The national airline is Estonian Air (OV) (www.estonian-air.ee).

From London to Tallinn is 3 hours.

Tallinn (TLL) (www.tallinn-airport.ee) is located 5km (3 miles) northwest of the city. To/from the airport: Buses run between the city and the airport (journey time - 15 minutes). A shuttle bus to the main hotels and the city centre meets all flights. Taxis are also available. Facilities: Banks/bureaux de change, duty-free shops, shops, post office, restaurants, business lounges, tourist information and car hire.

Kärdla (KDL) (www.hiiumaa.ee) is located 5km (3 miles) east of the city. To/from the airport: Taxis run from central Kärdla to the airport (journey time - 20 minutes). Facilities: Banks/bureaux de change, post office, tourist information, car hire, travel agent, parking, a hotel and restaurants/bars.

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Main ports: Tallinn (www.portoftallinn.com), from where ferries operate to Helsinki (Finland) (journey time – 2 hours 30 minutes, express service – 1 hour 30 minutes), Rostok (Germany) and Stockholm (Sweden) (journey time – 15 hours).

There are also services between Paldiski and Kapellskär (Sweden).

At present there is only one international rail route to/from Estonia - a daily overnight train to/from Moscow run by GoRail (www.gorail.ee) that takes 16 hours.

There are direct routes along the Baltic coast into Latvia, Lithuania and Kaliningrad, and also east into the Russian Federation. The main border crossings with Latvia are at Valka, Ainazi and Vastse-Roose. The main border crossing with Russia is at Narva.

Bus: Long-distance services run regularly to Riga, Vilnius, Kaliningrad and St Petersburg. There are numerous excellent road links with all neighbouring countries. Eurolines (tel: 08705 808 080, in the UK; www.eurolines.com) runs regular coach services from the UK and other EU countries to Estonia. Passes: There are passes available that combine stops in other European cities.