car, will cost another 25-30. Eur one way Vilnius-Nida. This means that, in total, the transport costs alone would already be around € 73, of course, not counting the return trip.

It is true that you can go to the beach not necessarily only with your own vehicle. Car rental companies like Citybee can help here too.

For a car to Nida, with fuel costs already included, renting with this company, depending on the car chosen, would cost about 110 Eur, so adding the ferry transfer and the entrance to the prices of Neringa, the amount of the trip it increases to 153 Eur, not counting the return trip.

Those who want to save can also go to Nida by train – Travel “Seaside Express” – Vilnius – Nida. Trains run from Vilnius to Klaipeda, and upon arrival, passengers are asked to transfer to a bus that will take them to Nida for the same price.

These trips are made from Friday to Sunday, and the price of a one-way trip reaches 25 EUR in 2nd class and 31 EUR in 1st class.

For those who want more exoticism, there is another way to get to Nida, the “Raketa” ship.

The ship carries passengers on Thursdays and Sundays, and the journey from Kaunas to Nida in the Nemunas takes about 3 hours. 45 Eur. The price of a one-way ticket starts at 29 Eur, but the price of carrying luggage that exceeds 10 kg, as if you were sitting by the window, is going up.

Of course, and there is always the possibility of traveling by bus.

According to the prices provided by autobusubilietai.lt, a one-way trip for an adult will cost about 26 Eur and this, compared to a train trip, is one of the cheapest ways to get to Nida.

To Palanga – the cheapest bus or train

Those who dream of going to Palanga will also have to turn their heads to choose which option to travel.

While there are no ferries or entrance fees here, you should consider the city’s parking fee when traveling with your own car.

If we calculate that a one-way trip to Palanga with your own car will cost about 25 Eur, the price of a parking fee in the city should be added.

As of May 15, the toll in the green zone is EUR 2 per hour, EUR 1 – half an hour. In the red zone, the toll is 1.2 euros per hour, 0.6 euros per half hour. In the yellow zone, the toll is 0.6 euros per hour, 0.3 euros per half hour.

It is true that a trip to Palanga with the aforementioned Citybee, where fuel is already included, would cost about 95 Eur one way per day, depending on the car chosen, and if you travel by train Vilnius – Kretinga (Palanga) single ticket 2 – in the 1st class would cost 23 euros, in the 1st class – 29 euros.

The price of the bus per passenger is very similar and reaches 23-24 Eur each way, so here, as in Nida, one of the cheapest options to get to the resort.

The most expensive accommodation is in Curonian

As for accommodation in spas in our country, it is difficult to compare prices here.

According to Ingrida Valaitienė, director of the Association of Hotels and Restaurants of Palanga, they differ greatly according to the type of accommodation sought, the number of people staying, whether breakfast is included, the date for which accommodation is sought and many other things.

When trying to book accommodation on the Booking.com platform for the next weekend, June 12-13, accommodation prices in Palanga start from 26 Eur in two private apartments and go up to 300-400 Eur per night in hotels five-star for two with breakfast.

If we look for accommodation in Nida by the same road next weekend, its prices on the platform for two people start from 55 Eur per night and go up to 170 Eur in a three-star hotel. True, I have to admit that there is not much to choose from, because 98% of the chosen date. The accommodations have already been reserved.

Angelina Ivanova, deputy director of the Neringa Information and Tourism Center, said that prices for accommodation services in tourist centers in our country have been growing this year. He calculated that this year the average price of a hotel room for two people a day in Neringa will be between 110 and 250 euros with breakfast.

“Neringa entrepreneurs who offer private accommodation services also have many requests for this season: the price of an apartment for a family of 4 ranges between 100 and 200 euros per day,” he mentioned the prices.
Laurynas Šertvyčius, director of the accommodation services portal priejūros.lt, agreed to compare prices for accommodation in Nida and Palanga.

In general, according to him, it can be seen that Lithuanians book beach holidays very actively, and in most resorts there are still vacancies for July and August, but, as explained, in smaller towns in Curonian. Spit, like Preila, Pervalka. , places are running out, very soon, and in some places they no longer exist.

“In terms of accommodation prices, as always, the resorts of Curonian Spit, Nida, Pervalka, Preila are in the lead, as in Juodkrante much lower prices could be noted.

In Neringa, prices fluctuate, but mid-season they start at 80 Eur per day or more. Of course, there is still another place of accommodation where you can find cheaper accommodation, but they have already become deficient, ”he compared.

And here in Palanga and Šventoji, as you have assured, you can find a room for two people from 30-40 Eur per day, but there are several apartments, the rental price of which exceeds 150 Eur per day.

“Kunigiškės can be highlighted as the most popular part of Palanga recently.

Tourists love to relax in this part of the city. Of course, this is also related to the fact that in recent years Kunigiškiai has developed very quickly and a large number of accommodation places are currently offered.

The most popular type of accommodation in recent years – houses, chalets, chalets “, – called L. Šertvyčius.