Ecolines to double number of bus trips between Russia, Estonia from Feb 22

ST. PETERSBURG. Feb 19 (Interfax) - The Ecolines bus operator will launch two daily bus trips between St. Petersburg and Tallinn, Estonia, from February 22, the operator's press service said.

As of now, Ecolines performs one trip per day from St. Petersburg to Tallinn with seven trips per week. The number of trips between the two cities will thus increase to 14 per week.

"St. Petersburg-Tallinn buses will depart at 6:45 a.m. and 4:45 p.m. daily. And back at 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m. daily. Trips are performed with crossing the border via the Ivangorod-Narva multilateral automobile checkpoint on foot," the statement said.

Ecolines is one of the largest international bus operators. It operates trips in 21 countries and about 200 cities, the company's website said.