Contact Rail Europe at (877) 257-2887 to book travel on Estonian Rail, or visit the Web site (see Resources below).
Enter Estonia on the sleeper train from Moscow. It is best to book this leg of your journey with a knowledgeable travel agent, as information in English is limited.
Take a train from St. Petersburg to Tallinn. Departures are on even days of the month, so plan accordingly, or you'll have a long layover!
Book a ticket on the train from Minsk to Tallinn. These trains depart twice a week and make stops in Riga and Vilnius.
Take a day trip to Tallinn on the Nordic Jet Line. You can purchase a Finnrail pass and add a Tallinn day package for less than $100.
Explore the Web sites for the Edelraudtee or passenger train services in Estonia, but expect to register before getting much information on schedules or ticket prices.
Start your travel in the capital city, Tallinn. From the international airport there, you can access train transportation to limited areas of the country.
Expect change in the rail system in Estonia over the next few years. The system has shifted back and forth between public and private ownership. This has left many of the routes in disrepair, and a large expanse of the country is still unreachable by rail.
Hear Estonian or Finnish, not Russian, spoken in Estonia during your trip. You are most likely to find English spoken in the urban areas of the country.
Use an ATM or cash-withdrawal machine to get the best exchange rate on the Estonian kroon. Estonia postponed the adoption of the euro until it could get the rate of inflation under control.
