Visiting Researcher's Guide - EURAXESS Estonia

EVERYDAY NECESSITIES
Arrival in Estonia by sea is possible from Helsinki and stockholm. In summer ships also go to
Rostock and st. Petersburg. The ship traffic between Tallinn and Helsinki is frequent and fast.
smaller boats take an hour and a half for the trip from Helsinki to Tallinn, but they are dependent
on the ice conditions and do not travel in winter. large ferries travel all year round and need a
bit more than 3 hours for the trip. The port of Tallinn is near the city centre, so the centre can
also be reached on foot.
For passenger ship schedules, see
http://www.ts.ee/
International bus lines connect Estonia to Central and Western Europe and also to its eastern
neighbours. International bus lines go to Tallinn, Tartu and Pärnu, and buses coming from
Russia go through Narva. Bus connections within the Baltic countries are quite frequent, so it
is possible to arrive in Estonia via Riga, the capital of latvia.
Eurolines http://www.eurolines.ee/
Ecolines http://www.ecolines.ee/
An international train connection exists between Tallinn and Moscow and st. Petersburg. Thus
in case you are fond of travelling by train, but are not starting from Russia, you must combine
trains with other methods of transportation to get to Estonia.
GoRail http://www.gorail.ee/
For information regarding customs regulations
and procedures see the ETCB web site
http://www.emta.ee/
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