Travel to Palanga

Liepaja (Latvia). Service from Liepaja is scarce, as buses/microbuses only run 4 times per day. The trip costs around 14 LTL and lasts 60-80 min. Some companies running microbuses from Liepaja to Palanga may accept Lithuanian Litas, but it is advisable to have Latvian currency, if travelling from there .

Riga (Latvia). Only one bus per day runs from Riga to Palanga, costing 55-60 LTL and taking 4h30min. This bus also calls at Liepaja. Many more services run on Riga-Klaipeda route, but do so via Siauliai and do not call at Palanga or Liepaja.

Minsk (Belarus). A daily service runs in summer months, but frequencies can be downgraded in the low-season. It leaves Minsk at 19:00 local time, reaching Palanga at 04:45 and costs 95-100 LTL.

For an always updated bus (but not micro bus) schedule, check AutobusuBilietai.lt, where some tickets may also be bought online. Official summer schedule is located here (in Lithuanian).

Do not forget that EU/EEA students with an ISIC card are eligible for 50% discount on Lithuanian bus network (excluding services to other countries).

Rail

Direct train service does not run to Palanga, as there are no railway tracks in the city. However, it is possible to take a train from Vilnius or Šiauliai (three times per day) to Kretinga, which is the springboard to the resort, located 11 km from there. Taxi and direct (and some indirect) bus service between Kretinga and Palanga available, but be advised that outside of July and August, it is not possible to catch a bus to Palanga if arriving on the last train (at 22:00)