Tallinn finally connects the city centre to the airport

After decades of talk, the city of Tallinn has finally connected the city centre to Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport via a tram link.

The public tram route number four has now been extended to serve the airport. The new extension opened on 1 September, and from October, there will also be a glass gallery to connect the terminal with the tram stop next to the airport.

From Mondays to Saturdays, the first tram will arrive at the airport at 5:25am, and on Sundays at 5:45am. The last tram from the airport to the city centre leaves at 12:45am, allowing passengers arriving on the last flights to use public transport to reach the city centre.

The cost of the tram ticket, when bought from the driver, is a whopping €2 (in comparison, the public transit ticket in New York City costs $2.75 or €2.31). However, people registered as Tallinn residents can use the public transport for free.

The journey to the city centre takes approximately 15-17 minutes.

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Cover: A Tallinn tram in the city centre. Photo: Pjotr Mahhonin/Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 4.0

2 thoughts on “Tallinn finally connects the city centre to the airport”

  1. Anyone can buy the green NFC public transport card(in the kiosks) and use that.
    Day ticet is only 3€ (this means on any bus, tramm, troll or even train Inside Tallinn borders you can take as many rides as you want in that day).

    1. Robert von Anzen

      Or 1.10 euro for a single ride, using the green card.

      Do note that the tram takes a diversion through Lasnamae to/from the airport, so if you’re in a hurry …

      I think the new Spanish trams work very well on the airport-Tondi line. The older trams are still be found on the Kadriog and Kopli lines.

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