Tartu to Põhja-Tallinn runs about 8 times a day, with the first departure around 06:13 and the last around 14:54. One passenger pays between €10.63 and €22.34, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 2h 6m over 191 km, on services run by 4 operators across 2 modes.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 4 operators and 2 ways of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for October 6, 2026
€10.63 to €22.34
- 142%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Tartu
No operator has filed a timetable for this direction yet, so the first and last departure below follow the pattern of the corridor. Read them as the shape of the service day rather than as times to turn up for.
- 06:13First departure
- 14:54Last departure
- 8Services per day
- 75%Run direct
AS Eesti Liinirongid runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this trip
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Arilix OÜ runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this trip
Bookaway lists departures for Tartu to Põhja-Tallinn on your date, and you pay on their side.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €24.38Sat19
- about €19.98Sun20
- about €18.33Mon21
- about €14.48Tue22
- about €18.33Wed23
- about €18.88Thu24
- about €19.98Fri25
- about €15.58Sat26
- about €13.93Sun27
- about €13.38Mon28
- about €12.83Tue29
- about €13.38Wed30
- about €15.03Thu1
- about €15.58Fri2
- about €12.28Sat3
- about €11.73Sun4
- about €11.18Mon5
- about €10.63Tue6
- about €11.73Wed7
- about €13.93Thu8
- about €12.28Fri9
Based on what this route has cost recently. The operator sets the price on the day, and the live fare is confirmed when you book.
The bus gets you into Põhja-Tallinn. It does not get you a bed, and neither do we.
A room in Põhja-Tallinn for the night the bus gets in
The search opens on Põhja-Tallinn with your nights already filled in, so it is one step to a real price.
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When to book Tartu to Põhja-Tallinn
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €13.3890 days
- €10.0760 days
- €10.0745 days
- €10.6330 days
- €12.2821 days
- €15.5814 days
- €19.987 days
- €18.333 days
- €24.381 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €10.07.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 142 percent. The most expensive point is €24.38, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 45 days ahead. You are inside that window.
This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Tartu to Põhja-Tallinn and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
191 km
166 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-west.
Who lives at each end
91,407 → 63,240
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
How we know
0/4
4 of these connections were inferred from service-area overlap rather than observed in a timetable. We would rather say so.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 80% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 20% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 191 km against 166 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Narva, Pärnu. The gap between arriving and leaving is 47 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Who runs this route
Põhja-Tallinn is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Where to leave your bags in Põhja-Tallinn
Stores, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Tartu to Põhja-Tallinn
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Tartu to Põhja-Tallinn?
The fastest journey from Tartu to Põhja-Tallinn takes 2h 6m door to door, of which 1h 24m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 3h 11m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Tartu to Põhja-Tallinn?
The cheapest fare from Tartu to Põhja-Tallinn is €10.63, as of September 18, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €18.61. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Tartu to Põhja-Tallinn?
The cheapest way from Tartu to Põhja-Tallinn is by coach, at €10.63 for one passenger on October 6, 2026. That journey takes 3h 23m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
What is the fastest way to get from Tartu to Põhja-Tallinn?
The fastest way from Tartu to Põhja-Tallinn is by train, at 2h 8m door to door. Only 1h 24m of that is spent moving; the remaining 44m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €22.34.
When should I book Tartu to Põhja-Tallinn?
Fares from Tartu to Põhja-Tallinn bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €10.07. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 142 percent, measured on September 18, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Tartu to Põhja-Tallinn?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Tartu to Põhja-Tallinn, at €12.83. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 18, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Tartu to Põhja-Tallinn?
February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Tartu to Põhja-Tallinn, at €10.07 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Tartu to Põhja-Tallinn?
No operator record names Tartu to Põhja-Tallinn directly. Arilix OÜ, AS Eesti Liinirongid, AS Lux Express Estonia, Taisto Express OÜ publish service areas covering both ends and may serve it, so we list them as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Tartu to Põhja-Tallinn?
80 percent of the services we sell from Tartu to Põhja-Tallinn are direct. The rest connect at Narva, Pärnu, with about 47 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
How much CO2 does the journey from Tartu to Põhja-Tallinn produce?
Traveling from Tartu to Põhja-Tallinn by coach produces about 5.2 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Train produces about 6.3 kg, roughly 1 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Tartu to Põhja-Tallinn use?
Services from Tartu to Põhja-Tallinn by train leave from Tartu railway station and arrive at Põhja-Tallinn station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Tartu to Põhja-Tallinn?
4 of the 4 operators we sell from Tartu to Põhja-Tallinn allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area No carrier record names this exact pair. The operators listed publish a service area covering both places at a distance their mode plausibly carries people, which is evidence that the corridor is served and not evidence of a specific service. Pages state which, because presenting the two as the same thing would be dishonest.
Where no operator publishes a fare for a corridor, the price here is our own estimate, worked out from the real distance and the real operator through a fare curve that follows lead time, day of the week and season. It tells you roughly what the journey costs. It is not a seat anyone has agreed to sell, and the payment step will not take it.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Tartu to Põhja-Tallinn on September 18, 2026: 191 km of route against 166 km in a straight line, 10 services a day, 4 operators a cheapest fare of €10.63, and 2h 6m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The bus is the simple part. What you do once you are in Põhja-Tallinn is somebody else's catalog.
Day trips out of Põhja-Tallinn and across Estonia
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The two ends, compared
Tartu reaches 9 places in 2 countries on services we hold, over distances from 130 to 233 km. Põhja-Tallinn reaches 4 places in 2 countries, from 119 to 280 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Tartu
- 9Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 8Operators
Arriving in Põhja-Tallinn
Leaving Põhja-Tallinn
- 4Places you can leave for
- 2Countries
- 7Operators