Practical information

• Accommodation
• Travel information

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS

The Estonian area code is +372

Emergency services – 112

Taxi 1 – +372 1918

Taxi 2 – +372 7422222

You can also use the Bolt mobile app or see https://tartu.ee/en/taxis.

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USEFUL ADDRESSES

Closest pharmacy (open 24 h) – Raekoja plats 1a

University Main Building – Ülikooli 18

Tartu Information Center – Raekoja plats 1a

Train station – Vaksali 6

Bus station – Turu 2

Tartu Airport – Lennu tn 44, Reola village

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TRANSPORT

Bus tickets:

• https://luxexpress.eu/en/
• https://www.tpilet.ee/en/

City buses:

• https://tartu.ee/en/inner-city-bus-transportation (general information)
• There are three ways to purchase a city bus ticket:
  • Buy a Tartu bus card (€3) at R-Kiosk, Selver, Rimi, Prisma, Omniva, Tartu Bus Station, or the Tartu Information Center. You can load money onto the card at these locations or online at https://tartu.pilet.ee/en/home. When boarding the bus, simply hold the card up to one of the on-board validators.
  • Buy an hourly QR-code ticket online to your e-mail address and present the QR-code to one of the on-board validators when you board the bus.
  • Buy an hourly ticket using contactless card payment on the bus by holding your bank card up to one of the on-board validators. Be careful to avoid accidental contactless payments while standing near the validator!
• Tickets
• Bus lines map
• Bus lines timetable

Trains:

• https://elron.ee/en

Taxi:

• https://tartu.ee/en/taxis
• https://bolt.eu/en-ee/

City bikes:

• https://ratas.tartu.ee/

Other:

• Parking information in Tartu

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TRANSPORT TO AND FROM THE AIRPORT

The easiest and cheapest way to get to and from the Tartu Airport is to use the services of the Airport Shuttle: https://tartu.ee/en/airport-shuttle. See also the Tartu Airport webpage.

In Tallinn and Riga, most buses also stop at the airport in addition to the central bus station stop. You can book bus tickets on the LuxExpress webpage or download their mobile app.

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WIRELESS NETWORKS

In order to connect to Wi-Fi, please use the UT-public or Eduroam networks.

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PHOTOCOPYING/PRINTING

You can print your materials at Tartu Ülikooli Kirjastus/University of Tartu Press (Lossi 3) that is located next to the main venue Jakobi 2. You can also print posters there, the price depends on the size and design of your poster. You can pay by card or in cash.

You can also print at Koopiatehas (Ülikooli 10).

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BANKS AND SHOPS (opening hours)

Banks are usually open until 5 p.m. You can find ATMs around the Town Hall square. Most supermarkets are open until 10 p.m. Please note that Wednesday, August 20th is Estonian Restoration of Independence Day, thus a public holiday in Estonia. The supermarkets and most of the restaurants are still open that day, while some services might be closed.

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TOURISM

Useful links:

• https://visitestonia.com/en
• https://visitestonia.com/en/where-to-go
• https://visittartu.com/
• https://loodusegakoos.ee/en

Museums and centres in Tartu:

• Estonian National Museum (ERM)– see the Uralic-themed permanent exhibition Echo of the Urals
• Tartu Art Museum
• University of Tartu Art Museum
• University of Tartu Natural History Museum and Botanical Garden
• University of Tartu Museum
• Tartu Old Observatory
• Estonian Sports and Olympic Museum
• Tartu Toy Museum
• AHHAA Science Centre

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FOOD

Most restaurants and cafés in the city center offer daily specials for lunch on workdays. The price is usually between 5-8 euros.

You can safely drink tap water anywhere in the city.