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Public transport in Estonia

Estonia: 58 public transport operators, 124.8M km of scheduled service a year, 1,000 major stations and 180 tender notices — per region and operator.

Operators
58
Vehicle-km / year
≈ 124.8M km
Vehicles (peak)
≈ 1,227
Trips / week
102.1K
Stations*
1,000
Tender notices
180
Open procedures
116
Value (€)
€768.5M
Vehicle-km per inhabitant
≈ 91.1 km
Rank 5 of 25

Estimates from the scheduled timetables (one representative week per feed). *Stations with a page of their own. Methodology →

Estonia over time

4 snapshots · Jul 2026 – Oct 2026

124.8M km ↑ +4% since Jul 2026
62.4M km124.8M kmJul 2026Oct 2026

Vehicle-km over 12 months: +4% since Jul 2026. All countries →

The largest operators

Map →

Vehicle-km / year

  1. 1 Aktsiaselts Tallinna Linnatransport 36.9M km
  2. 2 AS Lux Express Estonia 9.2M km
  3. 3 SEBE Aktsiaselts 8.4M km
  4. 4 ELRON 6.5M km
  5. 5 HANSABUSS AS 6.2M km
  6. 6 HANSABUSS AS 4.9M km
  7. 7 SEBE Aktsiaselts 3.9M km
  8. 8 Atko Bussiliinid AS 3.3M km
  9. 9 HANSABUSS AS 3M km
  10. 10 GoBus AS 2.7M km
  11. 11 GoBus AS 2.6M km
  12. 12 GoBus AS 2.6M km
  13. 13 GoBus AS 2.5M km
  14. 14 GoBus AS 2.4M km
  15. 15 GoBus AS 2.2M km

Share of vehicle-km

54% Top 5 operators
Aktsiaselts Tallinna Linnatransport 36.9M km 30% AS Lux Express Estonia 9.2M km 7.4% SEBE Aktsiaselts 8.4M km 6.7% ELRON 6.5M km 5.2% HANSABUSS AS 6.2M km 5%

Routes by mode

2,357 routes

Regions

NUTS-3 regions by the service run inside them.

  1. Põhja-Eesti Operators 25 61M km
  2. Lõuna-Eesti Operators 31 28.1M km
  3. Lääne-Eesti Operators 25 14.3M km
  4. Kesk-Eesti Operators 26 11.9M km
  5. Kirde-Eesti Operators 15 6.5M km

Busiest stations

By scheduled departures per day.

  1. Vabaduse väljak 3,113 departures/day
  2. Estonia 2,315 departures/day
  3. Väike-Õismäe 1,758 departures/day
  4. Balti jaam (train station) 1,659 departures/day
  5. Taksopark 1,558 departures/day
  6. Koidu 1,506 departures/day
  7. Mustakivi 1,441 departures/day
  8. Viru 1,423 departures/day
  9. Reidi tee 1,335 departures/day
  10. Tallinn-Väike 1,292 departures/day
  11. Lepistiku 1,252 departures/day
  12. J. Poska 1,224 departures/day
  13. Bussijaam (bus station) 1,223 departures/day
  14. Kullerkupu 1,161 departures/day
  15. Nurmenuku 1,161 departures/day

Tender market

Tenders in Estonia → On the map →

By stage

180 Tender notices

By service type

  1. School transport 77
  2. Scheduled public transport 77
  3. Other 12
  4. Taxi 7
  5. Vehicle hire with driver 4
  6. Demand-responsive 2
  7. Rail 1

Most active contracting authorities

  1. 1 Mittetulundusühing Põhja-Eesti Ühistranspordikeskus 33
  2. 2 Riigi Tugiteenuste Keskus 19
  3. 3 Mittetulundusühing Pärnumaa Ühistranspordikeskus 11
  4. 4 Mittetulundusühing Valgamaa Ühistranspordikeskus 8
  5. 5 Mittetulundusühing Tartumaa Ühistranspordikeskus 7
  6. 6 Riigi Kaitseinvesteeringute Keskus 6
  7. 7 Sillamäe Linnavalitsus 6
  8. 8 Saaremaa Vallavalitsus 6
  9. 9 Tallinna Tehnikaülikool 5
  10. 10 Kuusalu Vallavalitsus 4
  11. 11 Mittetulundusühing Kagu Ühistranspordikeskus 4
  12. 12 Pärnu Linnavalitsus 4

How we calculate
Operators Unit: operators · counted
Transport companies as their timetable names them (GTFS agency). The same operator in several feeds is counted once; in Germany the company that actually runs each line. Source: published GTFS timetables, one representative week per feed
Vehicle-km / year Unit: km per year · estimate
For every trip: route length (along the published route shape; without one, the straight line between its stops × 1.25) × the days it runs in the representative week, × 365.25 / 7. Only scheduled service — no empty or depot runs, no demand-responsive services. Source: published GTFS timetables, one representative week per feed
Vehicles (peak) Unit: vehicles · estimate
The highest number of trips running at the same moment in the representative week — a lower bound: reserve and workshop vehicles are not included. Source: published GTFS timetables, one representative week per feed
Trips / week Unit: trips per week · counted
All scheduled trips in the representative week; trips given as a frequency (every 10 minutes) are expanded into single trips. Source: published GTFS timetables, one representative week per feed
Stations* Unit: stations · counted
Stations with a page of their own: at least 250 scheduled departures a day, or among a country's busiest 1,000 with at least 30. Capped per country, so not comparable between countries. Source: published GTFS timetables, one representative week per feed
Vehicle-km per inhabitant Unit: km per inhabitant and year · estimate
Vehicle-km per year of all operators in the country ÷ its population. Only countries whose timetables cover the whole country; the figure for all countries together is their vehicle-km ÷ their population. Source: published GTFS timetables, one representative week per feed; Eurostat, population on 1 January 2025
Tender notices Unit: notices · counted
Every published notice counts once: prior information, call for tenders or award notice. Source: TED (EU Official Journal) since 06/2024 and the German national portal
Open procedures Unit: notices · as published
Prior information notices and calls for tenders — notices that do not announce an award. Source: TED (EU Official Journal) since 06/2024 and the German national portal
Value (€) Unit: € · as published
Sum of the contract values stated in the notices, in euro only; other currencies are neither converted nor added. Many notices state no value, so the sum is a lower bound. Source: TED (EU Official Journal) since 06/2024 and the German national portal

Methodology & limits →