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If you have a registered residence and a personalised Public Transportation Smartcard (Ühiskaart) you can buy discounted train tickets for travel in the zoned area around Tallinn at www.pilet.ee. Tickets are available for 30 days and are loaded to the Smartcard. 

Discounted tickets for travel beyond the zoned area are available only on trains, either from the  ticket machine and payable with your Elron Farecard or from on-board staff, payable with your Elron Farecard, a bank card or in cash. 

You must present your Public Transportation Smartcard on the train.

 

On the train

Please validate your ticket in the ticket machine on the train as you board. The ticket machines are at every door of the train. If the ticket machine is out of order you can have it validated by on-board staff.

On-board staff have the right to check every passenger`s ticket even if the ticket has already been validated in the ticket machine.

You must carry an ID confirming your eligibility for these discounts: 

  • the local government discount with a personalised Public Transportation Smartcard (Ühiskaart);
  • the discount for people aged up to and including 19;
  • the discount for people with partial or no work ability;
  • the discount for people aged 65 years and older.

Free Wi-Fi is available on all our trains. First class has a separate, faster Wi-Fi.

We are not offering any food or drink on-board but you’re welcome to bring snacks and beverages (except alcohol) with you. 

All carriages are fitted with air conditioning controlled automatically through an internal device, which is set to keep the temperature between 18-25 degrees Celsius depending on the outside temperature. At certain intervals the system blows cool air into the carriage through its AC vents. The train driver can regulate the temperature by up to two degrees Celsius. Please contact our on-board staff if the temperature feels uncomfortable.  

The passenger is allowed to carry on the train luggage the sum of the three dimensions (length, width, height) of which does not exceed 200 cm and the weight of which does not exceed 40 kg (excluding bicycles and skis).

If possible, luggage should be placed on the luggage rack.
There are no extra luggage room on the 1st class. 

All our trains are wheelchair accessible. Please board section C which has both regular seats and special spaces with safety belts for wheelchairs. The lavatory in section C is wheelchair accessible. 

It’s best to plan ahead if you want to travel with a wheelchair, so please write to us at [email protected] at before your journey and tell us your travel plans.

Replacement buses used during engineering works and travel disruptions are accessible to customers who are able to board the bus on their own. Wheelchairs have to be folded down to fit into luggage compartments. If you need to stay in your own wheelchair throughout your journey, please write to us at [email protected] at least 24h before your journey and tell us your travel plans. We will arrange a wheelchair accessible vehicle. If a replacement bus is used for an unexpected travel disruption and it is not possible for you to board, our on-board staff will make sure that you can continue your onward journey. We will reimburse the costs of all alternative transport arrangements. Please keep the receipts. 

 

Replacement buses used during engineering works and travel disruptions are accessible to customers who are able to board the bus on their own. Wheelchairs have to be folded down to fit into luggage compartments. If you need to stay in your own wheelchair throughout your journey, please write to us at [email protected] at least 3 working days before your journey and tell us your travel plans. We will arrange a wheelchair accessible vehicle. If a replacement bus is used for an unexpected travel disruption and it is not possible for you to board, our on-board staff will make sure that you can continue your onward journey. We will reimburse the costs of all alternative transport arrangements. Please keep the receipts.  

Traveling with a pet Passenger Transport Regulations, Section 6.4 

  • You can only travel with a pet in carriage C. 

  • Dogs that are not kept in a special transport cage or bag must have a muzzle on their head and the dog must be on a short leash. 

  • Pets do not travel on our train in a seat or 1st class. 

A electric scooter/bicycle may be taken on the train, but you may not stand on it or ride it. The train does not move at a constant speed, which could put the person on the scooter at risk.
You may travel with a elektric scooter/bicycle in the train’s C-area; when folded, the scooter may also be carried elsewhere on the train.

Charging a scooter/bicycle on the train is not allowed.

Tickets

The most convenient way to buy a ticket for the entire journey (Estonia - Latvia, Estonia - Lithuania direction) is in advance through the Elron ticketing system or mobile app. Tickets covering a single segment of the connection can be purchased separately from each train operator.

  • Tallinn – Tartu – Valga: Tickets can be purchased from Elron's ticketing system (pre-sale up to 14 days), onboard ticket machines, or from onboard customer service staff. Numbered and reserved seats are only available with First-Class tickets.
  • Valga – Riga: Tickets can be purchased from Vivi's ticketing system (pre-sale up to 10 days), Vivi’s app, or from onboard customer service staff. Light refreshments are offered onboard – check out the menu!
  • Riga – Vilnius: Tickets are available from LTG Link's ticketing system (pre-sale up to 30 days), LTG Link’s app, or onboard from customer service staff. All seats are numbered, and First-Class tickets are available. Light refreshments are offered onboard – check out the menu!

Tickets are available in standard/second class.

– Tap the farecard on the reader.

– Choose the end station, or the zone of your end station when travelling in the zoned area near Tallinn. 

– Choose your ticket.  If you want to use the discount for registered residents with the Public Transportation Smartcard (Ühiskaart), press „Select“ next to “Ühiskaart discounted ticket” and tap your Smartcard. If you want to buy a regular ticket without the Public Transportation Smartcard, choose „Single ticket“ or „Discounted single ticket“.

