{"id":1778,"date":"2025-01-23T16:19:43","date_gmt":"2025-01-23T14:19:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/cifu14\/?page_id=1778"},"modified":"2025-08-16T02:29:51","modified_gmt":"2025-08-15T23:29:51","slug":"practical-information","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sisu.ut.ee\/cifu14\/practical-information\/","title":{"rendered":"Practical information"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cifu14.ut.ee\/travel-information\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Travel information<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cifu14.ut.ee\/accommodation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Accommodation<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cifu14.ut.ee\/restaurants\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: 18pt;\">Restaurants<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The Estonian area code is +372<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Emergency services \u2013 112<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Taxi 1 \u2013 +372 1918<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Taxi 2 \u2013 +372 7422222<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can also use the <a href=\"https:\/\/bolt.eu\/en-ee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bolt mobile app<\/a> or see <a href=\"https:\/\/tartu.ee\/en\/taxis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/tartu.ee\/en\/taxis<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>USEFUL ADDRESSES<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Closest pharmacy (open 24 h) \u2013 Raekoja plats 1a<\/p>\n<p>The University of Tartu Faculty of Humanities (the main venue) \u2013 Jakobi 2<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The University of Tartu Main Building \u2013 \u00dclikooli 18<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tartu Information Center \u2013 Raekoja plats 1a<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Train station \u2013 Vaksali 6<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bus station \u2013 Turu 2<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tartu Airport \u2013 Lennu tn 44, Reola village<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>TRANSPORT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Bus tickets:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/luxexpress.eu\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/luxexpress.eu\/en\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tpilet.ee\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/www.tpilet.ee\/en\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Tartu city buses:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Please note! <\/strong><\/span>From <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>August 18 to August 23<\/strong>, <strong>CIFU participants<\/strong> <strong>can use Tartu city buses <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">for free <\/span><\/strong><\/span>by presenting their congress name badge, which serves as a proof of the free trip.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tartu.ee\/en\/inner-city-bus-transportation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/tartu.ee\/en\/inner-city-bus-transportation<\/a> (general information<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tartu.ee\/sites\/default\/files\/uploads\/Transport\/Geograafiline%20kaart.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bus lines map<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/web.peatus.ee\/aikataulut\/urban-lines\/1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bus lines timetable<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tartu.ee\/en\/ticket-prices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Information on prices and discounts<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tartu.pilet.ee\/en\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tickets<\/a><\/li>\n<li>There are different ways for purchasing a city bus ticket:\n<ul>\n<li>Buy a Tartu bus card (3 \u20ac) at R-Kiosk, Selver, Rimi, Prisma, Omniva, Tartu Bus Station, or the Tartu Information Center. You can load money onto the card at these locations or <a href=\"https:\/\/tartu.pilet.ee\/en\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online<\/a>. When boarding the bus, simply hold the card up to one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tartu.ee\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/right_images\/public\/2019-07\/tuvasti2.jpg?itok=XshATf85\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on-board validators<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Buy an hourly QR-code ticket <a href=\"https:\/\/tartu.pilet.ee\/en\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">online<\/a> to your e-mail address and present the QR-code to one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tartu.ee\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/right_images\/public\/2019-07\/tuvasti2.jpg?itok=XshATf85\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on-board validators<\/a> when you board the bus.<\/li>\n<li>Buy an hourly ticket using contactless card payment on the bus by holding your bank card up to one of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tartu.ee\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/right_images\/public\/2019-07\/tuvasti2.jpg?itok=XshATf85\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">on-board validators<\/a>. Be careful to avoid unintentional contactless payments while standing near the validator!