Editing Tallinn (section)

== Transport ==
[[File:TTTK 502 in Pärnu highway.JPG|thumb|A [[Construcciones y Auxiliar de Ferrocarriles|CAF]] tram in Tallinn (Pärnu maantee street) in 2018]]

=== City transport ===
{{Main|Public transport in Tallinn}}
The city operates a system of bus (73 lines), [[tram]] (5 lines) and [[trolley-bus]] (4 lines) routes to all districts; the {{convert|33|km}} long [[Trams in Tallinn|tram system]]<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.tallinn.ee/est/Tallinn-arvudes-2015-2 | title = Statistical Yearbook of Tallinn 2015 | website = tallinn.ee | access-date = April 24, 2021 | archive-date = 19 November 2015 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20151119212926/http://www.tallinn.ee/est/Tallinn-arvudes-2015-2 | url-status = dead }}</ref> is the only tram network in Estonia.<ref>{{cite web |last=Varema |first=Remeo |title=TALLINN TRAM – 110 YEARS |work=Tallinna tramm 110 aastat |publisher=Vello Talves |year=1998 |url=http://www.hot.ee/tallinnatramm/history110.html |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20160304054335/http://www.hot.ee/tallinnatramm/history110.html |archive-date=2016-03-04 |url-status=dead |access-date=6 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=History of tram transport|publisher=Aktsiaselts Tallinna Linnatransport (TLT)|url=https://www.tlt.ee/en/about-us/vehicle-fleet-and-history/trams/history-of-tram-transport/|access-date=September 22, 2021}}</ref> A flat-fare system is used. The ticket-system is based on prepaid RFID cards available in kiosks and post offices. In January 2013, Tallinn became the first European capital to offer a [[Free public transport|fare-free service]] on buses, trams and trolleybuses within the city limits. This service is available to residents who register with the municipality.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2018/oct/15/i-leave-the-car-at-home-how-free-buses-are-revolutionising-one-french-city|title='I leave the car at home': how free buses are revolutionising one French city|last=Willsher|first=Kim|date=15 October 2018|website=The Guardian|access-date=15 October 2018}}</ref>

Tallinn offers a wide range of [[smart mobility]] options, with extensive free-floating fleets of [[e-scooters]], [[e-bike]]s, bikes, and cars available for rent throughout the city.<ref>{{Cite web |last=ERR |first=Aleksander Krjukov {{!}} |date=2024-05-07 |title=Deputy mayor: Regulating e-scooters not priority for Tallinn city government |url=https://news.err.ee/1609334247/deputy-mayor-regulating-e-scooters-not-priority-for-tallinn-city-government |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=ERR |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=ERR |first=Huko Aaspõllu {{!}} |date=2024-05-05 |title=Bolt founder and CEO: Tallinn could fit 20,000 Bolt rental cars |url=https://news.err.ee/1609332825/bolt-founder-and-ceo-tallinn-could-fit-20-000-bolt-rental-cars |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=ERR |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=ERR |first=ERR News {{!}} |date=2024-07-08 |title=New bikesharing service launches in Tallinn |url=https://news.err.ee/1609391626/new-bikesharing-service-launches-in-tallinn |access-date=2024-11-09 |website=ERR |language=en}}</ref>