– The ticket machine will display the price.

– Tap the farecard on the reader to confirm the transaction.

You can only buy single tickets in standard class.

On the train

Please validate your ticket in the ticket machine on the train as you board. The ticket machines are at every door of the train. If the ticket machine is out of order you can have it validated by on-board staff.

On-board staff have the right to check every passenger`s ticket even if the ticket has already been validated in the ticket machine.

You must carry an ID confirming your eligibility for these discounts:

  • the local government discount with a personalised Public Transportation Smartcard (Ühiskaart);
  • the discount for people aged up to and including 19;
  • the discount for people with partial or no work ability;
  • the discount for people aged 65 years and older.

Free Wi-Fi is available on all our trains. First class has a separate, faster Wi-Fi.

We are not offering any food or drink on-board but you’re welcome to bring snacks and beverages (except alcohol) with you.

All carriages are fitted with air conditioning controlled automatically through an internal device, which is set to keep the temperature between 18-25 degrees Celsius depending on the outside temperature. At certain intervals the system blows cool air into the carriage through its AC vents. The train driver can regulate the temperature by up to two degrees Celsius. Please contact our on-board staff if the temperature feels uncomfortable.  

The passenger is allowed to carry on the train luggage the sum of the three dimensions (length, width, height) of which does not exceed 200 cm and the weight of which does not exceed 40 kg (excluding bicycles and skis).

If possible, luggage should be placed on the luggage rack.
There are no extra luggage room on the 1st class. 

Travelling with a pet is only allowed in the train’s C area (car doors have a bike and wheelchair stickers, above the door is a pet sticker). You do not have to buy an additional ticket for your pet.
Pets are not allowed in first class.

There are places for strollers in the C area of the train, where there are also special safety belts for attaching strollers, and attendants can find a seat for themselves. There is also a changing table in the toilet in area C. Choosing the right door is especially important for those who exit at a stop with a short platform, as there is only exit through the C-area door of the train and, in the case of a coupled train, through the C-area of the first train in the direction of travel.

During railway repairs, the use of a replacement bus with a baby carriage is possible, provided that the baby carriage is placed in the luggage compartment (must be collapsible).
It is also possible to enter electric trains with a baby carriage from other doors if there is a baby carriage sticker above the train door - these trains have extended door areas where you can comfortably travel with a baby carriage.

First class tickets are valid only on the date and train shown on the ticket. A First class ticket guarantees a seat. Discounted tickets are not available in First class. One child under the age of seven can travel free with a paying adult. As the child will not have a ticket they will not have a seat reserved, so if the train is busy they will be expected to sit on your knee. If you want to guarantee your child a seat or you are travelling with more than one child you will need to buy them a full fare First class ticket. Pets and bicycles are not allowed in First class.

First class has

  • more spacious and comfortable reclining seats
  • more legroom
  • faster Wi-Fi
  • plug sockets at every seat
  • carpeted floors
  • tables at some seats

– Tap the farecard on the reader.

– Choose the end station, or the zone of your end station when travelling in the zoned area near Tallinn. 

– Choose your ticket.  If you want to use the discount for registered residents with the Public Transportation Smartcard (Ühiskaart), press „Select“ next to “Ühiskaart discounted ticket” and tap your Smartcard. If you want to buy a regular ticket without the Public Transportation Smartcard, choose „Single ticket“ or „Discounted single ticket“.

– The ticket machine will display the price.

– Tap the farecard on the reader to confirm the transaction.

You can only buy single tickets in standard class and you get 10% off compared to buying them from on-board staff or from ticket offices.

You can choose to have the tickets that you bought loaded to your Elron farecard or sent to you by email.

If you choose email we will send you the e-ticket as a PDF. You can print this at home before your journey or use it on a mobile device. You cannot collect e-tickets at the station. When you travel you can show the printed copy or the PDF ticket on your phone.

Ticket machines offer customers an easy and favourable way to buy a ticket. Ticket machines allow you to buy standard class single tickets with your bank card or Elron Farecard at a 5% discount.

Single tickets

You can claim a refund of single tickets purchased in advance but not yet used either via the ’Apply for a refund’ link above.

If you apply for a refund online you need to fill the text fields.

Season tickets

  • To return a season ticket, a request for a refund must be submitted to: e-mail address: [email protected]
  • The ticket fee will only be refunded if there are at least 60 minutes left until the ticket is valid.
  • Only unused tickets can be returned. Once the ticket has been used, the season ticket will no longer be refunded
  • The letter must also include the Elron travel card number where the season ticket is stored.

No admin fees are charged if you apply for the refund online and ask for the refund to be paid to your Elron Farecard. 

An admin fee of 1€ will apply and will be deducted from all refunds that are claimed by email. An admin fee of 1€ will apply and will be deducted from all refunds that are paid to a bank account in the European Union. 

The costs of refunding a ticket to a bank outside the European Union are covered by the applicant. Elron transfers to the recipient account the refund sum from which the transferring bank withholds its applicable fee. If the transfer fee exceeds the cost of the refunded ticket(s) no refund will be transferred to a bank account outside the EU. The applicant covers the applicable service fee(s) of the receiving bank.

The refund to your Farecard will be transferred immediately. The refund to your bank account will be transferred within five working days from the day we receive your application and all the required information.