Ferry system from St Petersburg to Tallin and Helsinki
I'll be in Saint Petersburg at the end of July and will be traveling to Warsaw next. Can anyone provide information regarding the ferries from Saint Petersburg to either Tallinn or Helsinki? How long is the trip to each city?
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I'll be in Saint Petersburg at the end of July and will be traveling to Warsaw next. Can anyone provide information regarding the ferries from Saint Petersburg to either Tallinn or Helsinki? How long is the trip to each city?
russia ferries helsinki saint-petersburg tallinn
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The last is an opinion question and off topic. (Personally I found Tallinn pleasant, over-priced, artificial-feeling, and crawling with middle-aged day-trippers from the Baltic cruise ships. The clubbing was great, though.)
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
Apr 6 '17 at 3:01
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Both are beautiful cities with great landmarks and have their own charms.
– DumbCoder
Apr 6 '17 at 8:46
Related: travel.stackexchange.com/questions/489/…
– VMAtm
Apr 7 '17 at 0:11
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@RoddyoftheFrozenPeas You found Tallinn overpriced compared to Helsinki? Aye ay ay! :)
– user1014
Jul 20 '17 at 18:08
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@RoddyoftheFrozenPeas I see. My comment was meant to be a humorous way of noting that Helsinki is very expensive, though nice. I also liked Tallinn a lot, but during the day the center does have way too many tourists for my taste.
– user1014
Jul 20 '17 at 18:20
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I'll be in Saint Petersburg at the end of July and will be traveling to Warsaw next. Can anyone provide information regarding the ferries from Saint Petersburg to either Tallinn or Helsinki? How long is the trip to each city?
russia ferries helsinki saint-petersburg tallinn
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I'll be in Saint Petersburg at the end of July and will be traveling to Warsaw next. Can anyone provide information regarding the ferries from Saint Petersburg to either Tallinn or Helsinki? How long is the trip to each city?
russia ferries helsinki saint-petersburg tallinn
russia ferries helsinki saint-petersburg tallinn
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The last is an opinion question and off topic. (Personally I found Tallinn pleasant, over-priced, artificial-feeling, and crawling with middle-aged day-trippers from the Baltic cruise ships. The clubbing was great, though.)
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
Apr 6 '17 at 3:01
2
Both are beautiful cities with great landmarks and have their own charms.
– DumbCoder
Apr 6 '17 at 8:46
Related: travel.stackexchange.com/questions/489/…
– VMAtm
Apr 7 '17 at 0:11
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@RoddyoftheFrozenPeas You found Tallinn overpriced compared to Helsinki? Aye ay ay! :)
– user1014
Jul 20 '17 at 18:08
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@RoddyoftheFrozenPeas I see. My comment was meant to be a humorous way of noting that Helsinki is very expensive, though nice. I also liked Tallinn a lot, but during the day the center does have way too many tourists for my taste.
– user1014
Jul 20 '17 at 18:20
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The last is an opinion question and off topic. (Personally I found Tallinn pleasant, over-priced, artificial-feeling, and crawling with middle-aged day-trippers from the Baltic cruise ships. The clubbing was great, though.)
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
Apr 6 '17 at 3:01
2
Both are beautiful cities with great landmarks and have their own charms.
– DumbCoder
Apr 6 '17 at 8:46
Related: travel.stackexchange.com/questions/489/…
– VMAtm
Apr 7 '17 at 0:11
2
@RoddyoftheFrozenPeas You found Tallinn overpriced compared to Helsinki? Aye ay ay! :)
– user1014
Jul 20 '17 at 18:08
2
@RoddyoftheFrozenPeas I see. My comment was meant to be a humorous way of noting that Helsinki is very expensive, though nice. I also liked Tallinn a lot, but during the day the center does have way too many tourists for my taste.
– user1014
Jul 20 '17 at 18:20
The last is an opinion question and off topic. (Personally I found Tallinn pleasant, over-priced, artificial-feeling, and crawling with middle-aged day-trippers from the Baltic cruise ships. The clubbing was great, though.)
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
Apr 6 '17 at 3:01
The last is an opinion question and off topic. (Personally I found Tallinn pleasant, over-priced, artificial-feeling, and crawling with middle-aged day-trippers from the Baltic cruise ships. The clubbing was great, though.)
