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Catch bus 21 The best way to bus stop Mega (big supermarket) once you are out of bus follow highroad E67 signs direction Warsaw. You need get to walk around 15 min. On highroad E67 there [[Poland]] is Statoil fuel to get to the petrol station or on the A5 after 1 km walk is good spots on highroad. Use PL or Warsaw sign..Garliava (8km south of Kaunas).There are two ways to get to this hitching spot with public transport:

The best way to get to [[Poland]] is to take mini 2. Take bus 105 from the train station 6 (on weekdays) or 6A (on weekends) and to get off right after Garliava when you will see a petrol station. You can either hitch from out at the entrance road to the petrol station, or on the exit road from the petrol stationstop 'Garliavos vidurinė mokykla'. Hitching from Start walking in the entrance road: place for vehicles to stop by direction the bus-stop in front of the station, or on the entrance road itself came from (or turning into the stationwest). Hitching on the exit road (as shown in the photo): there is room for a truck to stop, but usually by the time they see you, they are going quite fast1. This is not a busy petrol station but 5km until you can also catch reach the slow moving petrol station traffic, most of which, unfortunately, is only going to Marijampole - be brave and turn these lifts down and hold out for one going directly to Poland if that is your destination. If you've ever tried to hitch from Marijampole or its bypass, you will understand perfectly. You might want to have a PL sign handy. You can ask your driver to let you off right at border. If you walk back towards Lithuania from the border and make a left, you will get to a very large parking where loads of trucks are parked there. You may be able to get a ride to close to any country in Western Europe.

There's another option[[File: take a bus 6 (on weekdays) or 6A (on weekend) and get out at the stop 'Garliavos vidurinė mokykla'kaunas-hitchingpointsouth. Then go to the opposite side than the bus went and go jpg|400px|thumb|left|Hitching point for like 2 km until you pass a big roundabout [[Marijampolė]] and reach a petrolum station. After it you'll find a good spot where you can start to hitchhike.[[Poland]]]]

[[FileYou can either hitch from the entrance or exit roads of the petrol station (there are advantages and disadvantages to both):Hitching from the entrance road:kaunasplace for vehicles to stop by the bus-hitchingpointsouthstop in front of the station, or on the entrance road itself (or turning into the station).jpg|400px|thumb|centre|Hitching point on the exit road (as shown in the photo): there is room for [[Marijampolė]] a truck to stop, but usually by the time they see you, they are going quite fast.This is not a busy petrol station but you can also catch the slow moving station traffic, most of which is only going to Marijampole - be brave and turn these lifts down and [[hold out for one going directly to Poland]]]]if that is your destination. If you've ever tried to hitch from Marijampole or its bypass, you will understand perfectly. You might want to have a PL sign handy. You can ask your driver to let you off right at the border. If you walk back towards Lithuania from the border and make a left, you will get to a very large parking area where loads of trucks are parked up. You may be able to get a ride to nearly any country in Western Europe.

* Alternatively , you can get a bus from to the Statoil petrol station on the center to IX Fortas (I think its bus 23 or 35 buses)A5 north of Kaunas, this is the main road where the motorway to highway from Vilnius joins up with the E67 (Via Baltica north Baltic Way). Take bus 57 from the centre and southget off at the terminus: '9-ojo Forto gatve'. From here, walk northwest in the direction of the A5 (E67) - with highway for 350m. Cross under the highway and then immediately turn left and climb up the grass embankment to the highway itself. There you will see the Statoil petrol station 100m ahead. You can hitch here or walk 1km or so further along the highway to find good spots to hitch. With a PL or Warsaw sign , you should easily get a lift from a truck to the [[Budzisko-Kalvarija border checkpoint]] or further. Be aware that the border is now virtually non-existent, except for an occasional random check, so try to get a ride to at least [[Suwałki|Suwalki]] or [[Augustów|Augustow]]. If you are coming from the north and your driver is going into Kaunas or onto Vilnius, asked to be dropped off at the bus-stop (Devintas fortas) on the A1 just before the A1/A5 intersection. From here, you can walk 1.3kms to the Statoil petrol station.