A weekend in Rokiškis
A north-eastern Lithuanian town with a regional museum in the Tyszenhaus manor palace and a hunting trophy exhibition.
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Rokiškis in brief
Rokiškis is in north-eastern Lithuania, near the Latvian border. About 11 600 people live in the town, and the Laukupė flows through it, dammed into Lake Rokiškis (Lithuanian Universal Encyclopedia, in Lithuanian, checked 2026-10-07). Roads from Rokiškis lead to Pandėlys, Juodupė, Obeliai, Anykščiai and Kupiškis. It is worth coming to Rokiškis for the manor: the Rokiškis Regional Museum has operated in the Rokiškis manor palace since 1940.
We do not name a best season, because the sources do not give one. The museum’s exhibitions are open all year, so the town also suits an autumn or winter trip. Only from January to March is the museum closed on Sunday.
Rokiškis Regional Museum (Rokiškis Manor)
A museum in the Tyszenhaus manor palace in Rokiškis, with exhibitions and a hunting trophy display.
How to get there
From Vilnius by bus. The national timetable shows 6 direct services. On Saturday, 7 November, buses leave Vilnius bus station at 06:50, 08:25, 10:50, 12:05, 13:25 and 16:00. The journey takes 3 h 15 min–3 h 40 min: the 06:50 service arrives at 10:05, and the 08:25 at 11:40 (national timetable, checked 2026-10-24). The base fare of the 06:50 and 08:25 services is €15.50 one way (the same source, checked 2026-10-08). The fares of the other services are not in the source.
Back. On Sunday, 8 November, services from Rokiškis to Vilnius run at 04:05, 05:55, 08:00, 12:10, 13:25, 16:45 and 17:50. The 16:45 service arrives at 19:40, and the latest, 17:50, at 21:15 (the same source, checked 2026-10-24).
By car. From Vilnius to Rokiškis it is about 161 km (car route on OpenStreetMap data, 2026-10-06). You will find a route with stops in Utena and Obeliai on the Utena page.
Getting around the city
From the bus station (Panevėžio 1) to the museum (Tyzenhauzų 5) it is about 3.3 km on foot, roughly 40 min. The distance is by the OpenStreetMap walking route, 7 October. So it is more convenient to go from the station to the manor by car or taxi.
What to see
The Rokiškis Regional Museum (Tyzenhauzų 5) is open Tuesday to Sunday 10:00–18:00 from April to December and Tuesday to Saturday 10:00–18:00 from January to March. An adult ticket costs €8, for a pupil, student or senior €4. The hunting trophy exhibition costs €6 (opening hours, prices, both in Lithuanian, checked 2026-10-29 and 2026-10-08).
Obeliai Freedom Fights Museum
A branch of the Rokiškis museum in Obeliai, Vytauto 18, with a resistance collection.
In town also stand the Church of St Matthew the Apostle and Evangelist, an Old Believers’ house of prayer and the Orthodox Church of St Alexander Nevsky (VLE, in Lithuanian, checked 2026-10-07).
The Obeliai Freedom Fights Museum is a branch of the museum in Obeliai (Vytauto 18), about 16 km from Rokiškis. It is open Tuesday to Saturday 10:00–16:00, and an adult ticket costs €3 (opening hours, prices, both in Lithuanian, checked 2026-10-22). The Kriaunos History Museum costs €2 and is open Tuesday to Saturday 10:00–16:00 (opening hours, prices, both in Lithuanian, checked 2026-10-22).
Practical information
- Holidays. Before holidays all the museum’s exhibitions are open one hour less (opening hours, in Lithuanian, checked 2026-10-22). The page does not say whether the museum is open on the holiday itself.
- Obeliai. On Sunday and Monday the Obeliai museum is closed, and the Rokiškis museum is open on Sunday from April to December.
- School holidays. The autumn holidays in 2026 run on 2–8 November (Ministry of Education, in Lithuanian, checked 2026-10-17), so on Saturday, 7 November, there may be more families in the museum.
A day plan
Saturday. Take the 08:25 bus from Vilnius, and you will be in Rokiškis at 11:40 (on Saturday, 7 November, services leave Vilnius at 06:50, 08:25, 10:50, 12:05, 13:25 and 16:00; national timetable, checked 2026-10-27). From the station to the manor it is 3.3 km, so take a taxi (about 40 min on foot), and the museum is open until 18 h. On the way have lunch at the café “Senas grafas” (Nepriklausomybės a. 6), open on Saturday 10:00–23:00 (Pamatyk Lietuvoje, in Lithuanian, checked 2026-10-20). That Saturday services back to Vilnius run at 12:10, 13:25 and 17:50; the latest leaves at 17:50 and arrives at 21:15, so you have until about 17:10 at the manor (national timetable, checked 2026-10-29). A day trip by bus means about 6:00–7:00 on the road, so it is more convenient to combine it with Utena or Anykščiai, or to go by car. More ideas: Molėtai (in Lithuanian), Panevėžys (in Lithuanian), Vilnius.
FAQ
Is Rokiškis suitable for a day trip from Vilnius? By bus the journey one way takes more than 3 h, so a car suits a day trip better.
How much is the Rokiškis Regional Museum? An adult ticket is €8, for a student and senior €4 (checked 2026-10-07).
Is the museum open on Sunday? From April to December yes, 10:00–18:00. From January to March it is closed on Sunday and Monday (opening hours, in Lithuanian, checked 2026-10-29).
Things to see and do in Rokiškis
By car: distance, time, fuel
By car
- From Vilnius: 174 km, 2 h 9 min one way. Fuel there and back: €44.13 per car, €22.07 each for two people.Calculation: 2 × 174 km = 348 km; 348 km ÷ 100 × 6.5 l/100 km = 22.62 l; 22.62 l × 1.951 €/l = €44.13.
- From Kaunas: 175 km, 2 h 30 min one way. Fuel there and back: €44.39 per car, €22.20 each for two people.Calculation: 2 × 175 km = 350 km; 350 km ÷ 100 × 6.5 l/100 km = 22.75 l; 22.75 l × 1.951 €/l = €44.39.
- From Klaipėda: 333 km, 4 h 5 min one way. Fuel there and back: €84.46 per car, €42.23 each for two people.Calculation: 2 × 333 km = 666 km; 666 km ÷ 100 × 6.5 l/100 km = 43.29 l; 43.29 l × 1.951 €/l = €84.46.
From Šiauliai, Panevėžys is not calculated yet: we do not have map data for this route.
This is an approximate calculation, not a price. Travel time without traffic or border queues. Fuel price: Lithuanian average, Euro-super 95 with taxes, 2026-10-19, the European Commission's Weekly Oil Bulletin (CC BY 4.0); consumption 6.5 l/100 km. Routes: MOTIS, car profile, no traffic conditions, © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL), Geofabrik extracts, calculated 2026-10-29. There are no road tolls for passenger cars in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia; for Poland, see here (in Lithuanian).