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
Apr 6 '17 at 3:01
2
2
Both are beautiful cities with great landmarks and have their own charms.
– DumbCoder
Apr 6 '17 at 8:46
Both are beautiful cities with great landmarks and have their own charms.
– DumbCoder
Apr 6 '17 at 8:46
Related: travel.stackexchange.com/questions/489/…
– VMAtm
Apr 7 '17 at 0:11
Related: travel.stackexchange.com/questions/489/…
– VMAtm
Apr 7 '17 at 0:11
2
2
@RoddyoftheFrozenPeas You found Tallinn overpriced compared to Helsinki? Aye ay ay! :)
– user1014
Jul 20 '17 at 18:08
@RoddyoftheFrozenPeas You found Tallinn overpriced compared to Helsinki? Aye ay ay! :)
– user1014
Jul 20 '17 at 18:08
2
2
@RoddyoftheFrozenPeas I see. My comment was meant to be a humorous way of noting that Helsinki is very expensive, though nice. I also liked Tallinn a lot, but during the day the center does have way too many tourists for my taste.
– user1014
Jul 20 '17 at 18:20
@RoddyoftheFrozenPeas I see. My comment was meant to be a humorous way of noting that Helsinki is very expensive, though nice. I also liked Tallinn a lot, but during the day the center does have way too many tourists for my taste.
– user1014
Jul 20 '17 at 18:20
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The St Peter Line appears to be the only ferry operator serving those routes. They run two sailings per week to Helsinki (15 hours) and one sailing per week to Tallinn (18 hours). They also operate a service from Helsinki to Tallinn and serve Stockholm (Full schedule could be found here).
The rest of your question is really a matter of opinion. Google suggests the driving time from St Petersburg to Tallinn is between 7 and 8 hours. You'd have to judge whether you think an 18hr ferry crossing is a better option than an 8hr drive with a Russian border crossing. I haven't looked at options for flying, nor have I attempted to cost this.
As to which destination: do your research, make a choice. Unless you have a specific objective question it's probably off-topic here.
edited Apr 17 '17 at 14:53
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That's a nice first post, +1! Fully agree on opinedness, only your answer makes me not close-vote it the question. Keep up the good work!
– mts
Apr 6 '17 at 5:35
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@Airsick is completely right - St. Peter Line is the only operating ferry company for now in Saint-Petersburg. The reason that the route to Tallinn is 18 hours long is very simple - they do not go right to it, they have a stop in Helsinki. So you still need to go to Helsinki to use a ferry (and St Peter Line has not the best of them, personally I prefer the Tallink Silja, but other options are Viking Line and Eckerö Line).
Note that you can get from Saint-Petersburg to either Helsinki or Tallinn not only by ferry, but by train too - there are two train routes to Helsinki (Allegro - 3.5 hours in high-speed train to go, and Lev Tolstoy - about 9 hours to go), and one to Tallinn directly (Baltic Express - 8 hours to go). Also there are a bus routes from Saint-Petersburg to Tallinn and Helsinki, but it's not comfortable at all, and I do not recommend it, but it's cheap :)
As the last point of your trip is Warsaw, I suggest you to visit Tallinn and spend more time there, however, this is a primary-opinion based advice :) You may also choose to see both cities, starting from Helsinki, with Allegro speed you'll save the time, and a ferry route from there to Tallinn is about 2-3 hours, so you basically can gather them all!
answered Apr 12 '17 at 16:26
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Bus to Tallin is more comfortable than train. The train leaves SPb at 6 in the morning (good look getting at the railway station) and takes monumental amount of time getting there. Basically you lose all day. With buses you have choice of nighttime/daytime, you have wi-fi, etc... Bus is also 1.5x to 2x cheaper.
– alamar
Aug 16 at 16:48
@alamar You can make your own answer then, if you have more information about this
– VMAtm
Aug 16 at 16:52
1
I have a feeling that a whole answer about bus will be off-topic. After all, if a person wants ferry for the unique experience, who am I to judge.
– alamar
Aug 16 at 16:53
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As was mentioned before, ferries take 15 and 18 hours to Helsinki and Tallinn respectively.
