2 Weeks Itinerary Baltic States
In June 2022 we made a 2-week road trip in the Baltic States. We started in Vilnius (Lithuania), rented a car, and explored as much as we could on the way to Tallinn (Estonia) while stopping by Latvia.
The Baltic states were a place we have been talking for a while. It is not that touristic, and you don’t hear that much about it. But it seemed amazing.
In a matter of facts, it was amazing. All the 3 countries were beautiful, and we had such a great time. We visited the main cities, national parks, and landmarks in them.
Let’s discover what you will be doing in this 2 Weeks Itinerary Baltic States
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2 Weeks Itinerary Baltic States - Overview
The Baltic States are not that big. And it is easy to go around with a car. Here is our 2 Weeks Itinerary Baltic States. It was actually a total of 16 days. If you want to shorten it, you could easily skip the day 15 and combine 14+16.
- Day 1: Arrive in Vilnius
- Day 2: Visit Vilnius & Trakai
- Day 3: Drive to Kaunas + Visit Kaunas
- Day 4: Road trip to the Curonian split
- Day 5: Explore the Curetonian spit
- Day 6: Curonian Spit + Road trip to Riga
- Day 7: Discover Riga
- Day 8: Open air Museum & Sigulda
- Day 9: Gauja National Park
- Day 10: Road trip to Tartu
- Day 11: Soomaa National Park
- Day 12: Pärnu
- Day 13: Ride & Visit to Tallinn
- Day 14: Tallinn
- Day 15: Helsinki
- Day 16: Return
2 Weeks Itinerary Baltic States - day by day
Day 1: Arrive in Vilnius
Fly to Vilnius international Airport, rent a car and drive to your accommodation. Then, go out for a first stroll around Vilnius and diner outside.
Where to stay: (€): Mikalo House, (€€): Uptown apartments, (€€€): Hotel PACAI
Read More: 20 Best things to do in Vilnius
Day 2: Visit Vilnius & Trakai
In the morning explore more of Vilnius and get lunch in Pirmas Blynas; In the afternoon that the car and go to visit the amazing Trakai Castle island.
Where to stay: (€): Mikalo House, (€€): Uptown apartments, (€€€): Hotel PACAI
Read More: 20 Best things to do in Vilnius, 11 Best things to do in Trakai
Day 3: Drive to Kaunas + Visit Kaunas
Head straight to Kaunas and visit the 9th Fort of the Kaunas Fortress, then head for the town and stroll around it.
Where to stay: (€): Laisves ave. Apartments Mini (€€): Laisves ave. Apartments (€€€): Radisson Hotel Kaunas
Read More: 15 Best things to do in Kaunas
Day 4: Road trip to the Curonian split
Early morning, leave Kaunas and drive toward the Curonian spit using the smaller road. Along the way stop at the Raudonė Castle and Panemunės Castle.
Then take the ferry to the spit and head to Juodkrantė. Then in the late afternoon, go along the educational trail.
Where to stay: (€): Prie Ąžuolo (€€): Come2rest – Smilga (€€€): Vila MAY
Read More: Road Trip Kaunas to Curonian Spit 1-Day
Day 5: Explore the Curetonian spit
Hop in your car and go explore the Curonian spit. Make sure to stop at every place along the way toward south of the spit. In the afternoon, go for a walk on the beach.
Where to stay: (€): Prie Ąžuolo (€€): Come2rest – Smilga (€€€): Vila MAY
Read More: 17 Best things to do in Curonian Spit
Day 6: Curonian Spit + Road trip to Riga
In the morning, start driving north toward the ferry back to mainland. Stop one last time at the beach. Take the ferry and drive to the Hill of Crosses.
Then pass the border to Latvia and drive to Riga. Once there, you can go out for dinner in town.
