Plungė

Plungė is perhaps named for the Paplunga river. It was a quiet farming and textile town that endured the same list of horrors as elsewhere in the Baltic, but was of no great strategic value. Perhaps seeking a quiet life, the Ogiński noble family built a grand neo-classical mansion here, which is now an art museum.

Visitor information is at Dariaus ir Girėno g 27, midway between station and Oginski Hotel. It's open M-Th 08:00-17:00, F 08:00-15:45.

By road from Kaunas take A1 northwest towards Klaipėda and turn onto Hwy 164. From Klaipėda start out on A1 east and at Vėžaičiai turn onto Hwy 166.

A11 is the highway from Palanga and Kretinga, continuing east from Plungė to Telšiai and Šiauliai.

Buses from Klaipėda run every two hours and take 90 min either via Gargždai and Perkūnai, or via Palanga and Kretinga, and continue to Telšiai or Mažeikiai.

From Vilnius two buses a day are direct, taking four hours via Kaunas, otherwise you have to double back via Klaipėda.

The bus station is next to the railway station. For timetables and tickets see Autobus Bilietai.

Two trains a day run from Vilnius, taking 3 hr 30 min via Kaišiadorys, Jonava, Kėdainiai, Radviliškis and Šiauliai. They continue via Kretinga to Klaipėda, another 50 min. For timetables and tickets see LTG Link.

1 Plungė railway station is north side of town on Stoties gatvė, which means "station road". No facilities here.