For this reason, it makes more sense to take a train. I am Russian myself, from St. Petersburg. I took a trip through Scandinavia last year, starting in Denmark, then Norway, Sweden, and finishing in Helsinki. Then I took Helsinki St. Petersburg train (Allegro) and it was the best decision I could make. I was home in 3.5 hours. Plus, the train station is in the city center, so it works perfectly.
It takes 7 hours to get to Tallinn from St. Petersburg by train though, but it's still not 18!
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The St Peter Line appears to be the only ferry operator serving those routes. They run two sailings per week to Helsinki (15 hours) and one sailing per week to Tallinn (18 hours). They also operate a service from Helsinki to Tallinn and serve Stockholm (Full schedule could be found here).
The rest of your question is really a matter of opinion. Google suggests the driving time from St Petersburg to Tallinn is between 7 and 8 hours. You'd have to judge whether you think an 18hr ferry crossing is a better option than an 8hr drive with a Russian border crossing. I haven't looked at options for flying, nor have I attempted to cost this.
As to which destination: do your research, make a choice. Unless you have a specific objective question it's probably off-topic here.
edited Apr 17 '17 at 14:53
VMAtm
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answered Apr 6 '17 at 3:01
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That's a nice first post, +1! Fully agree on opinedness, only your answer makes me not close-vote it the question. Keep up the good work!
– mts
Apr 6 '17 at 5:35
add a comment |
The St Peter Line appears to be the only ferry operator serving those routes. They run two sailings per week to Helsinki (15 hours) and one sailing per week to Tallinn (18 hours). They also operate a service from Helsinki to Tallinn and serve Stockholm (Full schedule could be found here).
The rest of your question is really a matter of opinion. Google suggests the driving time from St Petersburg to Tallinn is between 7 and 8 hours. You'd have to judge whether you think an 18hr ferry crossing is a better option than an 8hr drive with a Russian border crossing. I haven't looked at options for flying, nor have I attempted to cost this.
As to which destination: do your research, make a choice. Unless you have a specific objective question it's probably off-topic here.
edited Apr 17 '17 at 14:53
VMAtm
19.5k1279125
answered Apr 6 '17 at 3:01
Airsick
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That's a nice first post, +1! Fully agree on opinedness, only your answer makes me not close-vote it the question. Keep up the good work!
– mts
Apr 6 '17 at 5:35
add a comment |
The St Peter Line appears to be the only ferry operator serving those routes. They run two sailings per week to Helsinki (15 hours) and one sailing per week to Tallinn (18 hours). They also operate a service from Helsinki to Tallinn and serve Stockholm (Full schedule could be found here).
The rest of your question is really a matter of opinion. Google suggests the driving time from St Petersburg to Tallinn is between 7 and 8 hours. You'd have to judge whether you think an 18hr ferry crossing is a better option than an 8hr drive with a Russian border crossing. I haven't looked at options for flying, nor have I attempted to cost this.
As to which destination: do your research, make a choice. Unless you have a specific objective question it's probably off-topic here.
edited Apr 17 '17 at 14:53
VMAtm
19.5k1279125
answered Apr 6 '17 at 3:01
Airsick
1312
The St Peter Line appears to be the only ferry operator serving those routes. They run two sailings per week to Helsinki (15 hours) and one sailing per week to Tallinn (18 hours). They also operate a service from Helsinki to Tallinn and serve Stockholm (Full schedule could be found here).
The rest of your question is really a matter of opinion. Google suggests the driving time from St Petersburg to Tallinn is between 7 and 8 hours. You'd have to judge whether you think an 18hr ferry crossing is a better option than an 8hr drive with a Russian border crossing. I haven't looked at options for flying, nor have I attempted to cost this.
As to which destination: do your research, make a choice. Unless you have a specific objective question it's probably off-topic here.
edited Apr 17 '17 at 14:53
VMAtm
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answered Apr 6 '17 at 3:01
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edited Apr 17 '17 at 14:53
VMAtm
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VMAtm
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That's a nice first post, +1! Fully agree on opinedness, only your answer makes me not close-vote it the question. Keep up the good work!
– mts
Apr 6 '17 at 5:35
add a comment |
That's a nice first post, +1! Fully agree on opinedness, only your answer makes me not close-vote it the question. Keep up the good work!
– mts
Apr 6 '17 at 5:35
That's a nice first post, +1! Fully agree on opinedness, only your answer makes me not close-vote it the question. Keep up the good work!
