Lately, there have been lots of questions on how it’s possible to get to the bear hide via public transport.
First, you would have to take a bus or a train to Rakvere town.
Buses leave from Tallinn and Tartu regularly. You can look for suitable bus times at: https://www.tpilet.ee/en/
Train: https://elron.ee/en
Option 1:
After that, you would need to get from Rakvere to the closest bus station, which is Metsa-Udriku
There is unfortunately only 2 buses going every day and just 1 of the times is suitable:
14:00 Rakvere – 14:38 Metsa-Udriku
From Metsa-Udriku bus stop, it’s 3,5 km to the meeting point. 1,6 km along the bigger asphalt road and 1.9 km along a smaller gravel road. On foot, it should take about 45 minutes or up to 1 hour. We always send the meeting point with the booking confirmation to keep away unwanted interest. If you want to come and need to know before booking, please send us an e-mail.
During the summer months, you should be at the meeting point at 17 PM. In September and October, 16:00. So still enough time to get there on time. There is a larger wooden table with a roof and a dry toilet at the meeting point, so if you arrive earlier, you can comfortably wait for our colleague.
With buses going back to Rakvere, the situation is unfortunately even more difficult.
During weekdays, the earliest bus from Metsa-Udriku to Rakvere goes 15:42 – 16:27
On Saturday and Sunday, the earliest one is 11:07 – 11:52
Option 2:
Once you’ve arrived in Rakvere, you can either use the popular Bolt app or call a local taxi service.
If you’re using Bolt to pre-order a ride to the Bear Hide, set your pickup location as Rakvere Bus Station and your destination as Natourest OÜ (make sure it’s the one located in Palasi, Lääne-Viru maakond). The fare is approximately €35, depending on the time of your booking.
Alternatively, you can arrange a ride with DUO Takso. For example, Gunnar (+372 528 2659) offers transportation from Rakvere Coach Station to the meeting point for €45 (a 34 km journey). He can also pick you up again in the morning for the same price if needed.
Other local taxi services in Rakvere include:
- Rakvere Takso: +372 501 7879 or +372 322 7222
- Rakvere Taksoteenused: +372 5813 2913 or +372 5878 8129
- Forus Taxi in Rakvere: https://r-takso.ee/
We recommend contacting them in advance for a price quote.