Neringa

The town of Neringa was founded in 1961 when the Lithuanian settlements of the Curonian Spit—Juodkrantė, Pervalka, Preila, and Nida—were joined into one town stretching for nearly 50 km. Neringa’s population is currently about 3000.Neringa’s geographic position is unique. It is the most western part of Lithuania, bordered by the Baltic Sea from the west, and by the Curonian Lagoon from the east. In the southern part of Neringa there is a state border with Russian Federation, Kaliningrad area, and therefore this peninsula can be easy accessed from the northern part of Neringa by ferry Smiltynė-Klaipėda. If you don’t have a vehicle, Neringa can be conveniently accessed in several ways:

By car

Kaunas – Nida 263 km, Vilnius – Nida 361. The Lagoon is crossed in the new 2nd ferry Nemuno is g. 8, Klaipėda.A local fee is charged for entrance permission by vehicle to the state-protected territories of the Curonian Spit National Park. This fee is administrated by the Neringa municipality.

By bus

Buses leave from Vilnius and Kaunas every day; buses leave from Klaipeda’s Smiltynė ferry according to the schedule the old ferry (1st, Žvejų g. 8, Klaipėda).