– mts
Apr 6 '17 at 5:35
That's a nice first post, +1! Fully agree on opinedness, only your answer makes me not close-vote it the question. Keep up the good work!
– mts
Apr 6 '17 at 5:35
add a comment |
@Airsick is completely right - St. Peter Line is the only operating ferry company for now in Saint-Petersburg. The reason that the route to Tallinn is 18 hours long is very simple - they do not go right to it, they have a stop in Helsinki. So you still need to go to Helsinki to use a ferry (and St Peter Line has not the best of them, personally I prefer the Tallink Silja, but other options are Viking Line and Eckerö Line).
Note that you can get from Saint-Petersburg to either Helsinki or Tallinn not only by ferry, but by train too - there are two train routes to Helsinki (Allegro - 3.5 hours in high-speed train to go, and Lev Tolstoy - about 9 hours to go), and one to Tallinn directly (Baltic Express - 8 hours to go). Also there are a bus routes from Saint-Petersburg to Tallinn and Helsinki, but it's not comfortable at all, and I do not recommend it, but it's cheap :)
As the last point of your trip is Warsaw, I suggest you to visit Tallinn and spend more time there, however, this is a primary-opinion based advice :) You may also choose to see both cities, starting from Helsinki, with Allegro speed you'll save the time, and a ferry route from there to Tallinn is about 2-3 hours, so you basically can gather them all!
answered Apr 12 '17 at 16:26
VMAtm
19.5k1279125
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Bus to Tallin is more comfortable than train. The train leaves SPb at 6 in the morning (good look getting at the railway station) and takes monumental amount of time getting there. Basically you lose all day. With buses you have choice of nighttime/daytime, you have wi-fi, etc... Bus is also 1.5x to 2x cheaper.
– alamar
Aug 16 at 16:48
@alamar You can make your own answer then, if you have more information about this
– VMAtm
Aug 16 at 16:52
1
I have a feeling that a whole answer about bus will be off-topic. After all, if a person wants ferry for the unique experience, who am I to judge.
– alamar
Aug 16 at 16:53
add a comment |
@Airsick is completely right - St. Peter Line is the only operating ferry company for now in Saint-Petersburg. The reason that the route to Tallinn is 18 hours long is very simple - they do not go right to it, they have a stop in Helsinki. So you still need to go to Helsinki to use a ferry (and St Peter Line has not the best of them, personally I prefer the Tallink Silja, but other options are Viking Line and Eckerö Line).
Note that you can get from Saint-Petersburg to either Helsinki or Tallinn not only by ferry, but by train too - there are two train routes to Helsinki (Allegro - 3.5 hours in high-speed train to go, and Lev Tolstoy - about 9 hours to go), and one to Tallinn directly (Baltic Express - 8 hours to go). Also there are a bus routes from Saint-Petersburg to Tallinn and Helsinki, but it's not comfortable at all, and I do not recommend it, but it's cheap :)
As the last point of your trip is Warsaw, I suggest you to visit Tallinn and spend more time there, however, this is a primary-opinion based advice :) You may also choose to see both cities, starting from Helsinki, with Allegro speed you'll save the time, and a ferry route from there to Tallinn is about 2-3 hours, so you basically can gather them all!
answered Apr 12 '17 at 16:26
VMAtm
19.5k1279125
1
Bus to Tallin is more comfortable than train. The train leaves SPb at 6 in the morning (good look getting at the railway station) and takes monumental amount of time getting there. Basically you lose all day. With buses you have choice of nighttime/daytime, you have wi-fi, etc... Bus is also 1.5x to 2x cheaper.
– alamar
Aug 16 at 16:48
@alamar You can make your own answer then, if you have more information about this
– VMAtm
Aug 16 at 16:52
1
I have a feeling that a whole answer about bus will be off-topic. After all, if a person wants ferry for the unique experience, who am I to judge.
– alamar
Aug 16 at 16:53
add a comment |
@Airsick is completely right - St. Peter Line is the only operating ferry company for now in Saint-Petersburg. The reason that the route to Tallinn is 18 hours long is very simple - they do not go right to it, they have a stop in Helsinki. So you still need to go to Helsinki to use a ferry (and St Peter Line has not the best of them, personally I prefer the Tallink Silja, but other options are Viking Line and Eckerö Line).
