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The easiest/fastest way to reach Tartu is to fly to Tallinn airport and from there you can take a direct bus to Tartu.

Buses from Tallinn are very frequent (almost every half an hour) with a total trip time of about 2.5h. Tickets (for a particular day and time) can be searched and bought via mediator platform -TPilet website (has more bus options) or directly from the provider - Lux Express. We suggest buying the tickets beforehand (they need to be bought for a specific trip) - there might not always be a place when buying the ticket on the bus.
Trains from Tallinn are less frequent (ca 12 trips per day) than buses. Trains total trip time ranges from 2 - 2.5h. The closest train station to Tallinn airport is ca 1 km walk away - Ülemiste ( openstreetmap , google maps ). Tickets (for a particular day and time) can be searched and bought via the Elron website. For example, for trips from Ülemiste station to Tartu: LINK.
NB! 1st class tickets will reserve you a seat. Standard class seats are assigned on a first-come-first-serve basis. Standard tickets can also be bought on the train from the wagon attendant (cash or debit/credit card). Pre-bought tickets are usually also slightly cheaper than on the spot.

Tartu also has an airport very close by, about 10 km away at Ülenurme ( openstreetmap, google maps) but has only a connection with Helsinki and less flights. There are 12 scheduled flights per week. Flights from Tartu depart at 06:00 in the morning and 14:45 in the afternoon, while those from Helsinki leave at 13:50 and 23:55. These flights are operated by Finnair and tickets can be purchased via their web page. To reach the city centre from Tartu airport there are usually taxis waiting, you can order a Bolt or use the airport shuttle bus that takes you to the city centre in 20 minutes (5€ ticket, can be bought in cash from the bus driver or by card from the machine inside the bus).

RIX has good flight connections to Tallinn (4-5 per day) but not so many bus/train connections.
Currently, there are 2 direct bus connections available via Lux Express (only 1 bus directly from the airport - 4h 45 min). We suggest buying bus tickets beforehand (they need to be bought for a specific trip) - there might not always be a place when buying the ticket on the bus.
There is also 1 train per day from Riga to Tartu, with a small stop in Valga for changing the train (total trip - 3h 47 min). Note that the train and the main bus station are ca 12 km away from the airport. Train tickets can be bought beforehand and are a bit cheaper than buying on the train.

30 min flight connections between Helsinki and Tallinn airport are also rather frequent (ca 10 connections per day). Other way to reach Estonia from Helsinki's airport requires a boat trip across the Gulf of Finland (~3.5h) to Tallinn and from there a bus/train to Tartu.
You can take a ferry to Tallinn, and then continue by bus or train. The boat trips between Helsinki and Tallinn are frequent and take roughly 2.5-3h with some of the carriers offering the possibility to stay on board overnight for the last trip of the day. Possible carriers include (but are not limited to): Tallink, Viking Line, Eckerö Line.

There is 1 flight connection per day between Tallinn and Vilnius airport.
It's also possible to take the train from Vilnius to Tartu. One train per day takes you to Tartu in 8 hours (it's the same train that also goes through Riga). It's important to note that in Valga you need to change into another train.

Flight connections between Stokcholm (Arlanda) airport and Tallinn are rather frequent (ca 6 flights per day).
If you wish to travel by ferry, there is an overnight trip (~17h) which usually runs once a day. Possible carriers include (but are not limited to): Tallink, Viking Line.

2 flight connections per day between Tallinn and Berlin. 3-4 flight connections per day between Tallinn and Warsaw.
In addition, FlixBus offers various connections from these cities for reaching Tartu. You might have some stopovers in cities like Riga, Pärnu.