This year, Mėnuo Juodaragis will take place on the island of Lake Dūburys, located 20km from the town of Zarasai.
Coordinates – 55.788253, 25.962324.
Car is the best way to get there, but other options are also available including coach, train or bike.
We advise choosing the most environmentally friendly way of travelling.
Feel free to use the maps, schedules and descriptions provided in this webpage.
We hope that your trip to the new location of the festival will be enriching.
BY A SPECIAL MJR COACH
A trip by bus to Mėnuo Juodaragis festival from Vilnius, Kaunas and Klaipėda!
A special bus will take visitors from Vilnius, Kaunas and Klaipėda to the Mėnuo Juodaragis XXIII festival on the 24th of August.
The buses will leave the island on the 27th of August for the return to Vilnius, Kaunas and Klaipėda.
From VILNIUS. We will start at 13:00 (meeting at 12:30) on the 24th of August from Hotel Panorama (address – Sodų str. 14, Vilnius), very close to the bus and train stations and McDonald’s).
From KAUNAS. We will start at 13:00 (meeting at 12:30) on the 24th of August from gas station CIRCLE K gas station next to MEGA shopping centre (Islandijos hwy. 32, Kaunas).
From KLAIPĖDA. We will start at 11:00 (meeting at 10:30) on the 24th of August at CIRCLE 123 gas station next to AKROPOLIS shopping centre (Taikos Ave. 61), next to McDonald’s.
After the festival, we are meeting by the festival gates on the 27th of August at 14:30.
The price for one person for a round trip is 35 € (Vilnius/Kaunas) and Klaipėda 60 €.
You can book a place on the bus by emailing auto@mjr.lt – please write your name and surname, the city you want to go from Vilnius, Kaunas, or Klaipėda, your phone number and the required number of seats. Number of seats is limited. We’ll send further instructions to you by email.
Contact phone +370 678 28788, please call after 6 p.m. For more information, follow the Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/events/813759720304967/
Giedrius Viskantas is responsible for organising the bus, the cost of the trip and other matters related to this trip.
BY PUBLIC TRANSPORT
Public transport carries till Zarasai (20 km till Dūburys island). Take into account the rest of the distance, perhaps a taxi or MJR bus could help you out. Prices of the buses you can find on website: https://www.autobusubilietai.lt/
Special MJR bus schedule
August 24 (Thursday) and 25 (Friday):
Turmantas 10:21 – Zarasai 10:50 – Dūburys island.
Turmantas 17:56 – Zarasai 18:25 – Dūburys island.
August 27 (Sunday):
Will be published soon
Also you can choose TAXI, number +370 679 16162 (in Lithuanian – call, in English – write a sms).
Be careful and get a ride only from special MJR taxi automobiles that have special MJR signs and fixed prices!
Black AUDI A6, registration number MSE004 and yellow TOURAN registration number MIP916.
Turmantas – Dūburys island 35 eur.
Zarasai – Dūburys island 25 eur.
BY TRAIN
You can travel to the festival by the most environmentally friendly means of transportation – the train. The train will take you from Vilnius to Turmantas – the terminal station of the North-Eastern Railway! There are 35 km from Turmantas to the Dūburys island.
You can bring a bike to cover the remaining distance, hitchhike, use taxi or a special MJR bus.
Special MJR bus schedule
August 24 (Thursday) and 25 (Friday):
Turmantas 10:21 – Zarasai 10:50 – Dūburys island.
Turmantas 17:56 – Zarasai 18:25 – Dūburys island.
August 27 (Sunday):
Will be published soon
Also you can choose TAXI, number +370 679 16162 (in Lithuanian – call, in English – write a sms).
Be careful and get a ride only from special MJR taxi automobiles that have special MJR signs and fixed prices!
Black AUDI A6, registration number MSE004 and yellow TOURAN registration number MIP916.
Turmantas – Dūburys island 35 eur.
Zarasai – Dūburys island 25 eur.
Schedules and tickets for trains >> (irgi keisti, nes webe kažkoks senas, neveikia)
BY BIKE
The real challenge is reaching the island of Lake Dūburys by bike! Persistent adventurers can join the MJR bike tour Minam Juodaragin, which offers an environmentally friendly way of travelling to the festival and enjoying the spectacular landscapes of Aukštaitija region.
Even if you have no wish to ride a bike across Lithuania for several days in a row, bring one to the festival if you have the chance! The area around Lake Dūburys is mesmerising and full of curiosities, so a bike might come in handy.
BY MOTORCYCLE OR CAR
If you are travelling from Vilnius, take the Molėtai road (A14) to Utena, then take the road A6 to Zarasai, take a left at Daugailiai (178), and ride to Antazavė across Antalieptė and Dusetos.
If you are travelling from Kaunas, take the road A6 through Jonava, Ukmergė and Utena until you reach Zarasai. Turn left at Daugailiai (178), and ride to Antazavė across Antalieptė and Dusetos.
You will arrive from Antazavė or Zarasai by the road 117. 3km from Antazavė, take a marked gravel road which will take you to the Lake Dūburys island.
From Vilnius:
From Kaunas:
From Zarasai:
From Rīga
From Minsk:
LET'S MEET IN GREAT JUODARAGIS, HURRAY!