Where to stay: (€): Hostel Viktorija (€€): Renovated apartment in Riga center (€€€): Grand Poet Hotel
Read More: Road Trip Curonian Spit to Riga 1-Day
Day 7: Discover Riga
Time to spend the complete day in Riga, the capital of Latvia. Don’t miss out the amazing viewpoint in the St. Peter’s Church.
Where to stay: (€): Hostel Viktorija (€€): Renovated apartment in Riga center (€€€): Grand Poet Hotel
Read More: 22 Best things to do in Riga
Day 8: Open air Museum & Sigulda
Time to leave Riga for the Ethnographic Open-Air Museum. Visit this amazing museum and then head to Sigulda. There trek the Turaida castle trail.
Where to stay: (€): Green bear (€€): Karlamuiza Country Hotel (€€€): Ezerkalni
Read More: Road Trip Riga to Gauja National Park 1-Day
Day 9: Gauja National Park
Let’s explore the largest and oldest of the national parks in Latvia. Start with some hiking along the Gaujas River and explore Līgatne. In the afternoon drive to Cesis to discover this stunning little town.
Where to stay: (€): Green bear (€€): Karlamuiza Country Hotel (€€€): Ezerkalni
Read More: Gauja National Park Ultimate Guide 3-Day
Day 10: Road trip to Tartu
Time passes super fast. And it is time to go to Estonia. Leave early in the morning and drive to the Sangaste Castle. After having lunch there, go chill by the Otepää lake.
Then finish the road trip by reaching Tartu. In the evening explore Tartu.
Where to stay: (€): Looming Hostel (€€): Estonishing Stay Premium Lofts (€€€): Antonius Hotel
Read More: Road Trip Gauja to Tartu 1-Day, 10 Best things to do in Tartu
Day 11: Soomaa National Park
If you wish so, you can easily spend 2 more hours in Tartu in the morning. Then drive to Soomaa National Park to hike its 3 best trails. It is amazing to see be in a national park with bog.
Then drive to Pärnu and stroll around town or the beach.
Where to stay: (€): Villa Ene (€€): Austri Villa (€€€): Villa Ammende Restaurant and Hotel
Read More: The Ultimate Soomaa National Park Guide 1-day, Road Trip Tartu to Parnu 1-Day
Day 12: Pärnu
In the 12th day of the 2 Weeks Itinerary Baltic States discover Pärnu, the best beach town of Estonia. The city is famous for being a summer holiday location, its 19th-century timber villas and for sandy Pärnu Beach
Where to stay: (€): Villa Ene (€€): Austri Villa (€€€): Villa Ammende Restaurant and Hotel
Read More: 17 Best things to do in Pärnu
Day 13: Ride & Visit to Tallinn
Head straight for Tallinn and then explore its mediaeval city center. Tallinn is the biggest and the capital of Estonia. It is also the most visited city in the Baltic states and for good reason. It was as well our favourite capital
Where to stay: (€): Roseni City Apartment (€€): Old Town Lai street apartment with private parking (€€€): Hotel Telegraaf
Read More: 27 Best things to do in Tallinn
Day 14: Tallinn
Go on a free Walking tour and then keep exploring Tallinn. We loved a lot this city, so we kinda spend lots of time around it. Even if we saw more than once every places.
Where to stay: (€): Roseni City Apartment (€€): Old Town Lai street apartment with private parking (€€€): Hotel Telegraaf
Read More: 27 Best things to do in Tallinn
Day 15: Helsinki
Start by taking a ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki, then go visit the island and fortress of Suomenlinna. And spend the rest of the day hanging around the city center before going back to Tallinn.
Where to stay: (€): Roseni City Apartment (€€): Old Town Lai street apartment with private parking (€€€): Hotel Telegraaf
Day 16: Return
And that’s the end of the 2 Weeks Itinerary Baltic States. Time to drive back to the airport, give back the car if you didn’t do it already when you arrived in Tallin and go home.
We hope you enjoyed the 2 Weeks Itinerary Baltic States because we sure did.
Olla kuin myrskyn merkki – To be like a sign of a storm
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