Your day, step by step
08:30
Walk off the ship into the Old Town. Start at Theatre Square and the Ännchen von Tharau sculpture.
09:00
Walk the timber-framed streets around Aukštoji and Didžioji Vandens, then follow the Danė river towards the castle site.
10:00
Visit the Castle Museum (opens 10:00, €6 adult) or the History Museum of Lithuania Minor (€4).
11:00
Walk to the Old Ferry terminal at Danės g. 1 and cross to Smiltynė (about 5 minutes).
11:30
Lithuanian Sea Museum and aquarium in the former Nerija Fort. Allow about two hours, including a dolphin show if one is on.
13:30
Lunch, then walk through the pines to Smiltynė beach on the Baltic side.
15:30
Take the ferry back to Klaipėda. Do not wait for the last convenient crossing; ferries run about every 30 minutes.
16:00
Coffee in the Old Town near Theatre Square, within a 10-minute walk of the ship.
- Latest you can leave Old Town (Theatre Square)16:20
16:30
Back on board, 60 minutes before all-aboard.
Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- Old Town (Theatre Square)Walk, about 10 min16:20
- Castle MuseumWalk, about 10 min16:20
- Smiltynė ferry landingFerry every 30 min, 5 min crossing, then walk about 10 min15:45
- NidaBus about 65 min to Smiltynė, ferry (up to 30 min wait plus 5 min), walk about 10 min14:10
Where people get Klaipėda wrong
Trying Nida by public bus on a short call and missing the limited return buses.
Built from our Klaipėda guide, checked against 20 official sources (October 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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