There are 8 ways to get from Tartu to Košice by train, plane, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly
best- Take the train from Tartu to Ülemistetrain
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane TLL - KSC
8h 19m€130–288Train, bus via Vilnius
cheapest- Take the train from Tartu to Vilniustrain 12
- Take the train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Kraków Głównytrain
- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Košicebus 986
25h 36m€85–121Bus
- Take the bus from Tartu bussijaam to Riiabus
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Lviv to Košicebus
26h 5m€104–184Drive 1,361.6 km
- Drive from Tartu to Košicecar 1,361.6 km
17h 15m€230–332Train to Riga International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Tartu to Riga-Pasazierutrain
- Fly from Riga International Airport (RIX) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane RIX - KSC
10h 36m€94–285Fly from Tartu Ülenurme Airport
- Fly from Tartu Ülenurme Airport (TAY) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane TAY - KSC
11h 52m€222–603Train, bus
- Take the train from Tartu to Riga-Pasazierutrain 12
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Ružomberokbus
- Take the train from Ruzomberok to Kosicetrain 619 / ...
27h 1m€121–209Train
- Take the train from Tartu to Kaisiadorystrain 12
- Take the train from Kaišiadorys to Mockavatrain 31
- Take the train from Mockava to Krakow Glownytrain Ic
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Muszynatrain Tlk / ...
- Take the train from Muszyna to Poprad Tatrytrain M7
- Take the train from Poprad-Tatry to Kosicetrain Re / ...
28h 31m€133–235
Tartu to Košice by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Tartu to Košice is to train and bus via Vilnius which costs €85 - €130 and takes 25h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Tartu to Košice is to train and fly which takes 8h 19m and costs €130 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Tartu to Košice. However, there are services departing from Tartu bussijaam and arriving at Košice via Riga Central Bus Station and Lviv. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Tartu to Košice. However, there are services departing from Tartu and arriving at Kosice via Kaišiadorys, Mockava, Krakow Glowny, Muszyna and Poprad-Tatry. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 31m.
The distance between Tartu and Košice is 1399 km. The road distance is 1361.6 km.
The best way to get from Tartu to Košice without a car is to train and bus via Vilnius which takes 25h 36m and costs €85 - €130.
It takes approximately 8h 19m to get from Tartu to Košice, including transfers.
Tartu to Košice bus services, operated by Lux Express, depart from Tartu bussijaam station.
Tartu to Košice train services, operated by LTG Link, depart from Tartu station.
The best way to get from Tartu to Košice is to bus which takes 26h 5m and costs €100 - €190. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €220 - €650 and takes 11h 52m, you could also train, which costs €130 - €240 and takes 28h 31m.
What companies run services between Tartu, Estonia and Košice, Slovakia?
You can take a bus from Tartu bussijaam to Košice via Riga Central Bus Station and Lviv in around 26h 5m. Alternatively, Finnair, Austrian Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Tartu Ülenurme Airport (TAY) to Košice International Airport (KSC) 3 times a day.
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Košice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–250
Flights from Riga International Airport to Košice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Thursday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–250
Flights from Tartu Ülenurme Airport to Košice International Airport via Helsinki, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €220–600
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Košice International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Riga International Airport to Košice International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Tartu Ülenurme Airport to Košice International Airport via Helsinki, Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–700
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Tartu Ülenurme Airport to Košice International Airport via Helsinki, Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–700
- Phone
- +372 616 0245
- [email protected]
- Website
- Elron
Train from Tartu to Ülemiste
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–18
- Website
- Elron
- Express Train Ticket
- €13–18
Train from Tartu to Riga-Pasazieru
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- Elron
- Express Train Ticket
- €18–25
Train from Tartu to Riga-Pasazieru
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- Elron
- Express Train Ticket
- €18–25
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Tartu to Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Tartu to Riga-Pasazieru
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Tartu to Riga-Pasazieru
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 39m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Tartu to Kaisiadorys
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–35
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kaišiadorys to Mockava
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Ruzomberok to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–16
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
Train from Poprad-Tatry to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- Railways of Slovak Republic (ZSSK)
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Ruzomberok to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €8–16
- Website
- RegioJet
Train from Poprad-Tatry to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- RegioJet
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Ruzomberok to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
Train from Poprad-Tatry to Kosice
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- Czech Railways (ČD)
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Mockava to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Krakow Glowny to Muszyna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +48 (12) 30 71 714
- [email protected]
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
Train from Muszyna to Poprad Tatry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Website
- Koleie Malopolskie
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Košice
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Ružomberok
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lux Express
Bus from Tartu bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- Lux Express
- Phone
- +380 44 594 9010
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +37167210066
- [email protected]
- Website
- latlines.lv
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–85
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pavluks Trans
Bus from Lviv to Košice
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Pavluks Trans
- Schedules at
- Pavluks Trans
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Booking & Getting There
Tartu to Košice bus services, operated by Lux Express, arrive at Riia station.
Košice is 1h behind Tartu. It is currently 11:23 PM in Tartu and 10:23 PM in Košice.
Tartu to Košice train services, operated by LTG Link, arrive at Kaisiadorys station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tartu to Košice is 1362 km. It takes approximately 17h 15m to drive from Tartu to Košice.
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