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
About
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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Neighborhood: Mitte (Borough)
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- Kochstraße • 2 min walk
- Stadtmitte • 7 min walk
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Maruba
Nottingham, UK566 contributions
Oct 2024 • Couples
We had a spare hour in our itinerary so decided to visit the Trabi Museum. There was a large closed sign on the door but it looked open so we went in. We were the only visitors. Possibly because the guy on the desk didn't realise his sign said closed! The museum is really only one room filled with various Trabi cars but interesting to see the original, a racing version, one with a tent attached, etc. You're allowed to sit in one for a photo opportunity which was fun. All the signs are in German and English. There's also a cinema room showing a film about the history of the car where we learned a lot. The 9 euros admission is expensive for what you see, but we used our Berlin Welcome Card and got in for 4.5 euros each which was fine.
Written October 16, 2024
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BrakiWorldTraveler
Belgrade, Serbia20,037 contributions
Feb 2020
Trabant is an "iconic" DDR car, and nowadays I think they're making more money on it, than when it was produced and driven on east German (and other eastern countries) roads.
This museum dedicated to this small car, which is so ugly it became cute, is very close to checkpoint Charlie. The museum is small yet nice, but I was amazed with their souvenir shop, just perfect.
This museum dedicated to this small car, which is so ugly it became cute, is very close to checkpoint Charlie. The museum is small yet nice, but I was amazed with their souvenir shop, just perfect.
Written April 19, 2020
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Travelling Europe
Alken, Germany691 contributions
Oct 2021
This is a very unusual museum that you will find quite close from checkpoint Charlie. I wasn't very convinced initially but it was nice enough. Only problem: the lack of information! They didn't explain anything about what was a Trabi, where is this coming from, why was that iconic from DDR etc, and that's a big miss to me! Also, some parts of the museum are litteraly storage area lol. Please hide this behind a curtain or something... Note: you can enter for only 2.5€ if you have the Berlin Welcome card
Written October 9, 2021
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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 August 15, 2023
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Huw85Thomas
106 contributions
Sep 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 September 29, 2020
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SydneyConcordian
Sydney, Australia705 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 April 8, 2014
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TravellerDWM
London, UK521 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 September 30, 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 December 8, 2019
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Fotos82
Ljubljana, Slovenia329 contributions
Jun 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 June 19, 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 June 30, 2018
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How much is the entry fee?
Written February 12, 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 April 9, 2020
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