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=== South towards [[Pärnu]], [[Riga]], [[Haapsalu]] {{E|67}} ===[[File:Parnu-riga.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[User:Amylin|Amylin]] leaving Tallinn in March, wearing: 2 shirts, a dress, a warm sweater, a winter coat, leggings, jeans, 2 pairs of socks, 2 pairs of gloves, a scarf, a hat, & snow boots... and still freezing!]]

==== Option 1: E67 (Laagri) ====1. Take the [https://transport.tallinn.ee/#bus/18/a-b/20819-1/map bus #18 ] from bus-stop ''Viru'' (close to the Viru Gate entrance to the Old Town, where the McDonalds is) to the final stop, ''Laagri'' (about a 30 minute ride). There's a Walk on about ≈150m along Pärnu maantee, the large road to the south , and traffic hitch. Traffic is going fairly slowand there's a wide hard shoulder. <br/ >One stop earlier , you will also find a petrol station. Also bus #buses 10 and 14 stop nearby, at their end stations.

Or take 2. Take the "Elektriraudtee" commuter train from Tallinn-Balti jaam to Laagri stationand walk to the main road as above.

It may be possible to hitch from ==== Option 2: On the ferry terminals. When ====If you are arriving at to Tallinn by a ferry and not planning to spend any time in the port from Helsinki on Viking Line or Eckerö Linebeautiful city, just walk it is advisable to go to the Logi street, some 200 m away from car deck on the passenger terminal towards the city ship about 30 minutes before arrival and stick out your thumbask drivers directly for a ride. Many trucks can take Looking at licence plates helps. If you all don't get a ride before the way to doors open and the cars start leaving, climb the stairs back up and leave the Polish border. There is probably a similar place for truckscoming with Tallink's ship, as wellany other foot passenger.

[[File==== Option 3:Parnu-rigaAt the ferry terminal ====It is also possible to hitch from the ferry terminals.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[amylin]] leaving Tallinn in MarchWhen arriving at the port from Helsinki on Viking Line or Eckerö Line, wearing: 2 shirtsjust walk to Logi street, some 200 m away from the passenger terminal towards the city and stick out your thumb. Many trucks can take you all the way to the Polish border. There is probably a dresssimilar place for trucks coming with Tallink's ship, as well. Use a warm sweater, a winter coat, leggings, jeans, 2 pairs of socks, 2 pairs of gloves, a scarf, a hat, & snow bootssign so that the drivers know where you are going.You can see the timetable for ships arriving to Tallinn [http://www.viroweb.ee/eesti/aikataulut. and still freezingasp?yhtio=%25&paiva=%25&SUUNTA=HEL&submit=Otsi!here]].

==== Option 1: Highway 1 at Pae ====Take one of the following buses : 12 (Väike-Õismäe - Priisle (this is an express line and costs more)), 13 (Väike-Õismäe - Seli) or 54 (Mereakadeemia-Estonia , 67 (Estonia-Seli) or 68 (this is the only bus leaving from the town centreEstonia - Priisle; does not circulate at Sundays) or better still , tram 2 (Kopli-Ülemiste) or 4 (Tondi-Ülemiste) to Pae. The tram-stop to take from the centre of the town is Hobujaama. When you get to Pae hitch from the crossroad of Peterburi tee and Pae. Although buses in the 100's and 200's (e. g. 156) go there from Balti Jaam as well, they drive out of town and are therefore much more expensive than normal buses. Also, Pae street is still pretty much in town and hitchhiking from there might be a bit more difficult.

==== Option 2: Highway 1 at Pirita Jõgi ====A better option is to hike hitch from Pirita Jõgi, which is on the border of Tallinn. To get there one has to walk for some distance, though. One can go on any bus leaving from Balti Jaam to Loksa (e.g. 152). These are also buses that leave town and therefore cost more. To get there by Tallinn's public transportation one can take one the buses 13 (Väike-Õismäe - Seli) 49 or 54 (Mereakadeemia-Estonia), 67 (Estonia-Seli), 68 (Estonia-Priisle) to Priisle (or Seli if you take bus 67) and then walk along Rahu tee until one reaches Peterburi tee and walk eastward. It's best to start hitchhiking from after the bridge over Pirita river.

