Baltic countries air carriers

I am planning a trip from the Pacific Northwest to Tallinn, Estonia and am
having trouble finding connecting European flights from the main European
gateway airports; I could use some advise from seasoned travellers in
that
region.
Martin

"andares" wrote:

I am planning a trip from the Pacific Northwest to Tallinn, Estonia
and am having trouble finding connecting European flights from the
main European gateway airports; I could use some advise from seasoned
travellers in that
region.

The main gateways are through Helsinki, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, and
Copenhagen. There are also flights to London (Gatwick and Stansted) and
summer flights to Paris.

Here is a link to the winter timetable for the airport for more info on
destinations and frequencies, plus a general link to the airport web
site:

http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/public...uplaan-eng.pdf
http://www.tallinn-airport.ee/index.php?page=409

An alternative is to fly into Helsinki, and take a 1h45m jet ferry or 20
minute helicopter flight for the short hop to Tallinn. Be careful making
reservations on weekends, since Tallinn is a popular destination for
Finns.

http://www.portoftallinn.com/passeng...schedule.shtml
http://www-eng.njl.fi/
http://www.tallink.fi/en/index.html
http://www.copterline.com/en_GB/

Note there is also an overnight ferry from Stockholm.

Here's a general link to transportation services in the region:

http://www.balticsww.com/timetables.htm

andares wrote:

I am planning a trip from the Pacific Northwest to Tallinn, Estonia and am
having trouble finding connecting European flights from the main European
gateway airports; I could use some advise from seasoned travellers in
that
region.

SEA to AMS on NWA 34; change planes, AMS to TLL on NWA 8805 (aka
KLM 1327). On the way back, TLL to AMS, but the plane change
requires an overnight stay in Amsterdam, then AMS to SEA.

A bit more convenient is SAS from SEA to CPH, change planes,
then SAS/Estonian codeshare from CPH to TLL.

That's just from SEA, since there's more to "the Pacific
Northwest" than Seattle, and you don't indicate whether PDX
or YVR would also be convenient.
--
dgs

Martin,

Easyjet (easyjet.com) is one of the biggest European Low-Cost Carriers
(LCCs) and flies to Tallinn from London Stansted and Berlin. Stansted
is London's 3rd airport and is, frankly, a pain in the butt to get to.
However, if you book plenty of time in advance, and stick to your
plans, you can pick up a real bargain in terms of flight tickets.

Things to look out for are that mid-week flights are often much cheaper
on Easyjet than at the weekend, (try their Calendar View), and that
taxes and charges can add quite a bit to the total bill. Prices also
increase with time, so booking early is very beneficial.

Also look into getting to Stansted from Central London (or even LGW or
LHR) by coach (www.nationalexpress.com). It's slower than the Stansted
"Express" train but a lot less expensive.

Hope this helps

Russ