Tallinn is the capital of Estonia. Between it and St. Petersburg lies a distance of 364 km. You can get from St. Petersburg to Tallinn by car, bus and train, as well as fly by plane.
To Estonia by train
Trains from St. Petersburg to Tallinn depart from the Vitebsk railway station, which is located at 52 Zagorodny Prospekt. Train # 811R runs every week on Monday, Friday and Saturday. Departures from the station at 06:55 Moscow time. Arrives in Tallinn at 12:30. Travel time is 6 hours 35 minutes. The train stops at railway stations in cities such as Gatchina, Kingisepp, Narva, Jõhvi, Rakvere and Tapa.
Train # 809Р also departs from the Vitebsk railway station at 17:24 every day and arrives at the designated point at 22:58. The route is operated by Estonian Railways. The ticket price starts from 500 rubles.
Tallinn by bus and car
Bus routes to Estonia are carried out from the bus station, which is located at 36 Obvodny Canal Embankment. For more information on the route, call 8 (812) 766 57 77. Buses leave daily at 06:45, 07:30, 08:15, 09:20, 10:30, 11:15, 13:15, 15:00, 16:00, 16:30, 17:00, 18:10, 22:00, 22:30, 23:15 and 23: 25. Travel time is from 6 to 7 hours. The routes are operated by Lux Express, Ecolines, Eurolines, Temptrans, engaged in international passenger transportation.
St. Petersburg and Tallinn are connected by the E20 highway, which consists of two highways: the Russian M11 and the Estonian 1. The journey takes about 4 hours. However, it will take a long time to pass the Ivanogorod customs post. Some travelers travel to the capital of Finland, Helsinki, and from there take a ferry to Tallinn.
Every day a plane runs between the cities. The flight is operated by an Estonian airline. The plane departs from Pulkovo airport at 16:25 and arrives at Tallinn international airport in 55 minutes.
general information
Tallinn is located in Northern Europe, on the shores of the Gulf of Finland. Helsinki is located 80 km away. In the city you can see such sights as the Old Town, the Alexander Nevsky Cathedral, the Dome Cathedral, the Church of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker, the Kardiorg park, various museums, theaters and operas.
On September 12, 2011, the first ferry service between Tallinn and St. Petersburg took place. Also, from the Estonian port on the liner you can get to Helsinki, Stockholm, Rostock and the Aland Islands. In the future, it is planned to launch a high-speed train between St. Petersburg and Tallinn, which will cover the distance in 4 hours.
