Map of Kaunas, Lithuania

Kaunas is the administrative centre of Kaunas, Lithuania, with a population of about 289,380. It lies at 54.9027°N, 23.9096°E. Kaunas is about 91 km (57 mi) west of Vilnius, the capital. The nearest city on our map is Marijampolė, 52 km to the southwest.

Kaunas at a glance

Where is Kaunas?

• The 2nd largest city in Lithuania by recorded population.
• Located in the Northern and Eastern hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 7 h 11 min on the shortest day to 17 h 21 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Kaunas

• Marijampolė — 52 km southwest
• Alytus — 57 km south
• Panevėžys — 96 km north
• Suwałki — 108 km southwest, Poland
• Šiauliai — 121 km north
• Hrodna — 135 km south, Belarus
• Ełk — 156 km southwest, Poland
• Volkovysk — 197 km south, Belarus
• Białystok — 203 km south, Poland
• Łomża — 227 km southwest, Poland

Largest cities in Lithuania

• Vilnius — 542,366
• Klaipėda — 172,292
• Šiauliai — 99,462
• Panevėžys — 85,885
• Alytus — 49,195
• Marijampolė — 34,975

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.