Latvia

Riga public transportation company to buy new buses

May 9, 2025

The Riga public transport company Rigas Satiksme is planning to purchase 120 new buses, the company told the LETA news agency. The company has launched market analysis in preparation of [..]

Estonia

The trolleybus tender was won by the major manufacturer Škoda Group

January 8, 2025

Aktsiaselts Tallinna Linnatransport announces that the winner of the trolleybus tender, announced in the second half of the summer, is the long-established major manufacturer Škoda Group. As a result of [..]

Estonia

Elron may be losing passengers to bus companies on Tallinn-Tartu route

November 19, 2024

State-owned train operator Elron faces a decline in passengers on its main route, linking Tallinn to Tartu, while rising ticket prices are making the burgeoning bus travel sector more appealing [..]

Estonia

New Škoda train begins speed tests on the Keila-Klooga railway section

August 20, 2024

Starting Monday, a new Škoda train is conducting test runs at its maximum permitted speed on the Keila-Klooga railway section in Estonia, with additional safety measures in place. “High-speed test [..]

Estonia

Tallinn plans additional tram line to airport

July 16, 2024

An additional tram line branch will be established at Tallinn Airport by early 2026, allowing trams to pass each other, tighten schedules if necessary, and potentially open an additional tram [..]

Estonia

Flixbus to open new bus routes to various Finnish cities

July 12, 2024

International bus operator Flixbus will open three new bus routes with direct connections to different Finnish cities this summer. In addition to the existing Vaasa route, it will soon be [..]

Estonia

Czech co to start offering bicycle sharing service in Tallinn

July 9, 2024

At the end of August, a new bicycle-sharing service provider, Rekola Bikesharing, will begin operations in Tallinn as the company, which has previously operated in the Czech Republic and Slovakia, [..]

Latvia

Riga public transport will be free of charge on Midsummer

June 18, 2024

During Midsummer holidays on June 23-24, Riga public transport will be free of charge, and there will be additional public transport provided, Rigas Satiksme municipal public transport company informed LETA. [..]

Estonia

Flixbus to open 5 new bus routes this summer – including to Riga, Vilnius, Warsaw, Berlin

June 11, 2024

International bus operator Flixbus will open five new direct bus routes from Estonia to European cities this summer — in addition to the new connections from Tallinn, it will soon [..]

Estonia

Estonia planning to multiply fares for county bus lines

June 6, 2024

According to a draft prepared by the Ministry of Regional Affairs and Agriculture, the prices of bus tickets on regional lines will increase several times compared to the present. For [..]

Latvia

Tartu invites Latvian municipalities to cooperate on Tartu-Riga train line

March 27, 2024

In order to launch the planned Tartu-Riga train line, the southern Estonian town of Tartu has invited the representatives of municipalities along the route of the future train line in [..]

Lithuania

Train tickets can now be purchased via Google Maps

March 20, 2024

LTG Link, the passenger transport company of the LTG Group, has signed a partnership agreement with Distribusion Technologies GmbH, a company that connects carriers around the world, which will extend [..]

Latvia

On the issue of electric trains, Pasazieru Vilciens management board is responsible for everything – Rinkevics

February 23, 2024

As far as the issue of new electric trains is concerned, the management board of Pasazieru Vilciens rail passenger carrier is responsible for everything, President Edgars Rinkevics said Friday in [..]

Latvia

New electric trains will start running on several routes on Friday

December 11, 2023

New electric trains will start running on several routes at once on Friday, said Rodgers Janis Grigulis, Chairman of the Board of Pasazieru Vilciens passenger train company, in an interview [..]

Estonia

County bus routes to be extended to Latvia next summer: Valga-Valka, Viljandi-Valmiera, Voru-Aluksne etc.

December 6, 2023

The bus routes of several Estonian counties will be extended to Latvia next summer — people living near the border would then have the prospect of running their daily errands [..]

Latvia

Pasazieru Vilciens to rebrand to Vivi after receiving new trains

November 29, 2023

From today, when the first new electric trains manufactured by Skoda Vagonka are handed over to Pasazieru Vilciens, the company will gradually switch to the Vivi brand in passenger transport, [..]

Estonia

Estonia: Tartu-Riga train line expected to start operating next year

November 1, 2023

According to the current plan, a passenger train will start running between the southern Estonian town of Tartu and the Latvian capital Riga next year, the Estonian Ministry of Climate [..]

Estonia

Estonia: NEXPO Tallinn to focus on urban transport

October 31, 2023

NEXPO Tallinn, the largest exhibition of green technologies in Estonia to date, will take place as part of Greentech Week on Nov. 13-17. The focus of European green innovation is [..]

Estonia

Estonia: Dream of high-speed internet on trains, roads seemingly unobtainable

October 27, 2023

The state’s plan to cover Estonian transport corridors with a fast and stable 5G internet connection has encountered a dead end and if an agreement is not reached with the [..]

Lithuania

Vilnius-Riga passenger train to be launched next year – minister

October 23, 2023

A passenger train between Vilnius and Riga will start running early next year, Lithuanian Transport and Communications Minister Marius Skuodis says, adding that the train will go via Siauliai, and [..]

Estonia

Elron’s first new Skoda trains to arrive in Estonia in spring for testing

October 18, 2023

The state-owned passenger service operator AS Eesti Liinirongid, operating under the Elron brand, announced on Wednesday that the construction of the first new Skoda passenger trains for them is nearing [..]

Estonia

Tallinn bus station left without electricity after a bomb threat

October 12, 2023

The Tallinn bus station suffered a power outage on Thursday, and in addition, the key transport hub received a bomb threat early in the morning, Postimees reported. Airika Aruksaar, CEO [..]