Some people said it couldnt be done, but we did it. We took a train, well actually two trains to get from Tallinn Estonia to Riga in Lithuania.
I read up on the website called The Man in Seat 61. What he doesnt know about trains is not worth knowing. He is the train guru. His website said it was possible to catch at train from Tallinn to the border and then a train to Riga.
I also looked at the train websites and found they hadnt been updated since 2016 so not a lot of confidence in those.
The Man in Seat 61 said there was a train from Tallinn to Varga on the border with Lithuania at 8.30am every day and you could only purchase tickets from the station on the day of travel.
We arrived at the station and found the ticket office and told the man we wanted to go to Riga and he said you cannot go to Riga, there is no train to Riga. Then he told us there was a train to Varga and maybe there was a train from Varga to Riga.
We purchased two tickets on the train to Varga for 20 Euro. He told us the train was on platform 1 and there it was, all shiny and new. A bright orange train. We got onboard and discovered it was very comfortable and clean. We settled into our seats and found there was wifi onboard.
The train departed on time and silently glided along the tracks barely making any noise. There was a lot of people on the train getting on and off at various stations along the route. About two hours later we arrive at the border in Varga.
I read up on the website called The Man in Seat 61. What he doesnt know about trains is not worth knowing. He is the train guru. His website said it was possible to catch at train from Tallinn to the border and then a train to Riga.
I also looked at the train websites and found they hadnt been updated since 2016 so not a lot of confidence in those.
The Man in Seat 61 said there was a train from Tallinn to Varga on the border with Lithuania at 8.30am every day and you could only purchase tickets from the station on the day of travel.
We arrived at the station and found the ticket office and told the man we wanted to go to Riga and he said you cannot go to Riga, there is no train to Riga. Then he told us there was a train to Varga and maybe there was a train from Varga to Riga.
We purchased two tickets on the train to Varga for 20 Euro. He told us the train was on platform 1 and there it was, all shiny and new. A bright orange train. We got onboard and discovered it was very comfortable and clean. We settled into our seats and found there was wifi onboard.
The train departed on time and silently glided along the tracks barely making any noise. There was a lot of people on the train getting on and off at various stations along the route. About two hours later we arrive at the border in Varga.
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| Varga Railway Station |
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