Trabi Museum
Trabi Museum
3.5
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Monday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Tuesday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Wednesday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Thursday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Friday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Saturday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
Sunday
10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
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Directly at Checkpoint Charlie is Berlin's Trabi Museum, dedicated to the history of the famous car with the two-stroke engine. Serial production of the Trabant started in Zwickau in 1958 and it is definitely the most famous car from East Germany. On display are the various stages of development of the East German people's car and its potential uses for camping or as a military vehicle. Also on display are rarities such as the Trabant P70 with its wooden chassis or the racing Trabi. And if you'd like your own chance to drive a Trabi, all you have to do is cross the street to Trabi World, where you can book various tours through East and West Berlin or along the former course of the Wall.
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Neighbourhood: Mitte (Borough)
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- Kochstraße • 2 min walk
- Stadtmitte • 7 min walk
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Dirk V
Schoten, Antwerpen, Belgium2 contributions
Aug 2023 • Couples
The entrance was 9€, which is a way overpriced for this museum. It's (very) small, no explanations for the items shown, no history nor context lines. Eventually you can try to watch the movie, shown in the corner, but of the poor projection quality, we didn't even try.
Don't misunderstand, if for instance you could enter the museum for 3€, I would say go for it, but for 9€ you will feel deceived.
Don't misunderstand, if for instance you could enter the museum for 3€, I would say go for it, but for 9€ you will feel deceived.
Written 15 August 2023
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Huw85Thomas
107 contributions
Sept 2020 • Solo
Honestly I only went because I got a free ticket for booking a Trabi-safari, (about 100 yards away) but in hindsight I would’ve paid (€5 entry). Not the largest museum and obviously niche but surprisingly very fun and worth the entry price. Large and well appointed gift shop on site as well. Only a 5min walk from checkpoint Charlie.
Written 29 September 2020
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SydneyConcordian
Sydney, Australia710 contributions
Mar 2014 • Couples
The Trabi museum is located in Zimmerstrasse 14-15, just around the corner from Checkpoint Charlie in Friederichstrasse. It is not the DDR museum. They have a gift shop and a museum. Entry to the shop is free and the museum is 5 Euro. If you have a Berlin Pass you get a 50% discount on the museum entry.
The museum houses a collection of about 15 Trabants from the very earliest models to the last model before production ended. Included in the collection is a modified police car, a racing Trabi, a military troop carrier version, with dual rear wheels as well as a camper model. There are also a number of East German era gadgets on display, including a lawn mower powered by an electric drill. There is a small theatre in the museum that has an entertaining video of a Trabant enthusiast meeting. The shop manager was most friendly and was glad to answer questions about the Trabants on display.
We bought a couple of Trabiworld T shirts in the gift store that were made in Morocco. Unfortunately all the model Trabants and most other items in the gift store were made in China so we didn't bother buying any.
The store also runs self drive Trabi tours which take off in a small convoy and during our visit the manager donned an East Berlin military coat and cap to direct the convoy ""take off" in the street outside the shop. The Trabis were all painted military green and sounded like a bunch of noisy 2-stroke lawn mowers.
It was great fun to visit the museum and shop and to see the Trabis take off - see attached video.
The museum houses a collection of about 15 Trabants from the very earliest models to the last model before production ended. Included in the collection is a modified police car, a racing Trabi, a military troop carrier version, with dual rear wheels as well as a camper model. There are also a number of East German era gadgets on display, including a lawn mower powered by an electric drill. There is a small theatre in the museum that has an entertaining video of a Trabant enthusiast meeting. The shop manager was most friendly and was glad to answer questions about the Trabants on display.
We bought a couple of Trabiworld T shirts in the gift store that were made in Morocco. Unfortunately all the model Trabants and most other items in the gift store were made in China so we didn't bother buying any.
The store also runs self drive Trabi tours which take off in a small convoy and during our visit the manager donned an East Berlin military coat and cap to direct the convoy ""take off" in the street outside the shop. The Trabis were all painted military green and sounded like a bunch of noisy 2-stroke lawn mowers.
It was great fun to visit the museum and shop and to see the Trabis take off - see attached video.
