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Access by air
Vilnius Airport (VNO)
For most international travellers it is best to go to Vilnius airport (IATA airport code VNO), "Oro uostas" in Lithuanian. Many international airlines have cheap direct flights there. Vilnius airport is very close to the city. Direct buses operate to the city centre as well as the bus and railway station: Just take bus number 1 of the Vilnuius city public transport. For schedules of buses check the timetable. If you arrive on a working day look under "darbo diena", Saturdays are "šestadienis", Sundays and holidays are "sekmadienis ir šventine diena". Tickets can be bought at the driver for EUR 1,- and EUR 0,50 for students. Bus 1 will stop at the railway station which is close to Vilnius bus station. Vilnius bus station ("Vilniaus Autobusu Stotis") is situated 150 m from the railway station to the North-west (hard to miss) up a small hill. The name of the stop is "Stotis". Travel time is about 15 minutes. Please note that are 2 kinds of buses in Vilnius, the ordinary ones and the electrical "trolleybuses". Confusingly, they have the same numbers, but "Bus 1" goes a different route than "Trolleybus 1". From the airport to the bus station, the ordinary bus "1" operates.
In addition the Company TOKS operates an Airport Express bus. Timetables can be found here. Also that costs EUR 1,- Infos and bookings are available here.
Furthermore, there is a railway service from the Airport to the centre. The connections on 20 August are listed here. Price is EUR 0.72.
From Vilnius central bus station take a bus to Moletai. They are usually going every hour. Information about the timetable can be found under the following website. You can also buy and print tickets from this site. Exit at Molėtai bus station, from where we will pick you up. We will inform you about the details later.
Access by train
This is an alternative mostly for participants from Poland and Belarus. The trains stop at Vilnius Central Railway station, which is close to Vilnius bus station. For schedules of the trains check the excellent web site of the German Railways (in 6 languages) or the one of Lithuanian Railways.
From Vilnius central bus station take a bus to Molėtai. They are usually going every hour. Information about the timetable can be found under the following . You can also buy and print tickets from this site. Exit at Molėtai bus station, from where we will pick you up. We will inform you about the details later.
Access by bus
Since buses are very cheap, this is an alternative for students from Eastern Europe as well as for those wanting to spend more time in the Baltic States. Eurolines and Lux Express are bus operators offering connections from Europe (espeacially Eastern Europe) to Vilnius. Buses are often very comfortable with free Wifi (do not expect it to be working always though). These buses stop at Vilnius bus station. From Vilnius central bus station take a bus to Molėtai. They are usually going every hour. Information about the timetable can be found under the following . You can also buy and print tickets from this site. Exit at Molėtai bus station, from where we will pick you up. .
Access by own car
Directions to Molėtai observatory can be obtained from Google Maps. Parking is available at the institute. Since Molėtai observatory is a bit in the middle of nowhere, a car might be handy. Coordinates of Molėtai observatory are 55.316372 North 25.561603 East.
Return
We will organize a shuttle bus from Molėtai observatory to Vilnius airport and bus station 31 August 2015.
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