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Helsinki and Tallinn are separated by the Gulf of Finland.The distance between the cities is about 80 kilometres (50 mi). Travel between the capitals is currently mainly by ferry and fast passenger boat, travel time varying from 1 hour 40 minutes (fast summer ferries operating from April to October) to three and a half hours (normal ferries operating year round), but most ferries now take two ...
Tallink, Viking Line and Eckerö Line compete on the Helsinki - Tallinn route, which is also the busiest route in the Baltic Sea, travelled by over 6 million people in 2008. [1] The fact that this route is so busy (a further 270,380 people flew between Tallinn Airport and Helsinki Airport in 2018) has led to calls for a Helsinki–Tallinn Tunnel.
Linda Line was the brand name of Lindaliini AS, an Estonian ferry company operating between Tallinn, Estonia and Helsinki, Finland. Its high-speed passenger ferry Karolin was the fastest vessel sailing between the two cities, linking Tallinn's Linnahall terminal and Helsinki's Makasiini terminal in 100 minutes.
Viking XPRS at Katajanokka terminal in Helsinki. MS Viking XPRS is a fast cruiseferry owned by the Finland-based Viking Line and operated on their service between Helsinki, Finland and Tallinn, Estonia. Her keel was laid on 16 April 2007 [8] and launching took place on 19 September 2007. [9] Viking XPRS entered service on 28 April 2008. [4]
Tallinn – Helsinki: Tallinn, Estonia MS Baltic Queen: Cruiseferry 2009 2009– 48,915 GT: 2.800 24,5 Tallinn – Mariehamn – Stockholm: Tallinn, Estonia MS Star: Cruiseferry: 2007 2007- 36,249 GT: 2.080 27 Paldiski – Kapellskär: Tallinn, Estonia MS Victoria I: Cruiseferry 2004 2004– 40,975 GT: 2.500 22 Tallinn – Helsinki: Tallinn ...
MyStar is a roll-on/roll-off passenger (ro-pax) ferry operated by the Estonian shipping company Tallink on the Tallinn–Helsinki route. The vessel was built by Rauma Marine Constructions in Rauma, Finland and entered service in December 2022. As of 2024, MyStar is the newest ship in Tallink's fleet.
Tallinn - Helsinki Ordered by Rederi AB Slite for Viking Line traffic. In Silja Line traffic between 1993 and 2013. The largest cruiseferry in the world between 1992 and 2002. Largest ferry in the world in terms of number of beds and passenger capacity Silja Symphony: 203 m (666 ft) 58,377 2,850 22 kn (41 km/h; 25 mph) 1991
On 30 April 2008 the ship suffered a hydraulics problem while leaving Tallinn, and one Tallinn–Helsinki roundtrip had to be cancelled. [7] On 27 February 2009, while en route from Tallinn to Helsinki with 400 passengers on board, the ship's main engines stopped due to problems with the cooling systems at 8:45 am.