Money and Banks
Lithuania's unit of currency is the litas (usually abbreviated to Lt), which is divided into 100 centai . Coins come in denominations of 0.01, 0.02, 0.05, 0.10, 0.20, 0.50Lt and bank notes in 1, 2, 5, 10, 20, 50, 100 and 200Lt denominations. Bank ( bankas ) opening hours vary, though branches of the Vilniaus Bankas are usually open Monday to Friday 8am-3/4pm. They'll usually give you an advance on your  © 2003 by Rough Guides Ltd. as trustee for its Authors. Published by Rough Guides. All rights reserved. Rough Guides name is a trademark of Rough Guides Ltd. Buy the book here!
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Visa/Mastercard or American Express card and cash travellers' cheques (commission 2-3 percent). If you want to exchange cash outside banking hours, head for a currency exchange office ( valiutos keitykla ). Credit cards are most likely to be accepted in Vilnius, where big hotels, restaurants, luxury stores and petrol stations may let you pay with plastic. Outside the capital, apart from a handful of places in Kaunas and Klaipeda, you're unlikely to have much luck.
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