Tour from Riga - Vilnius via Bauska, Rundale, The Hill of Crosses
Recommended by 91% of travelers
Riga, Latvia
- 8 hours (approx.)
- Mobile ticket
- Offered in: English
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Overview
If you are traveling from Riga to Vilnius, you can turn the trip into a sightseeing excursion. This tour takes you for stops at such attractions as Bauska Castle and the Hill of Crosses along the way. Your trip includes comfortable transportation and a guidebook to learn more about each location.
- Combine travel from Riga to Vilnius with a sightseeing excursion: Save time and money
- Get insights into the attractions en route from a provided guidebook
- Travel in comfort between each destination with plenty of room for luggage
- Pack lots of sightseeing into one day
What's Included
- Comfortable transportation service
- Guided book or Live guide
- Room for reasonable amount of luggage
- Food and drinks
- Entrance tickets
- Guide service
Meeting and Pickup
Meeting point
- Latvian Riflemen MonumentLatviešu strēlnieku laukums 1, Centra rajons, Rīga, LV-1050, Latvia
End point
- Cathedral SquareKatedros aikštė, 01143 Vilnius, Lithuania
Operating hours.9:00 am
Itinerary
1
Bauska Castle
1 hour • Admission Ticket Not Included
2
Rundale Palace Museum
2 hours • Admission Ticket Not Included
3
Hill Of Crosses (kryziU Kalnas)
1 hour • Admission Ticket Free
Additional Info
- Confirmation will be received at time of booking
- Not wheelchair accessible
- The trip runs on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday
- Please note that this tour starts from Riga and ends in Vilnius
- A current valid passport is required on the day of travel
- Near public transportation
- Infants must sit on laps
- Infant seats available
- No heart problems or other serious medical conditions
- Most travelers can participate
- A guaranteed departured tour
- This tour/activity will have a maximum of 38 travelers
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Cancellation Policy
You can cancel up to 24 hours in advance of the experience for a full refund.
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Reviews
4.7
based on 54 reviews
Satoko_Y, Feb 2026
The travel contents were amazing, and also this is a very convenient way to move from Riga to Vilnius!
John_M, Aug 2025
Alex was a great driver and very knowledgeable. He kept it fast paced and interesting. It was a long day, but he remained energetic and positive. The hill of crosses was definitely the highlight. We wish the Australian couple had was more considerate, as they coughed the entire way. They could have worn masks, taken cough suppressants, or just stayed over until they were feeling better. I’m sure we’ll probably come down with whatever crud they were spreading…
Ross_D, Jun 2025
Perfect, the drivers were both very nice and the tour was kept on schedule. No complaints.good drivers
Nahum_F, May 2025
Convenient tour that takes you from Riga to Vilnius with a few sightseeing stops in between. Driver was knowledgeable and gave us good insight at each stop.
ramonstephen_v, Apr 2025
It was a ride from Riga ro Vilnius with bonus stop over at three popular destinations. It saves you time and money. The trip was comfortable, pleasant and like a private tour.
Antoine_E, Oct 2024
The tour does exactly what it says and is good value for money. The tour guide was informative and drove safely. You get to visit quite a few interesting places and have plenty of free time in each. Overall I am glad I took this tour. The hill of crosses in particular was quite impressive to me, and so was its history. Rundale palace aka Latvian Versailles was basically empty and we had it all to ourselves which was wonderful.
Kate_Y, Oct 2024
As a solo traveler, I really appreciated this one way tour from Riga to Vilnius. The driver was good and explained exactly what we would do, and exactly what time we needed to be at the van for every stop. Rundale Palace was amazing and we had time to get lunch there. Also the Hill of Crosses was really interesting. We were dropped off at the main square in Vilnius as expected.
Matthew_M, Sep 2024
This tour is a brilliant way to travel from Riga to Vilnius whilst seeing more of Lativa and Lithuania. All 3 of the stops were really interesting and worth a visit.
Our guide for the day, Andrew, was another story. All day he was aggressive, condecending and quite frankly rude. The atmosphere was uncomfortable all day and was run like a military operation. You were told where to sit, and were told he would open the boot only once to get out any stuff you needed. He was very strict on timings, accusing a girl of being late when she was on time. He clearly doesn't enjoy the job and did mention at one point how much he hated it. He offered no commentary on the route we were taking and I felt too uncomfortable to ask any questions. I was glad to arrive in Vilnius.
Andrew is the complete opposite to everyone else we met in Lithuania who were all very friendly and welcoming.
Farhad_M, Sep 2024
The car did not have air conditioning as promised.
The driver/guide had an attitude and wasn’t polite.
Sakar_M, Sep 2024
Fantabulous experience! Great way to cover important locations of 2 countries in a day without the trouble of going back to the same city. Anyone to cover most if the important locations in a day and save cost, this tour is the answer
arlenebarcenilla, Sep 2024
Andrew the driver/tour guide is very knowledgable and knows his craft. More than enough time given to us in every stops.
JohnOhara, Aug 2024
Hreat way to visit sites between Riga and Vilnius.
