IIL Executive Director Andrus Nilisk

Bus driver of the year

NGO North-Estonian Public Transport Centre announces for the eighth time a call for applications. "Bus driver of the year". The aim of the competition is to recognise bus and coach drivers who perform their duties in an exemplary manner and provide passengers with a pleasant and safe driving experience.

What makes a good bus driver?

A good bus driver is on a daily basis:

  • Friendly and helpful towards passengers
  • Accurate and correct when selling or validating driving rights.
  • Professional and patient even in difficult situations
  • Willing to guide and assist both regular passengers and occasional passengers
  • Attentive in traffic, ensuring smooth and safe driving
  • With a confident and safe driving style.

Why is recognition important?

In our daily lives, we often focus on the problems, forgetting to notice the little things that actually make a positive difference to our day. Bus drivers are the people we meet when we go to and from work and school in the morning and when we come back in the evening. Greetings and interactions with the bus driver can set the mood of our day.

If you trust yourself to a stranger when you get on the bus, the experience could be pleasant and safe. Sometimes we feel so comfortable that we extend our night for a few minutes, but rarely do we go to thank the bus driver. Now is the perfect opportunity!

Give your praise!

If you have had a pleasant experience with one of the bus drivers who operates a public bus service in the North-Estonian Public Transport Centre in Harju County, Läänemaa, Rapla County or Lääne-Viru County, please fill in the form below. form of praise Latest from By 20 April 2025.

We'll review all the commendations received and recognise the bus drivers who have been highlighted most in each region.

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As of 19.06.2023, the following have been assigned from the counties to Tallinn on incoming bus services stops within the administrative territory of the city which are accessible to passengers. for exit only.

On the outbound route from Tallinn, all stops in the timetable remain available for passengers to board and alight, regardless of the length of the journey.

To get off the bus, signal this in good time by pressing the STOP button and move to the rear door as you approach the stop.

List of stops approved for departure only, by line:

  • Lines 106, 150, 151, 151A, 155, 159 (Laagna tee lines)

Priisle, Rauna, Kiviku, Mustakivi, Taevakivi, Laagna, Eagle shop, Paesilla, Mechanics School, Kumu, Vesivärava, Laulupeo, Tornimäe, Estonia, Vabaduse väljak, Hotel Tallinn, Balti jaam (Baltic Station)

  • Routes 104A, 104B, 104C, 106A, 106B, 106C, 152, 152A, 153, 154, 156, 157, 157A, 158 (St. Petersburg Road routes).

Väo, Pikamägi, Gaasi, Jüriöö Park, Suur-Paala, Väike-Paala, Sossimägi, Bus Station, Central Market, Tornimäe, Estonia, Vabaduse väljak, Hotel Tallinn, Baltic Station

The stops to get there are Kuuli, Lagedi tee, Vesse, Pae.

  • Buses 100, 170 (Laagna tee lines)

Priisle, Kumu, Bus Station, Central Market, Tornimäe, A.Laikmaa

The bus stops are Rauna, Kiviku, Mustakivi, Taevakivi, Laagna, Eagle shop, Paesilla, Mechanical school.

Buses 101, 171 (St. Petersburg Road lines)

Jüriöö Park, Suur-Paala, Väike-Paala, Sossimägi, Bus Station, Central Market, Tornimäe, A.Laikmaa

The stops to get there are Lagedi road, Väo, Pikamägi, Kuuli, Gaasi, Vesse, Pae.

  • Buses 102 (Narva mnt line)

Ussimäe tee, Priisle, Rauna, Kiviku, Mustakivi, Taevakivi, Laagna, Eagle shop, Liikuri, Lasnamägi, J.Poska, F.R.Kreutswaldi, Pronksi, Hobujaama, Linnahall, Baltic station

  • Line 103 (Suur-Sõjamäe tee)

Sõjamäe, Iron Concrete, Ruunaoja, Suur-Sõjamäe, Tobacco, Orto, Kesk-Sõjamäe, Ülemiste station, Sossimägi, Bus station Station

  • Buses 172 (Narva mnt line)

Ussimäe tee, Priisle, Black Stone, Sky Stone, Lagna, Eagle Shop, Paesilla, Mechanics School, Kumu, Waterfall, Song Festival, Tower Hill, A.Laikmaa

Stops to get there are Käära, Ristaia, Iru

  • Buses 173 (Pärnamäe tee line)

Laiaküla, Pärnamäe tee, Teletorn, Kloostrimetsa, Metsakalmistu, Kalmuse tee, Pirita, Lillepi, Maarjamägi, Lille Pavilion, Lauluväljak, J.Poska, Hobujaama, Linnahall, Mere puiestee, Balti jaam (Baltic station)

Stops to get there Käära, Ristaia

  • Lines 114, 115, 174

J.Poska, F.R.Kreutswaldi, Bronze, Hobujaama, Mere puiestee, Linnahall, Baltic Station

The entrance stops are Merivälja, Tuule tee, Aia tee, Kaasiku, Mähe tee, Randvere tee, Supluse puiestee, Pirita, Rummu, Lillepi, Maarjamägi, Lillepavilion, Lauluväljak.

