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 special bus will take visitors from Vilnius and Kaunas to the Mėnuo Juodaragis XXII festival on 26 August.
It will also be available to return to Vilnius or Kaunas on 28 August.
The round trip will cost a total of €35.
Seats must be reserved in advance!
- reservations must be made in advance by emailing auto@mjr.lt
- when registering, please write: name, surname, whether you are coming from Vilnius or Kaunas, phone number and required number of seats
- get confirmation.
- further instructions will be sent to you by e-mail (contact phone +370 678 28788).
Further information about this bus is available here >> and here >>
The person responsible for the organisation, price and other aspects of this trip is Giedrius Viskantas.
BY INTERSITY COACHES
You can travel by intersity coaches to Zarasai (20 km from the Lake Dūburys island) or Antazavė (5 km from the Lake Dūburys island).
Estimate the remaining distance and plan how you will cover it. Special routes, taxis, courier services may be suitable.
A special 23-seater bus has been booked for Turmantas railway station – Zarasai bus station – Dūburys Island.
The cost of this bus is €7 one way, regardless of whether you board in Turmantas or Zarasai.
- August 25 (Thursday) – 17:25 from Turmantas train station to the island. On the way, at 17:45 we would stop at Zarasai bus station.
- August 26 (Friday) – 17:25 and 19:59 from Turmantas to the island. On the way, at 17:45 and 20:20 we would stop at Zarasai bus station.
- August 28 (Sunday) – 17:00 from Dūburys Island, so that you can catch the train from Turmantas at 18:02.
You may also find the taxi number in Zarasai +37067916162 useful (from Zarasai bus station to Dūburys island – 15 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 or use taxi (phone number +370 679 16162, €25 Eur from Turmantas train station to Dubūrys island).
A special 23-seater bus has been booked for Turmantas railway station – Zarasai bus station – Dūburys Island.
The cost of this bus is €7 one way, regardless of whether you board in Turmantas or Zarasai, due to the limited number of seats.
- August 25 (Thursday) – 17:25 from Turmantas to the island. On the way, at 17:45 we would stop at Zarasai bus station.
- August 26 (Friday) – 17:25 and 19:59 from Turmantas to the island. On the way, at 17:45 and 20:20 we would stop at Zarasai bus station.
- August 28 (Sunday) – 17:00 from Dūburys Island, so that you can catch the train from Turmantas at 18:02.
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.
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LET'S MEET IN GREAT JUODARAGIS, HURRAY!