=== Air ===
The [[Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport]] is about {{convert|4|km|0|abbr=off}} from [[Town Hall Square, Tallinn|Town Hall square]] ({{lang|et|Raekoja plats}}). There is a tram (Line Number: 4) and local bus connection between the airport and the edge of the city centre (bus no. 2). The nearest railway station [[Ülemiste]] is only {{convert|1.5|km|1|abbr=on}} from the airport. The construction of the new section of the airport began in 2007 and was finished in summer 2008.
<!--There has been a helicopter service to and from Helsinki operated by Copterline and taking 18 minutes to cross the Gulf of Finland. The [[Tallinn Linnahall Heliport|Copterline Tallinn terminal]] is located adjacent to [[Linnahall]], five minutes from the city centre. After a [[10 August 2005 helicopter crash near Tallinn|crash near Tallinn]] in August 2005, service was suspended but restarted in 2008 with a new fleet.<ref>[http://www.copterline.com/page54_en.html Copterline web page] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081218172814/http://www.copterline.com/page54_en.html |date=18 December 2008 }} </ref> The operator cancelled it again in December 2008,<ref>[http://www.copterline.com/offline/index.htm?target=Main&action= ] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090311025912/http://www.copterline.com/offline/index.htm?target=Main&action= |date=11 March 2009 }} </ref> on grounds of unprofitability. On 15 February 2010, Copterline filed for bankruptcy, citing inability to keep the company profitable. In 2011 Copterline started again operating the Tallinn – Helsinki flights. In 2016, Copterline OÜ filed for bankruptcy<ref>{{cite web|url=http://majandus24.postimees.ee/3615585/copterline-laks-taas-pankrotti|title=Copterline läks taas pankrotti|date=11 March 2016|work=Postimees}}</ref> and there are no scheduled helicopter flights from Tallinn.-->

=== Ferry ===
[[File:Old City Harbour, Tallinn.jpg|thumb|[[Tallinn Passenger Port|The port of Tallinn]] is one of the busiest cruise and passenger harbours in Northern Europe with over 10 million people passing through in 2016.]]
{{See also|Baltic Sea cruiseferries}}
Several ferry operators, [[Viking Line]], [[Tallink]] and [[Eckerö Line]], connect Tallinn to [[Helsinki]], [[Mariehamn]], Stockholm, and [[St. Petersburg]]. Passenger lines connect Tallinn to [[Helsinki]] ({{convert|83|km|0|abbr=on}} north of Tallinn) in approximately 2–3.5 hours by [[Baltic Sea cruiseferries|cruiseferries]], with up to eight daily crossings all year round.

=== Railroad ===
[[File:Balti jaam.JPG|thumb|Railway platform at the [[Tallinn Baltic Station]]|left]]
The [[Elron (rail transit)|Elron]] railway company operates train services from Tallinn to Tartu, [[Valga, Estonia|Valga]], [[Türi]], [[Viljandi]], [[Tapa, Estonia|Tapa]], [[Narva]], [[Koidula, Võru County|Koidula]]. Buses are also available to all these and various other destinations in Estonia, as well as to Saint Petersburg in Russia and Riga, Latvia. The [[Russian railways]] company operated a daily international sleeper train service between Tallinn – Moscow, and was stopped in 2020.

Tallinn also has a commuter rail service running from Tallinn's [[Balti jaam|main rail station]] in two main directions: east ([[Aegviidu]]) and to several western destinations ([[Pääsküla]], [[Keila]], [[Riisipere]], Turba, [[Paldiski]], and [[Kloogaranna]]). These are electrified lines and are used by the [[Elron (rail transit)|Elron]] railroad company. [[Stadler FLIRT]] EMU and DMU units are in service since July 2013. The first electrified train service in Tallinn was opened in 1924 from Tallinn to Pääsküla, a distance of {{convert|11.2|km|1|abbr=on}}.

The [[Rail Baltica]] project, which will link Tallinn with Warsaw via Latvia and Lithuania, will connect Tallinn with the rest of the European rail network. An [[Helsinki to Tallinn Tunnel|undersea tunnel]] has been proposed between Tallinn and [[Helsinki]],<ref>Mike Collier. "[http://www.baltictimes.com/news/articles/20162/ Helsinki mayor still believes in Tallinn tunnel] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224163429/https://www.baltictimes.com/news/articles/20162/ |date=24 February 2021 }}", ''[[The Baltic Times]]'', 3 April 2008. Retrieved on 2021-09-13.</ref> though it remains at a planning phase.

===Roads===
The [[Via Baltica]] motorway (part of [[European route E67]] from Helsinki to [[Prague]]) connects Tallinn to the Lithuanian-Polish border through Latvia.