Note that you can get from Saint-Petersburg to either Helsinki or Tallinn not only by ferry, but by train too - there are two train routes to Helsinki (Allegro - 3.5 hours in high-speed train to go, and Lev Tolstoy - about 9 hours to go), and one to Tallinn directly (Baltic Express - 8 hours to go). Also there are a bus routes from Saint-Petersburg to Tallinn and Helsinki, but it's not comfortable at all, and I do not recommend it, but it's cheap :)
As the last point of your trip is Warsaw, I suggest you to visit Tallinn and spend more time there, however, this is a primary-opinion based advice :) You may also choose to see both cities, starting from Helsinki, with Allegro speed you'll save the time, and a ferry route from there to Tallinn is about 2-3 hours, so you basically can gather them all!
answered Apr 12 '17 at 16:26
VMAtm
19.5k1279125
@Airsick is completely right - St. Peter Line is the only operating ferry company for now in Saint-Petersburg. The reason that the route to Tallinn is 18 hours long is very simple - they do not go right to it, they have a stop in Helsinki. So you still need to go to Helsinki to use a ferry (and St Peter Line has not the best of them, personally I prefer the Tallink Silja, but other options are Viking Line and Eckerö Line).
Note that you can get from Saint-Petersburg to either Helsinki or Tallinn not only by ferry, but by train too - there are two train routes to Helsinki (Allegro - 3.5 hours in high-speed train to go, and Lev Tolstoy - about 9 hours to go), and one to Tallinn directly (Baltic Express - 8 hours to go). Also there are a bus routes from Saint-Petersburg to Tallinn and Helsinki, but it's not comfortable at all, and I do not recommend it, but it's cheap :)
As the last point of your trip is Warsaw, I suggest you to visit Tallinn and spend more time there, however, this is a primary-opinion based advice :) You may also choose to see both cities, starting from Helsinki, with Allegro speed you'll save the time, and a ferry route from there to Tallinn is about 2-3 hours, so you basically can gather them all!
answered Apr 12 '17 at 16:26
VMAtm
19.5k1279125
answered Apr 12 '17 at 16:26
VMAtm
19.5k1279125
answered Apr 12 '17 at 16:26
VMAtm
19.5k1279125
answered Apr 12 '17 at 16:26
VMAtm
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19.5k1279125
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Bus to Tallin is more comfortable than train. The train leaves SPb at 6 in the morning (good look getting at the railway station) and takes monumental amount of time getting there. Basically you lose all day. With buses you have choice of nighttime/daytime, you have wi-fi, etc... Bus is also 1.5x to 2x cheaper.
– alamar
Aug 16 at 16:48
@alamar You can make your own answer then, if you have more information about this
– VMAtm
Aug 16 at 16:52
1
I have a feeling that a whole answer about bus will be off-topic. After all, if a person wants ferry for the unique experience, who am I to judge.
– alamar
Aug 16 at 16:53
add a comment |
1
Bus to Tallin is more comfortable than train. The train leaves SPb at 6 in the morning (good look getting at the railway station) and takes monumental amount of time getting there. Basically you lose all day. With buses you have choice of nighttime/daytime, you have wi-fi, etc... Bus is also 1.5x to 2x cheaper.
– alamar
Aug 16 at 16:48
@alamar You can make your own answer then, if you have more information about this
– VMAtm
Aug 16 at 16:52
1
I have a feeling that a whole answer about bus will be off-topic. After all, if a person wants ferry for the unique experience, who am I to judge.
– alamar
Aug 16 at 16:53
1
1
Bus to Tallin is more comfortable than train. The train leaves SPb at 6 in the morning (good look getting at the railway station) and takes monumental amount of time getting there. Basically you lose all day. With buses you have choice of nighttime/daytime, you have wi-fi, etc... Bus is also 1.5x to 2x cheaper.
– alamar
Aug 16 at 16:48
Bus to Tallin is more comfortable than train. The train leaves SPb at 6 in the morning (good look getting at the railway station) and takes monumental amount of time getting there. Basically you lose all day. With buses you have choice of nighttime/daytime, you have wi-fi, etc... Bus is also 1.5x to 2x cheaper.
