There are 6 ways to get from Tallinn to Elista by plane, bus, train, car, or ferry
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Fly Lennart Meri International Airport to Mineralnye Vody Airport, bus
best- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV)plane TLL - MRV
- Take the bus from Mineralnye Vody to Blagodarnyybus
- Take the bus from Blagodarnyy to Elistabus
18h 8m₽17,693–67,137Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Elistabus
43h 25m₽6,850–10,344Bus, train
- Take the bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Volgodonskayatrain
- Take the bus from Volgodonsk to Elistabus
2d 1h₽9,510–15,024Drive 2,284.7 km
- Drive from Tallinn to Elistacar 2,284.7 km
30h 51m₽32,675–47,197Fly Lennart Meri International Airport to Grozny Airport, bus
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Grozny Airport (GRV)plane TLL - GRV
- Take the bus from Groznyy Central bus station to Elistabus
31h 33m₽28,015–77,821Ferry to Helsinki Airport, fly to Mineralnye Vody Airport, bus
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV)plane HEL - MRV
- Take the bus from Mineralnye Vody to Blagodarnyybus
- Take the bus from Blagodarnyy to Elistabus
22h 44m₽23,273–78,981
Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Mineralnye Vody Airport (MRV) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tallinn to Elista is to bus which costs RUB 6500 - RUB 11000 and takes 43h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Tallinn to Elista is to fly and bus which takes 18h 8m and costs RUB 17000 - RUB 70000.
No, there is no direct bus from Tallinn station to Elista. However, there are services departing from Tallinn Central Bus station and arriving at Elista via Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 43h 25m.
The distance between Tallinn and Elista is 2405 km. The road distance is 2284.7 km.
The best way to get from Tallinn to Elista without a car is to bus which takes 43h 25m and costs RUB 6500 - RUB 11000.
It takes approximately 18h 8m to get from Tallinn to Elista, including transfers.
Tallinn to Elista bus services, operated by Lux Express, depart from Tallinn Central Bus station.
Tallinn to Elista bus services, operated by Lux Express, arrive at Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal station.
Elista is 1h ahead of Tallinn. It is currently 4:17 PM in Tallinn and 5:17 PM in Elista.
Yes, the driving distance between Tallinn to Elista is 2285 km. It takes approximately 30h 51m to drive from Tallinn to Elista.
What companies run services between Tallinn, Estonia and Elista, Russia?
You can take a bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Elista via Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal in around 43h 25m.
- Website
- azimuth.aero
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Mineralnye Vody Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽27,000–75,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Mineralnye Vody Airport via Riga, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽16,000–75,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Mineralnye Vody Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽32,000–85,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Mineralnye Vody Airport via Riga, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽18,000–70,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Mineralnye Vody Airport via Lennart Meri International Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽28,000–80,000
- Website
- utair.ru
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Grozny Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽26,000–75,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Grozny Airport via Helsinki Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽26,000–75,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Grozny Airport via Riga, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽26,000–75,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Grozny Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽19,000–85,000
- Website
- flyredwings.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Mineralnye Vody Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽28,000–80,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Volgodonskaya
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽5,500–9,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽23,000–33,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽5,500–8,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽6,500–9,000
- Website
- kmvavto.ru
Bus from Mineralnye Vody to Blagodarnyy
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽531
- Website
- http://www.kmvavto.ru
- Book at
- https://regionbilet.ru/
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Blagodarnyy to Elista
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,000–1,400
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Elista
- Ave. Duration
- 36h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,000–6,000
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Volgodonsk to Elista
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–1,600
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Groznyy Central bus station to Elista
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,500–2,200
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽3,100–4,400
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +372 5656 3056
- info@balticshuttle.ee
- Website
- balticshuttle.ee
Bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,100–4,100
- Website
- https://www.balticshuttle.ee/en
- Phone
- (+372) 5645 9623
- buss@anniston.ee
- Website
- anniston.ee
Bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,800–3,900
- Schedules at
- anniston.ee
- Book at
- online.anniston.ee
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽3,100–6,500
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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