To get from Pae (Option 1) to Pirita Jõgi (Option 2), one can (in addition to buses 13 , 54, 67, and 5468) also take either number bus 50 (Seli-Pae) or 58 (Priisle-Pae) to Priisle.

Take bus #2 from Viru to Pühamägi (next stop after the airport) and you can hitch just after the bus stop.If hitchhiking is not possible due the big road construction works (as of April, 2013), continue to walk on left side of the road for one more kilometre in order to get to a place with enough space to stop. === North towards [[Helsinki]] ===Mostly on summer Sundays you can attempt hitching a private boat/yacht going back to Finland. It might take 6-10hours to cross with a yacht so better try your luck with a fancy expensive motorboat first. Two marinas in Tallinn: one in main port near Sadamarket; another in Pirita - more relaxed ([[User:Astikain|Tomi Astikainen]] reports hitching a fast and expensive boat with only 55min ride). Hitchin boat in Tallinn (as often) could be really time and energy consuming, especially if summertime and weekend you might do it but prepared to long wait and lots of refuses, there are not so many boat and they are not really eager to give you a lift. Though if you have patience and time it could be a very good experience and should be easier than find a truck driver allowing you to hide in his cabin. Prefer Pirita marina to old center one cause there are more boats and most of finnish arrive there '''Black riding''' a ferry with a truck: convince a truck driver to let you sit on his bed and not mention about a passenger when tickets are checked. This can be done in parking lot near Logi street near terminal A and bigger truck stop behind terminal D. You will risk to be [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cargo_scanning cargo scanned], although amount of x-ray shouldn't be dangerous. However if they find you, it will be considered as a ''[http://www.finlex.fi/fi/laki/alkup/2000/20000756 mild border violation]'' and you'll thus get a fine. While on the ferry, you should hitchhike already on the car deck of the ship. Go to the car deck about 30 minutes before arrival time to the harbour and start asking around. If you have a large backpack, keep in mind that at some point the car deck's doors will open and the cars will start flowing out into the harbour. You don't want to be between large trucks at that point! As over 50% of Finns live more than 150 km away from Helsinki, you will be able to get a rather long ride this way! '''Cheap Ticket''' Since the ferries aren't hitchable, you might have to buy a ticket. One way tickets cost cost between 15 and 70 Euro/person (depending on the season etc.) So instead you might want to buy a "minicruise" ticket. That usually means you stay on the boat until it arrives back at your starting point. Anyways, no one is controlling the leaving passengers, so you just leave after half the ride you paid for. These tickets are usually a lot cheaper, since they expect you to buy food etc. while on board. ====Ferry companies====* [http://www.vikingline.com/ VikingLine]* [http://www.tallinksilja.com/en/ Tallink]* [https://www.eckeroline.fi/en/ Eckerö line]* [http://www.lindaline.fi/en/ Linda line]

Not a whole lot of ticket control [http://soiduplaan.tallinn.ee/#plan/en This site] and [http://web.trafi.com this one too] have great journey planners and they both also show timetables and routes for all public transport in trams, but if you hit one you can survive with the help of kind local peopleTallinn. Tallinn has free public transportation for its citizens. A Non-citizens either buy a ticket bought from the driver for 1.60€ or a green card at kiosks which is 25 kroons called Ühiskaart. It costs 2€ once and then can be charged with money. You can also buy an e-ticket (February 2010also at kiosks) . If you put money on your card one hour ticket costs 1.10€. If you buy an e-ticket, a one-day ticket costs 3€. There are not many ticket inspectors around the town. But if they catch you, you could try to pretend to have no money and must then be validated in get away with it. They give you a machine fine (first time 20€) which you should pay the day after, but well, maybe you are already on the busway south.

The ferry terminals close for the night. However, outside the terminal entrances there are benches where you can unroll your sleeping bag (if the weather is relatively warm).In summer Pirita marina is a perfectly calm and cool place to set up your tent in tje wood or sleep in the beach and try your luck hitchin boats the morning after