Vilnius Kaunas Train Review is part of the Iraq Homecoming Trip Report.
I have been trying to battle my train anxiety by being more prepared (see “Tickets, Please, Tickets”: Train Anxiety). Going from Vilnius to Kaunas, I proactively booked online to avoid having to use a mysterious machine at the train station, going to the station to discover the train is sold out, or having to wait in an endless line to buy a ticket from a live human. This time, I arrived early and readily found the platform. I was nervous because the display read ‘Kauna’ and not ‘Kaunas.’ I Googled to double-check that these were not two distinct places.
Apart from a quick photo, I boarded as soon as the train arrived. 
I was seated in car 1 seat 1 and was reassured when the monitor in the train said Kaunas with an “s.” Moments later, the moment I always dread arrived – “Ticket please.”
I had my tickets ready. He scanned them. It went through and then he said, “You actually booked a first-class ticket, that’s upstairs.” Stunned, I asked if it was nicer upstairs. He said yes. Even when I think I do it right, I still do not.
The express train to Kaunas is only an hour-long, giving me plenty of time to write this review but fortunately not enough time to take a nap, preventing me from failing to get off at the correct stop.
Vilnius Kaunas Train Review is part of the Iraq Homecoming Trip Report.
Nice report! I’ll be visiting next week so please keep them coming.
twink conductor = yum