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Directions to the Conference Sites
This year’s conference will be held in the city called Tartu. Although not the capital, it is the best place
for a scientific endeavour in Estonia. Together with our oldest university, Tartu University which dates back
to 1632, the centre of Estonian military education – the National Defence College is located here.
Getting to Estonia
All air services to Estonia are to the capital, Tallinn (With one exception: see 'Direct flight to Tartu' below).
There are direct flights to Tallinn form many
European cities. Find more information about the Tallinn Airport at www.tallinn-airport.ee
Tallinn can also be directly reached by ferry from Helsinki, Stockholm, and Rostock. The harbour is located right
next to the city’s medieval old town. This is a nice surrounding to have a short acclimatization with Nordic climate.
Getting to Tartu
The public buses operating between Tallinn and Tartu are fast and comfortable. From the Tallinn Bus Station
regular coaches depart to Tartu every 15 to 30 minutes, from 6 am to midnight. The ride from Tallinn to Tartu costs about
150 EEK (10 Euro) and takes about 2.5 hours.
You are welcome to surf to www.bussireisid.ee
(Select 'Top-lines' > Tallinn-Tartu) to explore your options to use our inter-cities public transport. To guarantee
your seat we recommend you to buy tickets online.
Public transportation Bus no. 2 (Mõigu - Reisisadam) leaves the airport (Lennujaam) every 20 minutes
for the bus station (Autobussijaam), which is located 1.5 km from the airport. The price of the ticket is 20
EEK (1.3 Euro); tickets are sold by the driver in the bus and at the R-Kiosk in the terminal. The airport bus stop
is located in front of the Arrivals hall. There is also a taxi stand close to the Tallinn Airport. The trip
from the airport to the bus station with a taxi will take from 15 up to 40 minutes depending of peak periods.
We have many car rental companies providing cars for everyone’s taste. The web sites of some local
companies are www.rentacar.ee or www.av-autorent.ee.
Additionally to the domestic ones, a lot of international car rental companies are represented in Estonia. You
can find their list, all needed information and booking forms here.
If you plan to rent a car, please note that parking in bigger cities (including Tartu) is for a fee.
The Conference Transportation from Tallinn Airport to Tartu and back to Tallinn Airport
is provided by the Conference Team according to following schedule. (You can book your seat(s) upon registration
for the Conference.)
- 02 Nov departure from Tallinn 12:30* – arrival in Tartu app 15:00
- 06 Nov departure from Tartu 09:00 – arrival in Tallinn app 11:30
* The bus will show an 'IMTA 09' sign and collect people in front of the airport
at the Arrivals entrance.
Direct Flights to Tartu
Estonia has great news for you! On July the 3rd, the Latvian airline airBaltic
launched nonstop flights between Riga and Tartu 4 times a week. Riga’s airport is a well operated international
airport where you can find direct flights from many spots. We hope that this good news gives you a
comfortable alternative to arrive to Tartu for IMTA 2009.
Please check these websites for more information:
Tartu airport (info),
Nonstop flights from Tartu to Riga
For local maps and transport from airport to city please visit :
Tartu airport (homepage)
Getting to the Conference Venue
IMTA 09 will take place at the Dorpat Hotel and Convention Centre (Soola 6, 51014 Tartu) which you
find just in front of the bus station in Tartu. All important locations you may need during your stay are
marked on the map below:
You can surf to the map of Tartu here.
For more information on Tartu, click here.
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