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Compare train, bus, and flight for Riga to Tallinn
Omio recommends booking the bus as it is the most popular option from Riga to Tallinn among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price, take the bus, with an average ticket price of €16 For those with little time, consider booking a flight, which has an average total journey time of 3h 33m. If you are seeking to minimise your carbon footprint, the bus is your best option, with estimated CO2 emissions of 0.3 - 0.7kg. Average ticket prices depend on the travel mode: a bus costs an average of €16, while a flight costs an average of €174.
Distance: 280 km
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Most popular Bus | Flight | Driving |
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€16 Average price Cheapest | €174 Average price | €52 Average price (fuel + tolls) |
4h 45m Average total duration 4h 15m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 3h 33m Average total duration Fastest 1h 33m Onboard + 2h 0m Additional time* | 4h 8m Average total duration (door-to-door) |
0.3 - 0.7kg CO2 emissions Lowest | 0.8 - 1.7kg CO2 emissions | - CO2 emissions |
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Direct Options | Direct Options | Direct Options |
Additional time: Average total travel duration to departure point, security checks and transfers.
This is compared to other travel options from Riga to Tallinn:
A bus is €158 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Riga to Tallinn costing on average €174.
Other travel options to Tallinn take longer:
Bus takes on average 4h 45m.
Travel optionsfrom Riga to Tallinn
How to get from Riga to Tallinn by train, bus or flight.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Riga to Tallinn is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
7:00 PM4h20Rīga, Rīgas Starptautiskā Autoosta11:20 PMTallinn, Bussijaam€101One-way0 transfers
Cheapest
- 7:00 PM4h20Rīga, Rīgas Starptautiskā Autoosta11:20 PMTallinn, Bussijaam€101One-way0 transfers
Fastest
- BT3117:00 AM0h50Riga International Airport7:50 AMTallinn Lennart Meri Airport€1421One-way0 transfers
Other options
- 5:00 PM4h30Rīga, Rīgas Starptautiskā Autoosta9:30 PMTallinn, Bussijaam€101One-way0 transfers
- 12:00 PM4h35Rīga, Rīgas Starptautiskā Autoosta4:35 PMTallinn, Bussijaam€101One-way0 transfers
- 9:30 AM4h35Rīga, Rīgas Starptautiskā Autoosta2:05 PMTallinn, Bussijaam€101One-way0 transfers
- BT31710:05 PM0h50Riga International Airport10:55 PMTallinn Lennart Meri Airport€1801One-way0 transfers
- BT36111:45 PM0h50Riga International Airport12:35 AMTallinn Lennart Meri Airport€2041One-way0 transfers
- BT3131:45 PM0h50Riga International Airport2:35 PMTallinn Lennart Meri Airport€2041One-way0 transfers
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This is compared to other travel options from Riga to Tallinn:
A bus is €158 less than a flight for this route with tickets for a flight from Riga to Tallinn costing on average €174.
Other travel options to Tallinn take longer:
Bus takes on average 4h 45m.
- Around 89 buses per day.
- Around 8 flights per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Riga and Tallinn as scheduled services by train, bus, and flight can vary by season or day of the week.
- Flights mostly depart from Riga International Airport and arrive in Tallinn Lennart Meri Airport.
- Buses mostly depart from Rīga, Rīgas Starptautiskā Autoosta and arrive in Tallinn, Bussijaam.
- Travel with Air Baltic, carpatair, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Lot Polish Airlines to go to Tallinn by flight.
- Travel with Lux Express, FlixBus, Ecolines, Infobus to go to Tallinn by bus.
- 4 direct flights per day with Air Baltic, carpatair.
- 89 direct buses per day with Lux Express, FlixBus, Ecolines, Infobus.
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