Route · 160 €
Transfer Tallinn — Koidula
Koidula is a road checkpoint in south-east Estonia, opposite Kunichina Gora on the Russian side. From Tallinn it is 270 kilometres and about three hours through Tartu. We collect you from an address, the airport or the port and bring you to the gates themselves.
- per car
- 160 €
- on the road
- 3 h 5 min
- via Tartu
- 270 km
What the price covers
- The fare is fixed before departure: traffic and night trips do not change it
- Pickup at the airport and cruise port — the driver waits with a name board
- If your flight is delayed we wait as long as needed, at no extra cost
- A child seat on request, and no surcharge for luggage
- Pay in cash, by card or by bank transfer; no prepayment required
In short. The Tallinn to Koidula transfer costs €160 for the whole car — up to four passengers with luggage. The drive takes about 3 hours 5 minutes, 270 km through Tartu.
Unlike pedestrian-only Narva, Koidula is a road crossing, but passport control takes place inside the checkpoint buildings, and our car does not cross: we drive you to the checkpoint and you continue on your own. For private cars the exit queue is booked in the GoSwift system and the checkpoint works during the day only. Hours and rules change — check them before you travel.
Already in Tartu? The road from there is half as long and cheaper — €80 instead of €160.
Price
What €160 covers
We charge for the car, not for the person: however many of you travel, you pay once. Neither a night departure nor traffic on the way out of Tallinn changes the fare.
| Service | Price | Details |
|---|---|---|
| Tallinn — Koidula | €160 | the whole car, up to 4 passengers with luggage |
| Koidula — Tallinn | €160 | the return trip at the same price |
| Airport or cruise port pickup | €0 | a name board in the arrivals hall; waiting for the flight is not billed |
| Luggage, child seat, night departure | €0 | no surcharge for bags, the seat or the hour of the day |
| From Tartu to the crossing | €80 | ≈ 65 km and about an hour, a separate route |
Paying. Cash to the driver or a bank transfer, in euros. No prepayment: the road first, the settlement after. The confirmation with the price arrives by message before departure.
Why Koidula costs more than Narva
The road is sixty kilometres longer and takes almost an hour more — hence €160 against €130 to Narva. In return you cross by car rather than on foot, which with suitcases is a different experience altogether.
How the trip works
Three hours to the south-eastern border
- 01
We agree the departure time
Send the date and the hour you need to be at the border. The crossing works in daytime only, so we count the departure from Tallinn backwards from that, leaving room for the drive and for the control.
- 02
Pickup in Tallinn
From a flat, a hotel, the airport or the cruise port. We load the luggage ourselves, charge nothing for bags and bring a child seat on request.
- 03
The road through Tartu
First the Tallinn — Tartu highway, then towards Võru and Setomaa. The way is longer than to Narva, so we stop halfway for coffee and a stretch — that time is already allowed for.
- 04
Drop-off at the checkpoint
We bring you to the Koidula gates. You clear the control yourself; if you need a car waiting on the Russian side, say so in advance and we will help line it up.
Comparison
Taxi to Koidula, the Ecolines coach or a transfer
Koidula has a quirk of its own: almost no scheduled transport goes to the checkpoint itself. The coach passes by on its way to Pskov, and the train drops you two kilometres from the border — the rest is on foot with your bags.
| Way | Price | Time | What matters |
|---|---|---|---|
| EstoniaTransfer private car | €160 per car | ≈ 3 h 5 min | door to the gates of the crossing, departure at the hour that suits you |
| Ecolines coach Tallinn — Pskov | see the booking system | ≈ 7 h | 334 km, passes through Koidula, but all passengers clear control together |
| Elron train with a change | Elron fares | Tallinn — Tartu plus line R46 | a couple of trains a day on that stretch, then about 2 km from the station |
| Your own car | fuel | ≈ 3 h | needs a GoSwift queue booking; weekend slots go early |
When a transfer earns its keep. If the queue is already booked for a specific hour, a car adapts to it and a coach or train does not. And the last stretch through Põlva and Setomaa runs on local roads where scheduled transport simply does not go.
The car
What you travel in
2020 Toyota Corolla Hybrid: four passenger seats, climate control, a boot for two large suitcases and hand luggage. Koidula is nearly an hour further than Narva, so winter tyres in winter and working air conditioning in summer are not a formality here.
Kirill is at the wheel and he answers WhatsApp and Telegram himself: you deal with the driver directly, without a dispatcher. He speaks Russian and gets by in English. A stop or a drop-off in Tartu is possible on the way — mention it in advance.
The border crossing
What to know about Koidula
The crossing works in daytime only
The queue is booked in advance
On foot or by car
Phone numbers, just in case
The operator
Who runs the service
Koidula is 270 kilometres away and needs a booked exit slot — a journey where you depend on the driver and the car for several hours. So the numbers below are worth checking, and not only ours: carrying passengers for payment is a licensed activity in Estonia, the numbers are public, and an operator who cannot produce them is working outside the law, with no insurance covering your trip.
Legal entity
Name: Barabara OÜ
Registry code: 17146802
Entered in the Estonian Commercial Register; the code can be checked at ariregister.rik.ee.
Passenger transport licence
Number: TVL005942
Issued to the company by the Estonian Transport Administration (Transpordiamet).
The driver
Service card: TK23034
The same person every time, speaking English and Russian. The car is a 2020 Toyota Corolla Hybrid with four passenger seats.
FAQ
Transfer Tallinn — Koidula: common questions
How much does the Tallinn — Koidula transfer cost?
How long is the drive to Koidula?
Why is Koidula more expensive than Narva?
Do I need to book a slot in GoSwift?
Can we stop in Tartu on the way?
Do you drive the other way, from the border to Tallinn?
Shall we drive to Koidula?
Send the date and the hour you need to be at the border — we will confirm the car and the price in one message.
Prices and facts on this page were last checked . Crossing hours and border rules change — check politsei.ee before you travel.