Pärnu Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

The bus station (447 1002; 5am-8.30pm) is at the north end of Ringi tänav, just off Pikk. Cargobus (442 7845) near platform 8 sells Eurolines tickets to Rīga, Vilnius and beyond, though you can purchase tickets from the driver. For destinations throughout Estonia, the ticket office (6am-7.30pm), a red-brick building, is 100m south on the opposite side of Ringi tänav. More than 20 daily buses connect Pärnu with Tallinn (80-115Kr, two hours). Buses depart three times daily (one hour) for Munalaiu Port, the departure point for ferries to Kihnu. Other buses to/from Pärnu include:

Kuressaare 140Kr, 3¼ hours, three daily.

Rīga 110Kr, three hours, two daily.

Tartu 85Kr to 115Kr, two to three hours, 16 daily.

Viljandi 65Kr, 1½ to two hours, 10 daily.

Vilnius 280Kr, eight hours, two weekly.

Virtsu 55Kr, 1¼ hours, three daily.

Train

Two daily trains run between Tallinn and Pärnu (50Kr, three hours). The Pärnu station (Riia maantee 116) is 5km east of the town centre along the Rīga road. There's no station office there; buy tickets on the train.

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Boat

It's possible to take a ferry or private boat trip from Pärnu to Kihnu. Pärnu Yacht Club (Pärnu Jahtklubi; 447 1740; Lootsi tänav 6) has a harbour with a customs point and passport control.

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Air

Pärnu's airport (447 5001; www.eepu.ee) lies on the northern edge of town, west off the Tallinn road. Bus 23 runs from the bus station to the airport (20 minutes).

Air Livonia (447 5007; www.airlivonia.ee) flies twice weekly from Pärnu to Ruhnu (adult/concession 300/200Kr one way, 25 minutes); one of these flights continues on to Kuressaare (adult/concession 300/200Kr one way, one hour), Saaremaa. Air Livonia also has daily flights from Pärnu to Kihnu, but only from October to April (120Kr, one way). Book well in advance.

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