Car hire or bus Parnu to Kuressaare to Tallinn

I am travelling from Riga to Parnu to Kuressaare on Thursday in mid July

I will stay in Saareema Thursday and Friday then go to Tallinn on Saturday.

What is the best way to travel. My choice is bus or should I hire a car.

Should I go by bus to Kuressaare then hire a car just on the island and then bus to Tallinn?

Any advice and recommendations are appreciated

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There are going buses from Pärnu to kuressaare 8:30, 10:30, 12:30, 18:40 and 20:30

Trip last 3 and half hours.

There are more that 10 buses going to Tallinn from Kuressaare.

Excact information you will get here: www.bussireisid.ee/index.html…

And I suggest to take bus - on summer time there are sometimes really big lines of carst trying to get ferry and you can wait half a day... With buses you can go fast :)

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However. once on Saaremaa, best to rent a car if you want to travel around. Buses are limited.

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I found Saaremaa bikable (and I%26#39;m mid-fifties and a tad overweight). If you%26#39;re in reasonable shape, you might consider this alternative as you get a real close-up view. To cover the longer stretches, buses will take a bike if they have room (I only had to wait for the next bus once).

There%26#39;s a bike hire place near the bus station.