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Q: How do I get from Tallinn city centre to Tallinn airport?

Tram 2 to the Viru Centre and the Old City Harbour: €2 for one traveler, 15 min, boarding at A. Laikmaa by the Viru Centre, or Vanasadam in front of ferry Terminal A — any tram 2 signed Lennujaam. The first one leaves at 05:23 and is at the airport by about 05:38; the last at 00:18.

City to airport · One way · All prices are totals for 1 adult · All service hours

2 ways to the airport

Check-in usually opens two hours before departure and airlines normally close it 45 minutes before. The airport publishes no "be there by" time. First departures

Recommended

The cheapest way to the airport. Nothing listed is quicker.

Tram 2 to the Viru Centre and the Old City Harbour

T2 · Tallinna Linnatranspordi AS

15 min rideEvery 12 min05:23–00:18

A. Laikmaa by the Viru CentreTallinn Airport

Non-stop

€2total for 1 adult€2 eachBuy ticketOn Tallinna Linnatranspordi AS

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. A. Laikmaa by the Viru Centre, or Vanasadam in front of ferry Terminal A — any tram 2 signed Lennujaam

EUR 2 for one hour, the same by contactless bank card at the validator, on a loaded Ühiskaart or as a QR ticket from the machine or online. Preschool children and anyone with a child under three ride free; free rides for older children and residents need an Estonian address.

Hours. From A. Laikmaa every 10 to 13 minutes on weekdays and about 15 at weekends, when the first is at 05:43; 15 minutes to the airport. From Vanasadam, 05:19 (05:39 at weekends) to 00:14, 22 minutes.

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Tram

Tram 4 to Viru, by the Old Town

T4 · Tallinna Linnatranspordi AS

20 min rideEvery 12 min05:08–00:25

Viru or HobujaamaTallinn Airport

Non-stop

€2total for 1 adult€2 eachBuy ticketOn Tallinna Linnatranspordi AS

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Viru or Hobujaama, the tram stops by the Viru Centre — any tram 4 signed Lennujaam

Hours. From Viru every day, every 10 to 13 minutes on weekdays and 15 to 17 at weekends; 18 to 20 minutes to the airport, the end of the line.

Price for every party size · Fare source

Fares are the same ticket ridden the other way; the boarding points, hours and, where a ride differs by direction, the ride time are read for this direction. Also runs to the airport, boarding point and hours in town not recorded yet: Bus 2 to Freedom Square, Taxi from the rank, Pre-booked private transfer. Every way from Tallinn airport into Tallinn

How do I get from Tallinn city centre to Tallinn airport?

For one traveler the Tram 2 to the Viru Centre is the way we recommend: €2 in total, 15 min, boarding at A. Laikmaa by the Viru Centre. The first one leaves at 05:23 and is at the airport by about 05:38; the last leaves at 00:18. Check-in usually opens two hours before departure and airlines normally close it 45 minutes before. The airport publishes no "be there by" time, but warns that arriving half an hour before a flight will probably mean missing it.

First departures

Earliest at the airport first

Tram 4 to Viru

First 05:08 from Viru or Hobujaama, at the airport by about 05:28.

Tram 2 to the Viru Centre

First 05:23 from A. Laikmaa by the Viru Centre, at the airport by about 05:38.

Arrival times add the recorded ride time to the first departure; no walking or waiting is added.

Early flight?

The first tram 4 leaves Viru at 05:08 and reaches the airport about 20 minutes later; the first tram 2 leaves Vanasadam at 05:19 on weekdays and 05:39 at weekends. Before that there is no public transport to the airport.

Before you leave for Tallinn Airport

From the centre to each way out

How early to be there

Check-in usually opens two hours before departure and airlines normally close it 45 minutes before. The airport publishes no "be there by" time, but warns that arriving half an hour before a flight will probably mean missing it.

Early flights

At the station

Take tram 4 or tram 2 signed Lennujaam: the airport is the end of the line, at the public transport centre beside the terminal. From Viru or A. Laikmaa by the Viru Centre it takes 15 to 20 minutes.

Tickets

The same EUR 2 one-hour ticket: tap a contactless bank card on the validator, or buy a QR ticket online or at the machines at the harbour terminals, the bus station and the Viru Centre.

Taxis to the airport

No fixed fare applies either way: each company runs its own meter and posts it on the rear right window. Forus charges EUR 3.85 to start and 0.99 a kilometre by day, 1.10 from 23:00 to 06:00.

Uber and Bolt

Bolt and Uber both take you to the airport: set the airport as the destination and the app shows the price before you confirm.

Questions

When is the first Tram 2 to the Viru Centre from A. Laikmaa by the Viru Centre?

05:23. It reaches the airport at about 05:38.

How early should I be at Tallinn airport?

What does a taxi to Tallinn airport cost from the centre?