Eastern and Central Europe (Eyewitness Travel Guides)

(Ben Green) #1
ESTONIA 113

DOCUMENTATION
http://www.vm.ee
http://www.ec.europa.eu

VISITOR
INFORMATION
http://www.visitestonia.com

EMBASSIES

Canada
Toomkooli 13, Tallinn.
Tel 627 3311.
http://www.canada.ee
United States
Kentmanni 20, Tallinn.
Tel 668 8100.
http://www.usemb.ee
United Kingdom
Wismari 6, Tallinn.
Tel 667 4700.
http://www.britishembassy.ee

EMERGENCY
NUMBERS

Ambulance
Tel 112.
Fire
Tel 112.

Police
Tel 112.

ARRIVING BY AIR

airBaltic
http://www.airbaltic.com
easyJet
http://www.easyjet.com

Estonian Air
http://www.estonian-air.ee
Finnair
http://www.finnair.com

KLM
http://www.klm.com
Lennart Meri
Tallinn Airport
Tel 605 8888.
http://www.tallinn-airport.ee
Lufthansa
http://www.lufthansa.com
ARRIVING BY SEA

Eckerö Line
http://www.eckeroline.fi

Passenger Port
Sadama 25, Tallinn.
Tel 631 8550.
http://www.portoftallinn.com
Tallink
http://www.tallink.ee
Viking Line
http://www.vikingline.fi

RAIL TRAVEL

Balti Jaam

Toompuiestee 37,
Tallinn.

Tel 3721 447.
http://www.baltijaam.ee

ARRIVING BY
COACH

Ecolines
http://www.ecolines.ee
Eurolines
http://www.eurolines.ee

Tallinn Bus Station
Lastekodu 46,
Tallinn.
Tel 3721 2550.

DIRECTORY


TRAVELLING BY CAR

Since 2007, when the Baltic
States agreed to the Schengen
Agreement (under which sys-
tematic border controls were
abolished between Schengen
countries), there are no bor-
der restrictions for Schengen
visa holders. Crossing the
border from Latvia is easy,
especially for EU passport
holders. The border crossing
with Russia is slower and
border guards are likely to
scrutinize one’s documents.
Visitors bringing their own car
into Estonia are required to
show the Vehicle Registration
document, an international
driving permit and a valid
Green Card insur ance policy.

TRAVELLING BY COACH

International coach routes
to Estonia are provided by
Eurolines and Ecolines, which
operate connections between
Tallinn and Berlin, Munich,
Kaliningrad, Warsaw and

RAIL TRAVEL

Tallinn’s main railway station,
Balti Jaam, is a short walk
away from the Old Town. The
only international links are a
nightly train to Moscow, and
an irregular service to St
Petersburg. Tickets should be
pre-booked, since Russian visa
specifications insist on dates of
entry and exit. The Rail Baltica
route is due to link Tallinn
with Rīga and Vilnius by 2013.

ARRIVING BY SEA


Estonia is very well served by
ferry, with Tallinn’s Passenger
Port (reisisadam) handling
about 7 million passengers a
year. The main line Tallink
has routes to Helsinki
(Finland), Rostock (Germany)
and Stockholm (Sweden),
while other carriers such as
Viking Line and Eckerö Line


are accessible from Helsinki
and Stockholm. Travellers
from Helsinki are spoilt for
choice, with a range of cata-
marans, ferries and even a
hydrofoil making the cross ing
at regular inter vals. The
Passenger Port is within
walking distance of Tallinn’s
Old Town and a taxi ride
should cost between 50
and 75 krooni. Tallinn also
features on an increasing
number of Baltic Sea cruise
itineraries, although these
normally only allow for a
day’s stopover.

regular scheduled flights. In
recent years the airport has
become a regional hub,
serviced by approximately
15 airlines including major
carriers such as Finnair,
airBaltic, Lufthansa and KLM.
Founded in 1991, Estonian
Air is the country’s national
carrier. Based in Tallinn, it
offers a good standard of ser-
vice in both business and
economy class. The airline
has direct links with several
major European destinations
as well as many Estonian cities
and islands. Visitors from out-
side Europe need to catch a
con nect ing flight from cities
such as London, Copenhagen,
Helsinki or Stockholm.
As a consequence of the
EU “open-skies” policy,
which was implemented in
2004, several economical
carriers, such as easyJet,
now provide daily flights to
Tallinn from London.


St Petersburg, among others.
International coaches arrive
at the Tallinn Bus Station
(bussi jaam). From there, it is
a short taxi ride into the city
centre, or one can catch tram
number 2 or 4, or bus number
17, 17a or 23. Passengers
travelling to Tallinn by bus
from Rīga or Vilnius can get
off at the more central Viru
väljak bus stop. There are
also limited inter na tional
coach con nections with Pärnu
and Tartu. The coach net work
is effi ciently run and cheap,
and services are clearly posted
in bus stations.
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