Transport

INTERNATIONAL TRAFFIC

By Air
The main international airport is in Tallinn.Tallinn Airport is about 4 kilometres from the city centre and is easily accessible by taxi or bus no. 2. The terminal building is a modern, convenient and clean building - the modernisation was famously prompted by Estonian President Lennart Meri holding a press conference in the terminal's public toilets to publicise the poor state of the facilities. 

Estonian Air is offering direct flights from the Estonian capital, Tallinn throughout Europe: Amsterdam, Barcelona, Berlin, Brussels, Copenhagen, Dublin, Dubrovnik, Hamburg, Helsinki, Kiev, London, Milan, Minsk, Moscow, Munich, Oslo, Paris, Rome, St Peterburg, Stockholm, Vilnius, as well as from Tallinn to Kuressaare and from Kuressaare, Pärnu and Tartu to Stockholm.

Cheap flight tickets to Estonia can be found at Estonian Air homepage at www.estonian-air.com. Updated timetables and airlines flying to Estonia can be found at www.tallinn-airport.ee

By Sea
Several ferry operators, Viking Line, Linda Line Express, Tallink and others, connect Tallinn to:
Helsinki (Finland)
Stockholm (Sweden)
Åland (Finland)
Saint Petersburg (Russia)
Rostock (Germany)

The most popular passenger lines connect Tallinn to Helsinki (approximately 80 kilometres north of Tallinn). Fast ferries ship enormous numbers of people between Tallinn and Helsinki every day during the summer period. Departure schedules can be found on the Port of Tallinn website at www.portoftallinn.com.

By Coach
There are regular international bus connections between tallinn and other European cities. Pikamaa coaches offer direct services to Latvia, Lithuania, Poland, Germany, Ukraine and Russia. Additional information: www.eurolines.ee.

By Rail
The Tallinn-Moscow express is a convenient way to travel between the Estonian and Russian capitals. Additional information can be found at www.evr.ee.

DOMESTIC TRAFFIC

By Coach
There is a well-developed bus network in Estonia between cities and smaller towns. Express coaches connect the bigger cities, while local buses service the more out-of-the-way areas. It is a good idea to buy your ticket from the bus station an hour or two before your journey. Additional information: www.bussireisid.ee.

You can get all bus station telephone numbers, contact information for bus companies operating in Estonia and information about timetables from the English-speaking information service Ekspress Hotline 1182 and 1185 info.

By Rail
Edelaraudtee trains travel between the larger Estonian cities. Additional information can be found on websites www.edel.ee and www.elektriraudtee.ee.

By Coastal Ferry
There are regular ferry connections to Estonia`s larger islands. Timetables and prevailing conditions can be checked at www.laevakompanii.ee.

By Car
Estonia has serviceable highway network, and passable roads connect even the smallest of villages. The bigger cities are connected by well-maintained highways with plenty of roadside services for passing tourists - cafés and restaurants, hotels and guesthouses, campsites, garages and petrol stations. Estonia is crisscrossed by two pan-European routes: the Via Baltica leading from Tallinn to Pärnu and thereafter to the Latvian capital, Riga; and the Via Hanseatica, hugging the northern coastline through Narva to St. Petersburg.



Facts from Estonian Handbook 2008