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Regular bus connections in Tallinn began in 1921 with five bus lines. By 2024, the bus system had 67 routes. [3] Plans for trolleybus services began in 1946, and the first trolleybus route in Tallinn opened in 1965, during Soviet Union's occupation of Estonia. There were nine trolleybus routes at their peak, with 160 trolleybuses operating in 1988.
In October 2022, a Lux Express bus en-route from St. Petersburg to Riga collided with a truck, killing the bus driver. [9] [10] In February 2025 a Lux Express bus on the route from Tallinn to St. Petersburg collided with a snow plough near Ivangorod, and two passenger lost their lives. [11]
Tallinn Tram and Trolleybus Company was merged with Tallinn Bus Company, and Tallinna Linnatranspordi AS officially started its operations under the new name on 18 July 2012. [1] At the end of 2019, the company's bus fleet has 529 buses serving 75 bus routes. TLT plans to replace all diesel buses with gas buses by 2025. [2]
The Committee for Transportation of Saint Petersburg Government (Комитет по транспорту Правительства Санкт-Петербурга) is the main operator of the buses transport in the city. Under the Committee works a various types of transport companies such as Passazhiravtotrans (state unitary enterprise) and ...
The city operates a system of bus (73 lines), tram (5 lines) and trolley-bus (4 lines) routes to all districts; the 33 kilometres (21 mi) long tram system [109] is the only tram network in Estonia. [110] [111] A flat-fare system is used. The ticket-system is based on prepaid RFID cards available in kiosks and post offices.
The Tallinn Card is a time-limited ticket available to visitors to Tallinn, Estonia. It allows the holder free use of the public transport system, free entry to many museums and other places of interest, and discounts or free gifts from shops or restaurants. [1] [2] The card is issued by the Tallinn City Tourist Office & Convention Bureau.
The first railway station in Tallinn was built at the end of the 1860s as part of a 400 km (250 mi) long Saint Petersburg-Tallinn-Paldiski railway line. The first main building was completed in 1870. It was a two-storey building constructed from limestone with tower-like extrusions.
The company was founded as Elektriraudtee in 1998. While initially operating as a subsidiary of Eesti Raudtee, it was separated entirely within two years. [1]In May 2013, the Estonian government declared that Elron would be the sole domestic passenger operator in Estonia, compelling the Estonian operator Edelaraudtee to reorientate its operations away from the passenger sector. [2]