Riga to Tallinn bus: 10.2 a day, fastest 4h20

10.2 a dayfastest 4h20FlixBus🇱🇻 Latvia → 🇪🇪 Estonia

Direct buses · no change

RigaPärnuTallinn· 280 km as the crow flies

01:05 → 06:00
FlixBus N1207
Riga, Bus Station → Tallinn Harbour · via Pärnu
4h552 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 01:05 → 05:00)Book on FlixBus ↗
03:40 → 08:20
FlixBus N1234
Riga, Bus Station → Tallinn Harbour · via Pärnu
4h402 stops
Runs: Mon, Tue, Fri, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 03:40 → 07:20)Book on FlixBus ↗
04:10 → 09:00
FlixBus N1206A
Riga, Bus Station → Tallinn Harbour · via Pärnu
4h502 stops
Runs: Daily until Sat 14 Nov, not Wed 21 Oct, Wed 28 Oct, Wed 4 NovThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 03:10 → 08:00)Book on FlixBus ↗
07:10 → 12:00
FlixBus N1205
Riga, Bus Station → Tallinn Harbour · via Pärnu
4h502 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 06:10 → 11:00)Book on FlixBus ↗
08:45 → 13:30
FlixBus N1227
Riga, Bus Station → Tallinn Harbour · via Pärnu
4h452 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
10:45 → 15:40
FlixBus 1231
Riga, Bus Station → Tallinn Harbour · via Pärnu
4h552 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
12:30 → 17:35
FlixBus N1324
Riga, Bus Station → Tallinn Harbour · via Pärnu
5h052 stops
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 11:30 → 16:35)Book on FlixBus ↗
14:30 → 19:15
FlixBus 1234A
Riga, Bus Station → Tallinn Harbour
4h451 stop
Runs: Mon, Tue, Wed, Sat, SunThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 13:30 → 18:15)Book on FlixBus ↗
16:00 → 20:45
FlixBus 1234
Riga, Bus Station → Tallinn Harbour · via Pärnu
4h452 stops
Runs: DailyBook on FlixBus ↗
17:30 → 21:50
FlixBus N1301
Riga, Bus Station → Tallinn, Bus Station
4h20nonstop
Runs: Mon, Wed, Fri, Sat, Sun (some weeks)The night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 16:30 → 20:50)Book on FlixBus ↗
20:35 → 01:15⁺¹
FlixBus N1224
Riga, Bus Station → Tallinn Harbour
4h401 stop
Runs: DailyThe night the clocks change (Sun 25 Oct: 19:35 → 00:15+1)Book on FlixBus ↗

Local times at each stop. Times from official open data: FlixBus (file of 11 Oct 2026). Checked Sun 18 Oct 2026; they cover 18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. Contains FlixBus timetable data (FlixMobility, transport.data.gouv.fr), ODbL 1.0. How we build this.

Bus, train or plane

Fastest door to door: the plane (3h45). The bus takes 1h09 longer.

Bus · fastest direct4h54

To Riga, Bus Station6 min
At the stop before departure15 min
FlixBus N13014h20
From Tallinn, Bus Station13 min

Plane · nonstop RIX to TLL3h45

To Riga (RIX)30 min
Check-in & security1h30
Flight RIX to TLL1h05
Landing to exit20 min
From TLL20 min

City centre to city centre. Getting to stops, stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Bus: be at the stop 15 min before. Plane: check-in and security 1h30 before, then getting out after landing; flight time typical for the distance.

Flying instead?

1 airline fly Riga to Tallinn nonstop. Book on the airline's own site:

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Quick answers

Is there a direct bus from Riga to Tallinn?

Yes. 10.2 a day on average, with FlixBus, no change of bus (18 Oct to 14 Nov 2026).

How long is the bus from Riga to Tallinn?

The fastest takes 4h20; the slowest 5h05, for 280 km as the crow flies.

When do the buses leave?

The earliest leaves at 01:05 and the latest at 20:35, local time in Riga. Not every bus runs every day: pick a date above.

Is there a night bus from Riga to Tallinn?

Not an overnight one: every bus here travels by day or evening.

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