Country Information

Flights to Estonia are served by several airlines. The national airline is Estonian Air (www.estonian-air.com) and many of the low cost carriers operate direct flights to Tallinn from London. Ryanair (www.ryanair.com) has launched new routes to Tallin from around Europe, whilst Lufthansa (www.lufthansa.com) also flies there.

A Visit Europe air pass from Oneworld (www.oneworld.com) can be used to visit Estonia. The Star Alliance Europe airpass (www.staralliance.com) also covers 40 European countries including Estonia.

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Tallinn Airport (TLL). (www.tallinn-airport.ee) Tallinn Airport is located 4km (2.5 miles) southeast of Tallinn, in northern Estonia. Tel: <p>605 8888.</p>.

Kärdla Airport (KDL). (www.kardla-airport.ee) The airport is located 5km (3 miles) east of the city. To/from the airport: Taxis run from central Kärdla to the airport (journey time - 20 minutes).

Estonia has over 40 ports, most of these being for trade. The Port of Tallinn (www.portoftallinn.com) is the largest.

A ferry runs between Helsinki and Tallinn with departures around every few hours (more frequent between May and September); the route is operated by Tallink (tel: 640 9808; www.tallink.ee) and Tallink Silja (tel: 631 8320; www.tallinksilja.com/en) and the crossing takes under 2 hours. Tallink also run a daily ferry service once a day between Stockholm and Tallinn ports which takes 15 hours. Passengers must take a passport or some form of ID before travelling.

Estonia is a popular stop in the summer for cruise ship itineraries touring the Baltics, Russia and Scandinavia. Fred Olsen (www.fredolsencruises.com), Oceania (www.oceaniacruises.com) and P&O Cruises (www.pocruises.com) all call at Port of Tallinn.

There are no direct international rail routes except for two routes running from Russia; there are no connecting trains running from Western Europe through to the Baltic states. The Tallinna Express daily overnight train from Moscow is run by GoRail (www.gorail.ee) and takes 15 hours. A new addition is the express train from St Petersburg to Tallinn, which takes 5 hours. However, it’s possible to do the journey from Western Europe to Tallinn by train via an indirect route. Trains going via Copenhagen and Sweden, or via Germany and Finland can connect to ferries which transfer to Tallinn. Both journeys take around three nights.

If travelling between Russian and the EU remember to check visa and documentation requirements well before travelling.