There are 11 ways to get from Edinburgh to Tartu by plane, train, bus, car, car train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Edinburgh Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport, train
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane EDI - TLL
- Take the train from Ülemiste to Tartutrain
8h 43m€85–248Fly Edinburgh Airport to Riga International Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane EDI - RIX
- Take the train from Riga-Pasazieru to Tartutrain
10h 25m€68–208Train, bus via Hamburg
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbftrain 79
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Jelgava, stationbus
- Take the train from Jelgava to Tartutrain
42h 16m€295–753Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Tartucar
35h 2mFly Edinburgh Airport to Tartu Ülenurme Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Tartu Ülenurme Airport (TAY)plane EDI - TAY
8h 50m€182–476Fly Edinburgh Airport to Helsinki Airport, ferry, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane EDI - HEL
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Take the train from Tallinn to Tartutrain
12h 34m€108–342Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Tartu Ülenurme Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Tartu Ülenurme Airport (TAY)plane MAN - TAY
12h 24m€202–601Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly to Riga International Airport, train
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeentrain
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Riga International Airport (RIX)plane ABZ - RIX
- Take the train from Riga-Pasazieru to Tartutrain
12h 46m€122–456Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAObus
- Take the train from Riga-Pasazieru to Tartutrain
2d 1h€190–541Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAObus
- Take the train from Riga-Pasazieru to Tartutrain
2d 3h€173–574Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Tartu bussijaambus 129 / ...
2d 6h€154–445
Edinburgh to Tartu by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Tartu is to fly and train which costs €65 - €210 and takes 10h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Tartu is to fly and train which takes 8h 43m and costs €85 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Tartu. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Tartu bussijaam via London Victoria, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Tallinna bussijaam. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Edinburgh and Tartu is 1898 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Tartu without a car is to train and bus via Hamburg which takes 42h 16m and costs €290 - €800.
It takes approximately 8h 43m to get from Edinburgh to Tartu, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Tartu bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Tartu is to fly which takes 8h 50m and costs €180 - €480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €150 - €450 and takes 2 days 6h.
Edinburgh to Tartu bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Tartu is 2h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 4:10 AM in Edinburgh and 6:10 AM in Tartu.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Tartu, Estonia?
Finnair flies from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Tartu Ülenurme Airport (TAY) 3 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Tartu bussijaam via London Victoria, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, and Tallinna bussijaam in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €170–460
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–470
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Riga International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Riga International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Riga International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–390
- Phone
- +372 616 0245
- klienditugi@elron.ee
- Website
- elron.ee
Train from Ülemiste to Tartu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://elron.ee/en
- Express Train Ticket
- €12–17
Train from Tallinn to Tartu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- https://elron.ee/en
- Express Train Ticket
- €12–18
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Ülemiste to Tartu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Jelgava to Tartu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €14–19
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Tallinn to Tartu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
Train from Riga-Pasazieru to Tartu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–130
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–29
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–310
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–85
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €19–28
- 1st Class
- €30–45
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–130
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–60
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–260
- Sleeper Seat
- €70–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €280–330
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €75–120
- 1st Class
- €160–270
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Jelgava, station
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAO
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Tartu bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–15
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +372 5551 5316
- info@mkautobuss.ee
- Website
- mkautobuss.ee
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Tartu bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.mkautobuss.ee/
- Schedules at
- https://www.mkautobuss.ee/soiduplaanid/
- Phone
- +372 5886 0000
- info@bussikeskus.ee
- Website
- bussikeskus.ee
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Tartu bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–16
- Website
- http://www.bussikeskus.ee/
- Schedules at
- https://www.bussikeskus.ee/et/regular-services
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–75
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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