2026 Travel Information
Travel information
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
Crisis & Recovery – Ethics in Interdisciplinary Dialogue
Societas Ethica’s 62nd Annual Conference 2026
August 20–23 2026, University of Tartu, Estonia
TRAVELING TO Tartu
The annual conference will be held in Tartu (Estonia) at the University of Tartu main building. Board and lodging will be provided at the Dorpat Hotel and are included in the conference fee.
Registration starts on Thursday 20th, beginning at 14:45 until 17:00.
Dinner will be provided at 18:00.
The conference will be opening at 19:00.
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The hotel is located right next to the Tartu Coach Station, where you can get off the shuttle bus. The distance between the hotel and the conference rooms at the University is approximately 950 meters, which is about a 13-minute walk.
There are several ways to travel to Tartu, as detailed below:
Arrival By PLANE
For international attendees who are not from directly neighbouring countries, it is highly recommended to fly to Tallinn Airport, as it offers the most flight connections and reliable access to further public transport.
From there, it takes roughly 2.5 hours by express bus to reach Tartu Coach Station, which is located right next to Hotel Dorpat in Tartu.
Below is a selection of bus connections for Thursday as the arrival day. You can always check the LuxExpress website for updates or contact us directly if you have any questions:
We highly recommend booking your flight and bus tickets as early as possible once they become available.
Societas Ethica and its partners will also arrange a single shuttle bus from Tallinn Airport (see bellow).
Alternatively, Tartu Airport accommodates flights to and from Helsinki, including connecting flights. You can check the available flights here: Tartu Airport Information.
From the airport, it is roughly 10 kilometres to the city centre, which can be comfortably reached using Tartu Airport’s taxi partner: ForUs.
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Shuttle Bus Service
Societas Ethica and its partners will also arrange a single shuttle bus to and from Tallinn Airport with 40 available seats.
This includes picking up attendees on Thursday, 20 August (time to be decided) as well as bringing attendees to the airport on Sunday, 23 August, departing from Tartu at 13:00 (est. arrival time 15:30).
If you are interested in this option, please indicate your estimated arrival date and time in your Registration, so that we can schedule a departure time that suits most participants.
If you have further questions, please contact Sebastian Zhao at scriba@societasethica.info.