Local trains

Hello,

I will go to Minsk in mid April for a few days; as I like trains, I would also like to take a ride on some local Belarussian trains (maybe a trip to a town 2 hours out of Minsk and back). Does anyone have any suggestions which route is nice, which town would be an interesting side trip for a day with a nice train? And is it easy to buy train tickets?

I also read that there is a train museum in Brest; is there maybe also one in or near Minsk?

Thanks!

Jan Willem

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No the one in Brest is the only one of a kind.

Local trains are very much dependent on one%26#39;s taste, having spent some time in these I take shuttle buses when I can afford.

Just take a morning train to Brest or Grodno. Buying tickets at the Railway Station just make sure you get everything right - dates, time. Something like that.

Andrei

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Jan,

there are no towns worthy of visiting 2 hrs away from Minsk.

All of those that are need a 4-6 hrs ride by train. But in that very case you would have to either spend a night in your destination town or take a night train back to Minsk which I guess would be not quite convenient for an average Westerner :). Though if you like it tough you might have a try))

Anyway these are Belarus cities to visit and not to regret about it

Brest - 5hrs by train

Polotsk - 5-6 hrs by train

Grodno - 6-7 hrs by train

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