There are 8 ways to get from Chișinău to Tallinn by plane, bus, train, car, or ferry
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Fly to Lennart Meri International Airport
best- Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane RMO - TLL
7h 59m€155–346Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Kaunas, Lithuaniabus Chișinău/Kaunas
- Take the train from Kaisiadorys to Tallinntrain 889
29h 57m€84–151Bus via Kaunas
- Take the bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Kaunas, Lithuaniabus Chișinău/Kaunas
- Take the bus from Kaunas, Bus Station to Tallinn Harbourbus N1205 / ...
28h 49m€92–148Train
- Take the train from Chisinau to Vinnytsiatrain 352
- Take the train from Vinnytsia to Przemysl Glownytrain
- Take the train from Przemysl Glowny to Kraków Głównytrain 96 / ...
- Take the train from Kraków Główny to Kaunastrain
- Take the train from Kaisiadorys to Tallinntrain 889
46h 42m€181–271Drive 1,789.1 km
- Drive from Chișinău to Tallinncar 1,789.1 km
26h 10m€293–423Fly to Helsinki Airport, ferry
- Fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane RMO - HEL
- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
11h 40m€216–483Bus
- Take the bus from Chișinău Autogara Nord to Orheibus
- Take the bus from Orhei to Zhytomyrbus
- Take the bus from Zhytomyr to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal Dbus
36h 37m€143–194Bus #2
- Take the bus from Chisinau, Gara Feroviara to Tallinnbus
2d 3h€200–430
Chișinău to Tallinn by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chișinău to Tallinn is to bus via Kaunas which costs €90 - €150 and takes 28h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Chișinău to Tallinn is to fly which takes 7h 59m and costs €150 - €350.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Chisinau, Gara Feroviara and arriving at Tallinn. Services depart twice a week, and operate Wednesday and Saturday. The journey takes approximately 2 days 3h.
No, there is no direct train from Chișinău to Tallinn. However, there are services departing from Chisinau and arriving at Tallinn via Vinnytsia, Przemysl Glowny, Kraków Główny, Kaunas and Kaisiadorys. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 42m.
The distance between Chișinău and Tallinn is 1429 km. The road distance is 1789.1 km.
The best way to get from Chișinău to Tallinn without a car is to bus via Kaunas which takes 28h 49m and costs €90 - €150.
It takes approximately 7h 59m to get from Chișinău to Tallinn, including transfers.
Chișinău to Tallinn bus services, operated by Bon Voyage, depart from Chișinău, North Bus Station.
Chișinău to Tallinn train services, operated by Ukrainian Railways (UZ), depart from Chisinau station.
The best way to get from Chișinău to Tallinn is to fly which takes 7h 59m and costs €150 - €350. Alternatively, you can bus via Kaunas, which costs €90 - €150 and takes 28h 49m, you could also train, which costs €180 - €280 and takes 46h 42m.
What companies run services between Chișinău, Moldova and Tallinn, Estonia?
Austrian Airlines, Air Baltic, and LOT fly from Chișinău International Airport (RMO) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Tallinn Harbour via Kaunas, Lithuania, Senukai C, Autobusų stotis B, and Kaunas, Bus Station in around 28h 49m.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–650
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €170–470
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–420
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–490
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–420
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–290
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Chișinău International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–360
- Phone
- +38 (044) 309-70-01
- booking@uz.gov.ua
- Website
- Ukrainian Railways
Train from Chisinau to Vinnytsia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- Ukrainian Railways
- Schedules at
- Ukrainian Railways
- Book at
- Tickets.ua
- Coupe
- €45–65
Train from Vinnytsia to Przemysl Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- Ukrainian Railways
- Schedules at
- Ukrainian Railways
- Book at
- Tickets.ua
- Coupe
- €45–65
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Przemysl Glowny to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kraków Główny to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kaisiadorys to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kaisiadorys to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +373 (689) 78-455
- bon_voyage_tour@list.ru
- Website
- bonvoyage.md
Bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Kaunas, Lithuania
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- €100
- Children
- €50
Bus from Chișinău, North Bus Station to Kaunas, Lithuania
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Schedules at
- bonvoyage.md
- Book at
- bonvoyage.md
- Adult
- €100
- Children
- €50
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kaunas, Bus Station to Tallinn Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- TransTempo
Bus from Kaunas, Bus Station to Tallinn Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €41–47
- Website
- TransTempo
Bus from Zhytomyr to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–110
- Website
- TransTempo
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Chișinău Autogara Nord to Orhei
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
Bus from Orhei to Zhytomyr
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- Express Busline
Bus from Chisinau, Gara Feroviara to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €200–430
- Website
- Express Busline
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- €20–30
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Chișinău to Tallinn bus services, operated by Bon Voyage, arrive at Kaunas, Lithuania station.
Chișinău to Tallinn train services, operated by Ukrainian Railways (UZ), arrive at Vinnytsia station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chișinău to Tallinn is 1789 km. It takes approximately 26h 10m to drive from Chișinău to Tallinn.
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