<\/li>\n<li>You can also buy an hourly ticket from the bus driver (2 \u20ac, note that the ticket price is a bit more expensive then), please use cash in that case.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Trains:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elron.ee\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/elron.ee\/en<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/elron.ee\/en\/Tallinn-Tartu-Riga-Vilnius-train-connection\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Information on Tallinn-Tartu-Riga-Vilnius train connection<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Taxi:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/tartu.ee\/en\/taxis\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/tartu.ee\/en\/taxis<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/bolt.eu\/en-ee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/bolt.eu\/en-ee\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">City bikes:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ratas.tartu.ee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/ratas.tartu.ee\/<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Other:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/ratas.tartu.ee\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Parking information in Tartu<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>TRANSPORT TO AND FROM THE AIRPORT<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">The easiest and cheapest way to get to and from the Tartu Airport is to use the services of the Airport Shuttle: <a href=\"https:\/\/tartu.ee\/en\/airport-shuttle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/tartu.ee\/en\/airport-shuttle<\/a>. See also the <a href=\"https:\/\/airport.ee\/en\/tartu-airport\/arriving-and-leaving-tartu-airport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tartu Airport webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In Tallinn and Riga, most of the buses also stop at the airport in addition to the central bus station stop. You can book bus tickets on the <a href=\"https:\/\/luxexpress.eu\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">LuxExpress webpage<\/a> or download their mobile app.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>WIRELESS NETWORKS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">In order to connect to Wi-Fi, please use the UT-public or Eduroam networks.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>PHOTOCOPYING\/PRINTING<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can print your materials at <a href=\"https:\/\/tyk.ee\/en\/about\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tartu \u00dclikooli Kirjastus\/University of Tartu Press<\/a> (Lossi 3) that is located next to the main venue Jakobi 2. You can also print posters there, the price depends on the size and design of your poster. You can pay by card or in cash.<\/p>\n<p>You can also print at Koopiatehas (\u00dclikooli 10).<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>BANKS AND SHOPS (opening hours)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Banks are usually open until 5 p.m. You can find ATMs around the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/place\/Raekoja+plats,+51004+Tartu\/@58.3802891,26.7212437,17z\/data=!3m1!4b1!4m6!3m5!1s0x46eb36e735b5366d:0x117ffba2f458995c!8m2!3d58.3802863!4d26.723824!16s%2Fg%2F1td_fy9r?entry=ttu&amp;g_ep=EgoyMDI1MDUxNS4xIKXMDSoJLDEwMjExNDUzSAFQAw%3D%3D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Town Hall square<\/a>. Most supermarkets are open until 10 p.m. Please note that Wednesday, <strong>August 20th<\/strong> is Estonian Restoration of Independence Day, thus a <strong>public holiday<\/strong> in Estonia. The supermarkets and most of the restaurants are still open that day, while some services <strong>might be closed<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong>TOURISM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Useful links:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"text-align: justify;\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/visitestonia.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/visitestonia.com\/en<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/visitestonia.com\/en\/where-to-go\">https:\/\/visitestonia.com\/en\/where-to-go<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/visittartu.