Written 8 April 2014
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TravellerDWM
London, UK522 contributions
Aug 2020
Small museum but worthwhile to see a number of these iconic cars and to learn more about their history and production
Written 30 September 2020
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Michelle M
Denver, CO106 contributions
Dec 2019 • Couples
A fun little museum and light hearted fun place to go after the Topography of Terror. A few different models of the Trabi you can see in the museum and can sit in one as well. I recommend sitting thru the film they show as well, really cool learning the history of this car. It is a small museum and 5€ entrance fee. You will have a greater appreciation for this vehicle and how hard they had to work to invent it, and come up with the materials needed to produce it. Made me want one!
Written 8 December 2019
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Fotos82
Ljubljana, Slovenia329 contributions
June 2019 • Solo
This museum is a must-see for the "Trabi" fans. You may find here all the predecessors of the "Trabi" as well as some unique examples like the APC-variant and one of the four "Trabis" made for the then East-German "People's Police" ("Volkspolizei").
Count ca. 30 minutes to visit the museum.
Count ca. 30 minutes to visit the museum.
Written 19 June 2019
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Andreea M
Bucharest, Romania612 contributions
Oct 2017 • Couples
small but nice place, takes you back many year when all things were simple. exposition shows cars as well as old items used for camping, kinds and many more. we enjoyed the visit and it was quite cheap.
Written 30 June 2018
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Bastian F
Gold Coast, Queensland, Australia83 contributions
May 2017 • Friends
We didn't go in (was still closed) but we saw the exhibit on the outside and it actually cheered me up. Berlin can be a little emotionally demanding so to see a museum of such specialised silliness was a welcomed site. If the cars outside are an indication of what's inside I would have gladly spent an hour or two here. It's funny to think that a museum could be made on a car that virtually had only a couple of choices in design and was from what my dad once told me was made partially out of cardboard. If you watch Russian car crashes on youtube you'll probably see a few of these cars still running...until they hit something of course.
I think the museum is the best thing to come out of the Trabant car industry. It only costs 5 euro's to enter (roughly the trade in value of a Trabant in 1987).
I think the museum is the best thing to come out of the Trabant car industry. It only costs 5 euro's to enter (roughly the trade in value of a Trabant in 1987).
Written 19 May 2017
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Catherine B
10 contributions
Jan 2015
We skipped the museum and went for the self drive tour. We got a gorgeous leopard print Trabi and met our very friendly guide.
My husband drove behind the guide after a short lesson on the car but I would advise that you be quite confident driver, you can switch driver halfway through the tour if you both want a go.
The guide drives in front and communicates with you via radio. It's a fun and unique way to see Berlin. I enjoyed it, although I didn't drive so I think I light have seen more than my husband but he is car mad so he really enjoyed it! I did think it was a little pricy but it's was cheaper than a tour bus, we saw all the sights, heard the history and our guide took photos for us as well. If you want an alternative look at Berlin, then this is for you!
My husband drove behind the guide after a short lesson on the car but I would advise that you be quite confident driver, you can switch driver halfway through the tour if you both want a go.
The guide drives in front and communicates with you via radio. It's a fun and unique way to see Berlin. I enjoyed it, although I didn't drive so I think I light have seen more than my husband but he is car mad so he really enjoyed it! I did think it was a little pricy but it's was cheaper than a tour bus, we saw all the sights, heard the history and our guide took photos for us as well. If you want an alternative look at Berlin, then this is for you!
Written 2 February 2015
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Deltic19
Birmingham, UK102 contributions
Nov 2014 • Solo
I enjoyed my visit to the Trabi Museum, situated midway between Checkpoint Charlie and Trabi World where the Trabi Safari goes from. It has a decent collection of Trabant vehicles, both "everyday" and "specialist", along with artefacts and installations for children to enjoy too. The shop is also well worth looking round. Will visit again.
Written 15 December 2014
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How much is the entry fee?
Written 12 February 2020
Hello Adam! The price per ticket is 5 € for adults and kids from 12-17 years. Kids in the age 0-11 years are for free.
Written 9 April 2020
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