NPA 2025

travel & accommodation

Travel to Tartu

Tartu Airport (TAY) has a flight connection to Helsinki airport (HEL) serviced by Finnair. The airport is located 10 km from the city center. You can get to and from the airport with the city bus line E1 (one-way ticket 5 €) or a taxi (typically 15–20 €).

If travelling via Tallinn or Riga, you can travel to Tartu with a bus or train:
- Bus tickets: https://www.tpilet.ee/en/ (typically 2.5 h from Tallinn, 3.5–4 h from Riga).
  Tartu coach station is located conveniently just 200 m away from Science Centre AHHAA.
- Train tickets: https://elron.ee/en (typically 2 h from Tallinn, 3 h from Riga).
  Tartu train station is 2 km from Science Centre AHHAA. The city bus line 3 connects the train station to city centre.

Getting around Tartu
You can buy tickets with a contactless bank card on board the city buses. 1 h = 1.5 €, 1 day = 3.75 €. Google Maps is good for timetables and routes.

Hotel recommendation:

Hotel "Tartu" is located just across the street from the conference location and next to Tartu intercity bus station. They have kindly offered a promotional rate for our conference – use the promo code "npa2025ahhaa" to get up to 15% discount (depending on the choice of room) off regular rates.

Book here: https://www.tartuhotell.ee/en/welcome/

"Tartu" hotel is also the location of the Thursday evening sauna evening, so staying there is extra convenient.