A train journey connected two museums

Summer’s coming to an end, but you still want to discover new places and experience unforgettable experiences with your family? We recommend spending a weekend exploring the history of vintage cars. The recently launched Vilnius-Riga-Vilnius train route is a great option for a short weekend holiday abroad. This train journey links two museums – the Car Museum in Vilnius and the Car Museum in Riga. Find out how to visit these museums with a discount!

A train journey connected two museums

A train journey connected two museums

When Lithuanian Railways shared the news of new international train routes, we were overjoyed. Before, we used to travel to neighbouring countries only by plane or car. But now we can do it much more easily. Travelling by train with children is very convenient. You don’t have to concentrate on the road, you have more space and can always go to the toilet or get a snack. And the tickets are cheaper than travelling by plane. These new routes offered a great opportunity for vintage car fans. Because a train journey connected two museums, one in Lithuania and one in the capital of Latvia.

Travelling by train with children

A train journey connected two museums

Tourists often try to visit the Baltic States in one visit. Why not try a short cultural holiday this year, using the convenient Vilnius-Riga-Vilnius train route? – Jolanta Masiulienė, Marketing Manager of Vilnius Automuseum, suggests the idea of an adventurous stay. – Vilnius and Riga Automobile Museum share a beautiful friendship. We exchange visitors, experiences and stories. Although the brothers’ museum is 29 years older than ours, both cultural institutions are of the same size in terms of space (over 4,500 m2) and the number of exhibits – we present over 100 different vehicles each.”

Vintage Car Museum

Vintage Car Museum

Riga Car Museum

Near the centre of the capital, this almost ten-year-old museum houses the largest and most modern collection of vintage vehicles in the Baltic States. The museum’s exhibition is a fascinating interactive narrative about unique vehicles, famous people and significant events in the history of the automotive industry, complemented by modern multimedia technology. The museum is by no means small, with more than 100 unique cars, motorcycles and bicycles on three floors of the building.

Car Museum in Vilnius

And then there’s the Lithuanian museum, which opened just over a year ago. This museum in the capital is the first in Lithuania dedicated to the cultural heritage of motoring. Although the museum is new and modern, it is not inferior to the Riga Museum in terms of the size of the exhibition and the quality of the exhibits. “We have been working on the idea of a car museum for years. The most important task for us was to prepare a really high level exhibition that we could be proud of, that would create value for the public and that would impress car enthusiasts even from other countries.” – Says Museum Director P.Eitutis.

And now, given the opportunity, it is easy and quick to visit and compare the two museums. Which is more interesting and impressive to you?

Lithuanian museums

Lithuanian museums

International route to the Latvian capital popular in the warm season

Modesta Gusarovienė, Business Development and Marketing Manager at passenger transport company LTG Link, says that the number of train passengers jumps significantly during the warm season.

“Spring and summer are the busiest times for train travel. Our data shows that. While in the cold season it is usually the fairly regular customers who travel by train, in the summer it is also those who may not use trains as a daily means of transport. In the warm season, the number of train passengers increases by 22%”, says Gusarovienė. The largest number of train passengers to Riga comes from Vilnius – around 63%. Every 12th train passenger comes from Kaišiadorys. And around 7% of passengers travel to Riga from Joniškis. The international route is popular with families and young people – around 10% of passengers are children and schoolchildren. Business customers also use the route, accounting for 4% of passengers on the Vilnius-Riga route.

A train journey connected two museums

Special discount

If you are planning to travel by train to Riga, the capital of Latvia, and visit one or both of the car museums, make sure you save your tickets! Show them at the ticket offices of both museums and you will get a 10% discount.

Train trip to Riga

Looking for more ideas of things to do in Riga? We’ve prepared an in-depth article about our train trip to Riga with kids.

You can also take the train to the capital of Poland – which we share in our article Travelling to Warsaw by train with kids – a serious challenge or a fun experience?

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