How to get fromSmiltene to Tallinnby bus, train, car or plane

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There are 6 ways to get from Smiltene to Tallinn by bus, train, car, or plane

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1. Take the bus from Smiltenes AO to Juglabus 7905 / ...
2. Take the bus from Jugla to Tallinna bussijaambus El14 / ...
6h 19m
€18–27
Bus, train via Cēsis
1. Take the bus from Smiltenes AO to Cēsu AObus 7767 / ...
2. Take the train from Cesis to Tallinntrain Re37 / ...
7h 5m
€18–39
Drive 274.9 km
1. Drive from Smiltene to Tallinncar 274.9 km
3h 30m
€43–62
Bus, fly
1. Take the bus from Smiltenes AO to Rīgas SAObus
2. Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane RIX - TLL
5h
€37–141
Bus, train
1. Take the bus from Smiltenes AO to Augšlīgatnebus 7905 / ...
2. Take the train from Ligatne to Tallinntrain 889
7h 10m
€21–29
Bus, train via Puka
1. Take the bus from Smiltenes AO to Cēsu AObus
2. Take the train from Cesis to Pukatrain 0
3. Take the train from Puka to Tallinntrain E35 / ...
7h 54m
€20–37

Smiltene to Tallinn by bus

68Weekly Buses

6h 19mAverage Duration

€18Cheapest Price

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Distance: 421.8 km
Duration: 6h 19m

What companies run services between Smiltene, Latvia and Tallinn, Estonia?

You can take a bus from Smiltenes AO to Tallinna bussijaam via Jugla in around 6h 19m.

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Tallinn, Estonia(opens in a new window)

Tallinn --> is the capital and most populous city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of about 454,000 (as of 2023) and administratively lies in the Harju maakond (county). Tallinn is the main governmental, financial, industrial, and cultural centre of Estonia. It is located 187 km northwest of the country's second largest city, Tartu; however, only 80 km south of Helsinki, Finland, also 320 km west of Saint Petersburg, Russia, 300 km north of Riga, Latvia, and 380 km east of Stockholm, Sweden. From the 13th century until the first half of the 20th century, Tallinn was known in most of the world by variants of its other historical name Reval.

Things to do in Tallinn

Tallinn Town Hall(Opens in a new window)

The Tallinn Town Hall (Estonian: Tallinna raekoda) is a building in the Tallinn Old Town, Estonia, next to the Town Hall Square. It is the oldest town hall in the whole of the Baltic region and Scandinavia.

Toompea(Opens in a new window)

Toompea (from German: Domberg, "Cathedral Hill") is a limestone hill in the central part of the city of Tallinn, the capital of Estonia. The hill is an oblong tableland, which measures about 400 by 250 metres, has an area of 7 ha and is about 20–30 metres higher than the surrounding areas. In folklore the hill is known as the tumulus mound over the grave of Kalev, erected in his memory by his grieving wife.

Kadriorg Palace(Opens in a new window)

Kadriorg Palace (Estonian: Kadrioru loss, German: Schloss Katharinental) is a Petrine Baroque palace built for Catherine I of Russia by Peter the Great in Tallinn, Estonia. Both the Estonian and the German name for the palace means "Catherine's valley". It was built after the Great Northern War to Nicola Michetti's designs by Gaetano Chiaveri and Mikhail Zemtsov. The palace currently houses the Kadriorg Art Museum, a branch of the Art Museum of Estonia, displaying foreign art from the 16th to 20th centuries. The KUMU branch of the museum, showing Estonian art from the 18th century onwards is furthermore situated in the park.

Kumu (museum)(Opens in a new window)

Kumu (Estonian: Kumu kunstimuuseum) is an art museum in Tallinn, Estonia. The museum is one of the largest museums in Estonia and one of the largest art museums in Northern Europe. It is one of the five branches of the Art Museum of Estonia, housing its main offices.

Places to stay in Tallinn

Tallinn City Apartments Roosikrantsi(Opens in a new window)

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9.3Superb

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9.4Superb

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