By bus
There are several bus routes from Vilnius central bus station to "Avtovokzal Vostochniy" bus station in Minsk. The Minsk bus station is not very close to downtown, however you can have a taxi ride with 10 000 rubles less than â¬4. The bus also drops passengers off outside the railway station look out for two Stalinist towers in the centre of Minsk before proceeding to the Vostochniy Eastern station. The bus service takes up to 5 hours and costs around 36 litas be prepared to spend more than 1.5 hours at the border. Due to the bad quality of the train service, bus ride should be preferred.
By car
Driving in, while possible, requires knowledge of the border system. This is a border of European Union, so control is very strict. Crossing it can take 2 hours. They may check your bags. Without knowledge of Russian, Belarusian or Polish, this can be very hard. There is a very long line of cars at every border crossing. However, if you have passport, VISA and car registration papers prepared, act honest and helpful and arrives as a tourist in a personal car the border crossing can go very smoothly and be over within 45 minutes.
By train
The width of the train tracks is different in Poland and in Belarus, so if you choose to arrive by train please be prepared for long wheel changing. However, if you are arriving from say, Kiev, Moscow, or Lviv Lvov you need not worry about this. Plus as an added bonus, the prices are substantially cheaper from CIS countries.