We recommend at least 35 minutes for a comfortable connection at Tallinn. The minimum connection time is 30 minutes for schengen flights and 45 minutes for non-schengen flights. Transit between terminals takes up to 10 minutes.

Schengen-to-Schengen: 30 min. Schengen-to-Non-Schengen: 40 min. Non-Schengen-to-Schengen: 40 min. Non-Schengen-to-Non-Schengen: 45 min. These are the shortest layovers airlines will sell at Tallinn.

Tallinn Airport is a small, single-terminal facility that makes for one of the easiest connections in Europe, provided your flights are scheduled with any reasonable buffer. Its compact layout means minimal walking, but limited flight frequencies mean a missed connection can mean a long wait for the next option to many destinations. All gates are located within one compact terminal building, reached on foot via a single central departure hall with two short gate piers. There is no shuttle or train — the longest walk from one end of the terminal to the other is under 10 minutes. Passengers connecting from a non-Schengen flight (e.g. UK, or a long-haul arrival) to a Schengen flight must clear passport control and may need to re-clear security if arriving from outside the Schengen security zone.

This is right at the published minimum for a Schengen-to-Schengen connection with no passport control involved. See full 30 min guide →

Meets the international-international minimum and leaves a small buffer for security re-screening if needed. See full 45 min guide →

A full hour is generous at an airport where gate-to-gate walking takes under 10 minutes. See full 1 hr guide →

Very comfortable margin, allowing time for a coffee or duty-free stop. See full 1¼ hr guide →

More than enough given the airport's small scale and low congestion. See full 1½ hr guide →

Two hours is generous padding, useful mainly as insurance against limited rebooking options if something goes wrong upstream. See full 2 hr guide →

Long for this airport's size, but reasonable buffer for infrequent onward flights. See full 2½ hr guide →

More time than needed operationally, though not wasted given TLL's limited amenities to fill it. See full 3 hr guide →

Excessive for the airport itself, but may reflect necessary spacing given sparse flight schedules to some destinations. See full 4 hr guide →