9 hours to complete trip with 3 stops. Not rushed, about the right amount to time at each.
mrmoly, Aug 2024
Wow ! Hard to say pretty interesting itinerary. Love the Castle and the Palace. Pretty good value for money. Comfortable van for the trip and enough space to carry our luggage. Our driver / tour guide was really nice. We had enough time in between all the stops on the way to Vilenus.
Livia_D, Aug 2024
Great idea to get a transfer from Riga to Vilnius and see things on the way. The entrance to the castle is not included but that is okay.
The hill of crosses is honestly a magical place! Would definitely recommend a stop there!
SUSAN_J, Aug 2024
Particularly wanted to visit the Hill of Crosses and were not disappointed.
Visits to Bauska and Rundale Palace were a bonus.
Adam, our guide was helpful, friendly and informative.
LIAMARA_B, Aug 2024
It's a very beatiful and misterious place. Tanks for de driver, Andrew! He's very good and know enough this tour. Sorry, but a don't speak english veru well !!!))
Lori_P, Jul 2024
Adam was our driver and he was so much fun. He always stopped by the curb so we would have an easy step down from the van. He gave us recommendations of where to eat and took very good care of us. We were given plenty of time at each of the stops. We were a group of 8 so one couple had to sit separate because of the seating configuration but that was the only negative.
Donna_M, Jul 2024
This is a convenient way to get from Riga to Vilnius, whilst pulling in some sights that are hard to get to otherwise.
The tour is well run and runs to a schedule. However, some of our group were 5 minutes late at one stop and they were inappropriately yelled at. The guide did apologise but it tainted the atmosphere of the tour. I also don’t think he should be hugging people who appeared to not be comfortable with this.
Lisa_K, Jun 2024
Adam is the man! He was a very safe driver and gave us great information about Bauska Castle, Runesdale Palace and the Hill of Crosses. He also took very good care of all of us - including parking the van by a sidewalk step every time to make it easier for us to get off the van. Impeccable customer service!!
Leslie_Z, Jun 2024
Great way to travel from riga to vilnius while seeing some interesting sights and learning about them from the nice driver in a small group tour.
Martine_G, May 2024
We were picked up on time in Riga. It was a nice mini coach for 8 passengers. The driver was also the guide and he provided key historical context about the three places we visited on this tour. Andrews gave us strict instructions about schedule to get to Vilnius before 18h00. In our case, we arrived in Vilnius during the marathon and he found a way to drop us off as close as possible to the initial drop off point. Great driver with a good sense of humour.
clarice_n, Oct 2023
This was an alternative way of exploring the countryside of both Latvia (Bauska and Rundale) and Lithuania (Hill of Crosses) rather than just taking a direct bus from Riga to Vilnius. Adam, our driver, guide (and timekeeper!), was fantastic. He made sure we knew some history behind each of these places of interest. He also shared/answered the many questions we threw him about the Baltics and Lithuanians.
It was a cozy ride (3 fun loving people from different parts of the world) in a sedan car. For lunch, Adam introduced us to some authentic Lithuanian food - we tried cepalinai and it was real good!
I made friends, ate well, felt safe, arrived in 1 piece and had fun (It helped further the fact weather was glorious)!
RoseMarie_J, Oct 2023
It’s a wonderful way to get from Rīga to Vilnius and get to enjoy a couple stops along the way, that you otherwise would not be able to see because they’re out in the country. Adam did a great job with general information and a great lunch spot.
GavinAndrewG, Oct 2023
The tour was excellent and so relaxed. We all got on well together and held some very good, interesting conversations throughout the tour. Our tour guide was very knowledgeable and described things about the tour very simply and easy to understand.
I couldn't find a fault in the hole tour. Really enjoyable.
Larry_F, Sep 2023
I didn't have much time in Riga to visit any place outside the city. This is the best way to do that on the way to Vilnius. My driver plus tour guide (Andre?) was great, funny and told many facts and stories along the way. Very importantly, I had a great group during the tour, and made some new friends from different parts of the world. We later spent a great day together in Vilnius. It was an amazing and excellent trip. I would definitely recommend this tour.
Caroline_J, Sep 2023
We enjoyed all of the sights visited and really appreciated the information our guide gave us. He was very good
Ginette_M, Sep 2023
Very good tour. Only 4 of us in the very comfortable minivan. Casual yet informative trip that ticked all the boxes.
David_A, Sep 2023
I couldn't have been more satisfied with this tour/transfer! Prior to departure, the company clearly communicated departure time and information. The driver (Andris) arrived early and helped with loading luggage onto the large van, which I shared with six other passengers.
Contrary to previous reviews, there were no written guide materials provided, but Andris was great and provided information and narrated tour details all along the route.
The first stop in Bauska felt a bit rushed, but we had plenty of time at Rundale and Hill of the Crosses (even enough to have a seated lunch at the former).
All around a very professional operation, and easy, relaxed and affordable way to connect the two cities! Highly recommend.
Virgo_M, Aug 2023
The trip was incredible especially for those traveling from one country to another (Latvia to Lithuania) the fact that they included the stop at Bauska Castle, Rundle Palace Museum and Hills of Crosses. I had a great time during this transfer
Christakis_G, Jul 2023
Excellent service.
The driver was very polite, helpful and friendly.
He was a very good tour guide with a lot of knowledge.
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