It is located approximately 500 metres from Tallinn Airport,[3] to which it has been connected by a tramline since 2017.

[1] Ülemiste station will be the location of Rail Baltica's Tallinn terminus, which is planned to open in 2030.

High-speed trains on Rail Baltica will connect the three Baltic capitals to Poland using the new standard-gauge railway.

[5][6] An international competition was held to find a design for the new terminal with "Light Stream" by Zaha Hadid Architects being declared as the winner.

The new "Linda" terminal will be directly linked to Tallinn Airport by a pedestrian bridge.