There are flights between Tallinn and Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Helsinki, Kiev, London, Minsk and Stockholm. Tallinn airport is 3km (2mi) southeast of the city centre. There are no departure taxes when leaving Estonia.

The bus is the cheapest mode of transport to and from Estonia, and Eurolines links Tallinn with western and Scandinavian Europe. While public buses get priority over private vehicles at border crossings, Estonian border guards take perverse pleasure in not only stamping every Western passport but also inviting travellers to their offices so they can key your passport data into their computers.

The daily Balti Ekspress is a good option for train buffs; it runs between Tallinn and Warsaw. The number of ferries servicing the region has mushroomed since 1990, enabling travellers to sail directly between Estonia and Finland, Sweden or Germany. A fleet of varied shapes and sizes now ferries 2 million passengers a year across the Gulf of Finland between Helsinki and Tallinn.