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Airlines
airBaltic
∑ airbaltic.com
easyJet
∑ easyjet.com
Finnair
∑ finnair.com
Lufthansa
∑ lufthansa.com
Nordica
∑ nordica.ee
Ryanair
Tallink ferry on a voyage across the Baltic Sea ∑ ryanair.com
Arriving by Coach Arriving by Train Airports
International coach routes Tallinn’s main railway station, Kärdla Airport
to Estonia are provided by Balti Jaam, is a short walk away ∑ kardla-airport.ee
Lux Express and Ecolines, from the Old Town. There is a
which operate connections nightly train to Moscow. Tickets Kuressaare Airport
between Tallinn and Berlin, should be pre-booked, since ∑ kuressaare-airport.ee
Munich, Kaliningrad, Warsaw Russian visa specifications insist Lennart Meri Tallinn
and St Petersburg, among on dates of entry and exit. Airport
others. International coaches In 2010, the Tartu–Volga line Lennujaama 1.
arrive at Tallinn Bus Station reopened, making it possible to Tel 605 8888.
(bussijaam), which is a short travel from Tallinn to Rīga. There ∑ tallinn-airport.ee
taxi ride from the city centre. are plans to build the Rail Baltica Pärnu Airport
Alternatively, catch the route to Warsaw. ∑ parnu-airport.ee
num bers 2 or 4 trams, or
numbers 17, 17a or 23 buses Tartu Airport
from the main bus station Arriving by Car ∑ tartu-airport.ee
into the city centre. Passengers Since 2007, when the Baltic Ferry Companies
travelling to Tallinn by bus States agreed to the Schengen
from Rīga or Vilnius can get Agreement (under which Tallink
off at the more central Viru sys tematic border controls were ∑ tallink.ee
väljak bus stop. There are also abolished), there are no bor der Viking Line
limited inter national coach restrictions for Schengen visa ∑ vikingline.fi
connections with Pärnu, Narva holders. Crossing the border
and Tartu. The coach network from Latvia is easy, especially for Ferry Port
is efficiently run and cheap. EU passport holders. The border
Services are clearly posted crossing with Russia is slower Passenger Port
in coach and bus stations. and border guards are likely to Sadama 25. Tel 631 8550.
scrutinize your documents. To ∑ portoftallinn.com
bring your own car into Estonia, Coach Companies
the Vehicle Registration docu-
ment, an international driving Ecolines
permit and a valid Green Card ∑ ecolines.ee
insu rance policy are mandatory. Lux Express
Estonia, reputed to be one ∑ luxexpress.eu
of the world’s most digitally
well-connected country for Coach Station
various services, also became the
pioneer in Europe to fully legalize Tallinn Bus Station
ride-sharing compa nies such Lastekodu 46. Tel 680 0900.
as Uber. With this initiative, ∑ bussireisid.ee
Estonia has embra ced the model Ridesharing
of sharing eco nomy and also
promoted an efficient public Uber
transport scheme. A ride with ∑ uber.com/cities/tallinn
Lux Express coach, connecting Tallinn to Uber from Tallinn’s airport to the
Germany, Poland and Russia Old Town could cost up to €6.