– alamar
Aug 16 at 16:48
@alamar You can make your own answer then, if you have more information about this
– VMAtm
Aug 16 at 16:52
@alamar You can make your own answer then, if you have more information about this
– VMAtm
Aug 16 at 16:52
1
1
I have a feeling that a whole answer about bus will be off-topic. After all, if a person wants ferry for the unique experience, who am I to judge.
– alamar
Aug 16 at 16:53
I have a feeling that a whole answer about bus will be off-topic. After all, if a person wants ferry for the unique experience, who am I to judge.
– alamar
Aug 16 at 16:53
add a comment |
As was mentioned before, ferries take 15 and 18 hours to Helsinki and Tallinn respectively.
For this reason, it makes more sense to take a train. I am Russian myself, from St. Petersburg. I took a trip through Scandinavia last year, starting in Denmark, then Norway, Sweden, and finishing in Helsinki. Then I took Helsinki St. Petersburg train (Allegro) and it was the best decision I could make. I was home in 3.5 hours. Plus, the train station is in the city center, so it works perfectly.
It takes 7 hours to get to Tallinn from St. Petersburg by train though, but it's still not 18!
edited Aug 16 at 16:00
Willeke♦
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answered Aug 16 at 9:14
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– Dirty-flow
Aug 16 at 11:42
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– Willeke♦
Aug 16 at 16:00
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As was mentioned before, ferries take 15 and 18 hours to Helsinki and Tallinn respectively.
For this reason, it makes more sense to take a train. I am Russian myself, from St. Petersburg. I took a trip through Scandinavia last year, starting in Denmark, then Norway, Sweden, and finishing in Helsinki. Then I took Helsinki St. Petersburg train (Allegro) and it was the best decision I could make. I was home in 3.5 hours. Plus, the train station is in the city center, so it works perfectly.
It takes 7 hours to get to Tallinn from St. Petersburg by train though, but it's still not 18!
edited Aug 16 at 16:00
Willeke♦
30.5k1086162
answered Aug 16 at 9:14
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112
1
are you owner or employee of russiantraintickets.com?
– Dirty-flow
Aug 16 at 11:42
Link taken out.
– Willeke♦
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As was mentioned before, ferries take 15 and 18 hours to Helsinki and Tallinn respectively.
For this reason, it makes more sense to take a train. I am Russian myself, from St. Petersburg. I took a trip through Scandinavia last year, starting in Denmark, then Norway, Sweden, and finishing in Helsinki. Then I took Helsinki St. Petersburg train (Allegro) and it was the best decision I could make. I was home in 3.5 hours. Plus, the train station is in the city center, so it works perfectly.
It takes 7 hours to get to Tallinn from St. Petersburg by train though, but it's still not 18!
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As was mentioned before, ferries take 15 and 18 hours to Helsinki and Tallinn respectively.
For this reason, it makes more sense to take a train. I am Russian myself, from St. Petersburg. I took a trip through Scandinavia last year, starting in Denmark, then Norway, Sweden, and finishing in Helsinki. Then I took Helsinki St. Petersburg train (Allegro) and it was the best decision I could make. I was home in 3.5 hours. Plus, the train station is in the city center, so it works perfectly.
It takes 7 hours to get to Tallinn from St. Petersburg by train though, but it's still not 18!
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edited Aug 16 at 16:00
Willeke♦
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edited Aug 16 at 16:00
Willeke♦
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Willeke♦
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answered Aug 16 at 9:14
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answered Aug 16 at 9:14
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The last is an opinion question and off topic. (Personally I found Tallinn pleasant, over-priced, artificial-feeling, and crawling with middle-aged day-trippers from the Baltic cruise ships. The clubbing was great, though.)
– Roddy of the Frozen Peas
Apr 6 '17 at 3:01
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Both are beautiful cities with great landmarks and have their own charms.
– DumbCoder
Apr 6 '17 at 8:46
Related: travel.stackexchange.com/questions/489/…
– VMAtm
Apr 7 '17 at 0:11
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@RoddyoftheFrozenPeas You found Tallinn overpriced compared to Helsinki? Aye ay ay! :)
– user1014
Jul 20 '17 at 18:08
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@RoddyoftheFrozenPeas I see. My comment was meant to be a humorous way of noting that Helsinki is very expensive, though nice. I also liked Tallinn a lot, but during the day the center does have way too many tourists for my taste.
– user1014
Jul 20 '17 at 18:20