  • Lines 108, 108A, 109, 111, 111A, 118, 118A, 122, 123, 126, 127, 127A, 128, 128A, 129, 129A, 136, 137, 145, 146, 148, 149 149

Looga, Humala, Lille, Taxi Park, Koidu, Vabaduse väljak, Hotel Tallinn, Baltic station

Bus stops on the way to Paldiski mnt for buses to Uuemäe, Paemurru, Järvekalda, Järveotsa tee, Sõudebaasi, Haabersti, Zoo, Pirni.

buses in the direction of Rannamõisa Printsu tee, Tähistaeva, Pikaliiva, Sõba, Haabersti, Zoo, Pirni

  • Line 124

Meistri, Autobussikoondis, E.Vilde tee, Männi, Chemistry, Mustamäe

Stops for access Järvekalda, Järveotsa tee, Väike-Õismäe, Kullerkupu, Nurmenuku.

  • Lines 107

Kadaka, Mustamäe, Chemistry, Liivaku, Lepistiku, Siili, Linnu tee, Taxi Park, Koidu, Vabaduse väljak, Hotel Tallinn, Baltic station

Stops for access are Uuemäe, Paemurru, Järvekalda, Järveotsa tee.

  • Line 119

Hõimu, J.V.Jannseni, Hiiu, Valdeku, Risti, Järve, Hallivanamehe, Kalev, Tallinn-Väike, Vineeri, Kosmos, Viru

Stops Nõlvaku, Vana-Pääsküla for the approach

  • Lines 117, 117A, 177

Lake, Hallivanamehe, Kalev, Tallinn-Väike, Plywood, Kosmos, Viru

Stops to get there are Männiku, Kauge, Pihlaka, P.Kerese, Karusmarja, Värava, Liiva station, Liiva, Risti.

  • Lines 178

Lake, Hallivanamehe, Kalev, Tallinn-Väike, Plywood, Kosmos, Estonia

Stops to get there are Raudalu, Kaarla, Raku, Liivametsa, Viljandi road.

  • Line 191

Valdeku, Risti, Järve, Hallivanamehe, Kalev, Tallinn-Väike, Plywood, Kosmos, Vabaduse-Väljak, Viru

Stops for access are Nõlvaku, Vana-Pääsküla, Vikerkaare, J.V. J.J. Jannseni, Hiiu

  • Line 163

Ehitajate tee, Liivaku, Vambola, Lepistiku, Siili, Linnu tee, Taksopark, Koidu, Vabaduse väljak, Estonia

Stops Nõlvaku, Vana-Pääsküla, Salve, Nõmme, University of Technology to get there.

  • Lines 116, 116A, 116B

Järve, Hallivanamehe, Kalev, Tallinn-Väike, Vineeri, Kosmos, Vabaduse väljak, Viru, Baltic station

Stops to get there are Raudalu, Kaarla, Raku, Liivametsa, Viljandi road.

  • Lines 105, 120, 120A, 121, 125, 125A, 130, 131, 132, 134, 135, 135A, 135C, 138, 139, 140, 141, 144, 162, 164 

Sossimägi, Central Market, Tornimäe, Estonia, Vabaduse väljak, Hotel Tallinn, Baltic Station

Stops to get there are Mõigu (except 132, 132A, 162), Airport, Lindakivi, Bus station.

  • Rapla county line 25

Lake, Hallivanamehe, Kalev, Tallinn-Väike, Plywood, Kosmos, Estonia

Stops to get there are Raudalu, Kaarla, Raku, Liivametsa, Viljandi road.

  • Rapla county line 30

Hiiu, Risti, Kalev, Tallinn-Väike, Vineeri, Kosmos, Estonia

For the entrance, the stop is Vana-Pääsküla

  • West-Viru County line 18V

Black Stone, Eagle shop, Laulupeo, Tornimäe, Estonia, Vabaduse Square, Hotel Tallinn, Baltic Station

  • Läänemaa line 712

Järveotsa road, Rowing base, Taxi park, Tallinn bus station

  • Läänemaa line 732

Järve, Tallinn bus station

For the entrance, the stop is Vana-Pääsküla

  • No change on routes 160 and 180E in Harju County

Season tickets are valid for 30 days and entitle you to use IIL buses an unlimited number of times during this period. The ticket is valid in the selected zone or in all zones in Läänemaa.

Season tickets are valid for 30 days and entitle you to use IIL buses an unlimited number of times during this period. The ticket is valid in the selected zone or in all zones of Raplamaa.

Season tickets are valid for 30 days and entitle you to use IIL buses an unlimited number of times during this period. The ticket is valid in selected zones in Harju County or in the entire IIL region.

Shared tickets are valid for 30 days in selected fare zones. During this period, you can use IIL buses, Tallinn city trains and, with the corresponding ticket, Elron trains an unlimited number of times.

Map of price zones

On route 1A, zone West1 season tickets are valid. These entitle you to use all IIL buses an unlimited number of times in the zone or zones of your choice for 30 days.

Season tickets are valid for 30 days and entitle you to use IIL buses an unlimited number of times during this period. The ticket is valid in the selected zone or in all zones in West-Viru County.

With an individual ticket, you can transfer to other IIL routes during the validity of the ticket. The validity period depends on the number of zones:

  • single zone ticket - 60 minutes
  • two-zone ticket - 90 minutes
  • three-zone ticket - 120 minutes
  • four-zone ticket - 150 minutes
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