Arrival by air

The Estonia's international airport, Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport, provides excellent facilities and a wide variety of services. In addition, there are many connecting flights from Riga Airport (Latvia) and Helsinki Airport (Finland). From Helsinki, it is also possible to fly to Tartu Airport.

Connections

Information on international and domestic airlines can be found here.

The airport's information service point is located in the departure hall. It opens 2 hours before the day's first flight and closes after the last arriving flight. Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport: ph. +372 605 8888, www.tallinn-airport.ee.

Arrival by sea

Ships from Helsinki bring thousands of travellers to Tallinn's busy passenger port each day. There is an overnight ferry link with Stockholm and a semi-weekly cruise ship connection to St Petersburg.

Connections

Ferries cross the Gulf of Finland between Tallinn and Helsinki several times a day, covering the distance in roughly 2 to 3 hours. From late spring to late autumn, high-speed vessels also operate on the route, reducing travel time to just 1.5 hours. Ferries between Tallinn and Stockholm depart every evening, with the trip taking approximately 15 hours.

The largest ferry operators are Tallink, Viking Line and Eckerö Line.

The world's largest cruise agencies have included Tallinn in their itineraries – the city receives over 300 calls per season, making it the third busiest cruise destination in the Baltic Sea region.

Arrival by bus

Two international bus lines offer connections to Tartu from several other European cities. Regular routes connecting Tartu with Riga, Vilnius and St Petersburg operate several times a day.

Connections

International connections are provided by Lux Express and Ecolines. 
Domestic bus lines, fares and timetables can be found here.
 

Travelling to Tartu

Travelling to Tartu from Tallinn: the most convenient would be to take the Lux Express coach from Tallinn. The buses leave every hour, from Tallinn Coach Station (address:  Lastekodu 46, 10144, Tallinn) to Tartu Coach Station (address: Turu 2, 51014, Tartu). The journey lasts for 2.5 hours, but time flies when you are seated in the lounge area. The coaches have free WiFi, hot beverages and an entertainment system onboard. The bus also stops at the Tallinn airport when going to Tartu and on the return journey as well. Bus tickets can be bought from here or also from Tallinn Coach Station.

The Elron train service has regular trips between Tallinn and Tartu a few times a day. The train leaves from Balti Jaam in Tallinn (address: Toompuiestee 37, Tallinn) to Tartu Railway Station (address: Vaksali 6, Tartu). Tartu Railway Station has located in a historical station building 1.5 km from the city centre. The journey lasts from 2 hours. Train tickets can be bought from here or also at the stations or from the train.

Transport within Tartu

For information about the public transportation system in Tartu, please click here. For a taxi service, the app Bolt is very popular; we also recommend electrical taxies (call +372 588 588 00 to order) or the Välk Taxi company (call +372 7557 7550 to order).