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/visittartu.com\/<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/loodusegakoos.ee\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/loodusegakoos.ee\/en<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><div class=\"accordion mb-3\">\n        <div class=\"accordion-item accordion-item--white\">\n        <h2 class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"accordion-69df148e0a8c4-heading\">\n            <button class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#accordion-69df148e0a8c4-collapse\" aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-controls=\"accordion-69df148e0a8c4-collapse\">Some museums and centres in Tartu:<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><\/span><\/button>\n        <\/h2>\n        <div id=\"accordion-69df148e0a8c4-collapse\" class=\"accordion-collapse collapse\" aria-labelledby=\"accordion-69df148e0a8c4-heading\">\n            <div class=\"accordion-body\">\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/erm.ee\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Estonian National Museum (ERM)<\/a> <\/strong>\u2013 see the Uralic-themed permanent exhibition <a href=\"https:\/\/erm.ee\/en\/content\/echo-urals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Echo of the Urals<\/a>. <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>NB! On August 21st <\/strong><\/span>(before the congress reception at ERM) we have agreed with the museum that <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>the participants of CIFU receive a discount<\/strong>\u00a0<strong>(all exhibitions for 8 \u20ac)<\/strong><\/span> when presenting their CIFU name badge at the ticket office.<strong><br><\/strong>Muuseumi tee 2<br>Tue-Sun 10:00-18:00<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/muuseum.tartu.ee\/en\/tartu-linnamuuseum\/\" data-outlook-id=\"fe45d885-cf15-4f0e-bc7c-f664cbba2a5f\"><strong>Tartu City Museum<\/strong><\/a><strong><br><\/strong>Narva mnt 23<br>Wed-Sun 11:00-18:00<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/spordimuuseum.ee\/en\" data-outlook-id=\"1c3ae435-5337-4500-b2d1-ddbe073ed8fd\"><strong>Estonian Sports and Olympic Museum<\/strong><\/a><strong><br><\/strong>R\u00fc\u00fctli 15<br>Wed-Sun 10:00-18:00<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/muuseum.ut.ee\/en\/art-museum\" data-outlook-id=\"762471de-c6a5-4145-ac26-d26ef4fb2eb4\"><strong>University of Tartu Art Museum<\/strong><\/a><strong><br><\/strong>\u00dclikooli 18<br>Tue-Sun 10:00-18:00<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/muuseum.ut.ee\/en\/university-of-tartu-museum\" data-outlook-id=\"e93df7eb-63f0-4e74-8d2e-733520ba36fc\"><strong>University of Tartu Museum<\/strong><\/a><br>Lossi 25<br>Wed-Sun 11:00-17:00<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/tartmus.ee\/en\/\" data-outlook-id=\"77286804-b07e-4e3a-bd37-6cde1f732691\"><strong>Art Museum TartMus<\/strong><\/a><br>Raekoja 18<br>Wed, Fri-Sun 11:00-18, Thu 11:00-20:00 (Closed on\u00a0 20th August)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/muuseum.tartu.ee\/en\/19th-century-tartu-citizens-home-museum\/\" data-outlook-id=\"6334ac7e-e25a-48ac-a9f6-54de9e55c213\"><strong>The 19th-century Tartu Citizen\u2019s Home muuseum<\/strong><\/a><br>Jaani 16<br>Wed-Sun 10:00-15:00<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/natmuseum.ut.ee\/en\/natural-history-museum\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Natural History Museum<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/natmuseum.ut.ee\/en\/botanical-garden\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Botanical Garden<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Vanemuise 46\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Lai 38<br>Tue-Sun 10:00-18:00\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 The garden is open every day from 7:00-19:00, the<br>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 greenhouse form 10:00-17:00<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kunstimaja.ee\/in-english\" data-outlook-id=\"0b098e89-2a56-42ee-8b1e-971f6e0e245f\"><strong>Tartu Art House<\/strong><\/a><br>Vanemuise 26<br>Wed-Mon 12:00-18:00<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/muuseum.ut.ee\/en\/old-observatory\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tartu Old Observatory<\/a><\/strong><br>Uppsala 8<br>Tue\u2013Sun 10:00\u201318:00<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/muuseum.tartu.ee\/en\/oskar-luts-home-museum\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Oskar Luts Home Museum<\/a><\/strong><br>Riia 38<br>Wed-Sat 11:00-17:00<\/p><\/div>\n        <\/div>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>FOOD<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Most restaurants and caf\u00e9s in the city center offer <a href=\"https:\/\/xn--pevapakkumised-5hb.ee\/tartu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">daily specials<\/a> for lunch on workdays. The price is usually between 5-8 euros.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">You can safely drink tap water anywhere in the city.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong>SWIMMING<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/visitestonia.com\/en\/emajoe-city-beach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emaj\u00f5e City Beach<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/visitestonia.com\/en\/anne-canal-beach\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anne Canal Beach<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/visitestonia.com\/en\/aura-centre-32\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aura Centre<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vspa.ee\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VSpa<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0 Travel information Accommodation Restaurants IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS The Estonian area code is +372 Emergency services \u2013 112 Taxi 1 \u2013 +372 1918 Taxi 2 \u2013 +372 7422222 You can also use the Bolt mobile app or see https:\/\/tartu.ee\/en\/taxis. 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