• Consider that many cars are also driving to the start locations. Take enough time for getting to the start (be there at least 1,5 hours before the start).
• Avoid passing other cars while driving in a motorcade. Driving calmly makes it faster and a lot safer!
• If you are not very sure of your winter driving capabilities, consider not to drive and find a place on a friend’s car or even better - use shuttle buses! 
• After the 63 km start, it is possible to drive to the service points by driving straight across the traffic light crossing or by using the road to Valga (after the skiers have crossed the road, from 9.30) with a direction to Restu.
• Finish area is accessible by Otepää-Rõngu road or by Otepää-Kintsli-Laguja-Elva.
• From Otepää to the 31 km start - use the traffic light crossing to head for Pühajärve and make a turn there to Puka. Then drive until Arula. Coming from Rõngu, there is a turn to Arula at Palu.
• 31 km start area is at the crossroad of Arula and Pringi.
• If approaching to 31 start from direction Sangaste-Valga, please avoid using Puka-Arula road as it will cross with marathon track.
• Arula-Puka road is closed at Meegaste at 10.30-14.00.
• Stopping is not allowed closer than 50 m from the track on both sides of the road.
• In service points, cars must be parked in the parking lots. When no parking lots are available, parking is only allowed on one side of the road.

OFFICIAL SHUTTLE BUSES ON 20.02.2022 FROM TARTU AND ELVA TO THE STARTS AND BACK. OPEN TRACK BUS INFO HERE.

BUS SCHEDULE WILL BE UPDATED AND TICKET SALE OPENED TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE EVENT!

We strongly recommend you come to the start with your own transport. But in the morning of the marathon day, the Organizer has also organised special shuttle buses from Tartu and the finish parking lot in Elva to the start locations in Otepää and Arula, and later back to Tartu and start locations.

Rides on the special shuttle buses are available for a fee. A seat on the bus is only quaranteed when you have a ticket from pre-sale. A bus ticket to start is valid also for the return ride, do not lose it! It is also possible to buy a ticket for the after-finish ride only.

Wearing a mask in the buses is mandatory (given by the driver if you already don't have one)!

Bus tickets can be bought:

1. From the Piletilevi online ticket shop at www.piletilevi.ee until 19.00 on February 19th 2022.
2. From the race office (shopping mall Lõunakeskus) on February 19th at 10:00-19:00.
 

A 1-DAY TICKET COSTS 4 EUR FROM PRE-SALE, 6 EUR ON THE BUSES.

Express shuttle bus timetable:

Please choose the ticket with departure time according to your start time.
 

• To the starts of 63 km:
  • Tartu - Otepää at 8:00 
  • Elva - Otepää at 8:30
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• To the starts of 31 km:
  • Tartu - Arula at 11:30
  • Elva - Arula at 12:00
  • Otepää - Arula at 12:30

Tartu = parking lot in front of the theatre Vanemuine (on Ülikooli street)
Otepää = parking lot at the Tehvandi stadium
Elva = finish parking lot at the 2nd km of Elva-Hellenurme road
 

After the finish buses leave from the finish parking lot to Tartu and start areas according to fulfillment. The final stop in Tartu is in front of the Aura swimming centre.

Transfer1 offer: from Tallinn to the Tartu Maraton!

Transfer1 offers shuttle bus rides from Tallinn to the start of Tartu Maraton in the morning and back after the finish.

Buses for the 63 km start depart at

• 05:30 from the parking lot of the shopping mall Järve Selver
• 05:45 from the parking lot of the shopping mall Ülemiste Keskus

Buses for the 31 km start depart at

• 08:45 from the parking lot of the shopping mall Järve Selver
• 09:00 from the parking lot of the shopping mall Ülemiste Keskus

Return ride from Elva finish parking lot at 16:30 and 17.30.

Two-way ticket when booking early (until Feb 13) costs 29 €.

More info and booking: info@transfer1.net, +372 5684 1140 or +372 50 70 317. 

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Parking in the parking lots of Tehvandi stadium is free. Parking in the 31 km start (Arula) and service points is free. Follow the directions of traffic officers.

To park in the finish parking lots (Elva) a parking permit must be bought. It costs 5 € from pre-sale (buy it from Piletilevi or from race centre) and 10 € on site. 

Parking permit bought from pre-sale includes a bus ride to the start for all passengers in the car. Park your car in the finish area and have a comfortable ride to the start!

By plane: Tallinn international airport, 185 km from Tartu, is most common. Riga Airport is also usual choice for traveling to Tartu as driving here takes only 3,5 hours.
 

By train: Several times a day between Tallinn and Tartu. See more: https://www.elron.ee/en/soiduinfo/soiduplaanid
 

By bus: Buses form Tallinn airport leave every 30 minutes and take you to Tartu in 2,5 hours, some buses go directly to Otepää. There is bus connection between Tartu-Otepää-Elva. See more: https://www.tpilet.ee/en/
 

By car: Race centre (bib pick up location) situates in Tartu and it is well approachable by car. In the race day there are traffic jams at the start and finish areas, so please arrive early to avoid stress. Finish area parking is paid.
 

By ferry: You can also travel by ferry from Helsinki or Stockholm to Tallinn, and take a train or bus from there to Tartu.

Distances:

Distance between Tartu and start place Otepää is 42 km, between Tartu and finish area Elva is 25 km. The organizers offer a bus transport from Tartu to the start (Otepää) on the morning of the race day, and transport from the finish to Tartu and Otepää.

Tartu Maraton track is 63km long and covered with natural snow. The course is maintained throughout the winter. Both classic skiing and free style are possible. The track of Tartu Maraton is one of the most popular ski courses in South-Estonia for practising and recreational skiing. The course is open for public use throughout the season for free. However, there are two exceptions: the day of Tartu Maraton (20th of February 2022) and Tartu Maraton Relay/Open Track (13th of February 2022), where the whole course is closed for competitions.

There are also many other ski tracks in the region, with various length and level of difficulty.

An up-to-date overview of Tartu Maraton track as well as other ski tracks in the region can be found on the map of terviserajad.ee. In addition to the location, there is also information about services provided in each place (equipment rental, washing and dressing facilities, track lightning, etc.).