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Tallinn Old Town seen from Toompea: medieval towers with red conical roofs, the town wall and a tall church spire above the rooftops

Where to stay in Tallinn

Photographed in 2017. Photo: Adam Jones, CC BY-SA 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Places to stay in Tallinn

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About Tallinn

Tallinn charges street parking by the minute in four zones, from EUR 0.10 a minute in the Old Town to EUR 0.025 in the wider centre, and keeps a pedestrian area in the Old Town. Estonia has no tourist tax, so the nightly price is the price.

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Facts and rules

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Airport
Tallinn Airport, about 5 km by road from Town Hall Square; trams T2 and T4 and buses 47, 49 and 65 leave from the terminal, a single ticket EUR 2 by contactless card. Source
Tourist tax
None in 2026: the Local Taxes Act in force since 1 January 2025 lists no tourist or accommodation tax. Source
Guest registration
The host registers each guest before the stay from a passport or ID card; guests from outside the EEA and Switzerland also give the document number. Source
Street parking
Per minute: Old Town EUR 0.10 and Downtown EUR 0.08 around the clock; City Centre EUR 0.025 on weekdays 07:00 to 19:00 and Saturdays 08:00 to 15:00. Source
Old Town access
A pedestrian area covers 30 Old Town streets and squares; cars reach a building only briefly, when unavoidable, with a Transport Department permit. Source
Monthly parking
30-day tickets: City Centre EUR 150, Downtown EUR 250, Old Town EUR 300, the Old Town ticket valid in the other two zones. Source
Short stays for non-EU visitors
90 days in any 180 across the Schengen area. The EU Entry/Exit System has been fully operational since 10 April 2026. Source
EU citizens
No residence document for the first 3 months; after 3 months EU citizens may be required to register their residence. Source
Currency
Euro (EUR). Source
Emergency number
112 Source

Areas of Tallinn

Raekoja plats, the Town Hall Square of Tallinn Old Town, with pastel merchant houses around the cobbled square under a grey sky
Photo: HartOve, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Old Town (Vanalinn)

The oldest part of Tallinn, a 13th-century city plan of medieval and Hanseatic origin inside the town walls, on the UNESCO World Heritage List since 1997, with Raekoja plats, the Town Hall Square, at its centre. It suits a first visit on foot and a short stay close to the sights.

Tallinn airport
about 5 km
Town Hall Square
under 1 km

Car and parking

A pedestrian area of 30 streets and squares, Raekoja plats among them, admits cars only with a Transport Department permit. Old Town zone parking costs EUR 0.10 a minute around the clock, and from 15 November to 31 March the city may ban night parking on alternate dates.

Rotermann Quarter in central Tallinn: a limestone building with a glass gable between new brick blocks, with café tables and planters
Photo: Liilia Moroz, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

City centre and Rotermann Quarter

Kesklinn, the central district on Tallinn Bay around the Old Town, with the Rotermann Quarter in its Sadama subdistrict, under 1 km from Town Hall Square. It suits travellers who want the Old Town within a short walk and hotels or apartments outside the pedestrian area.

Tallinn airport
about 4 km
Town Hall Square
under 1 km

Car and parking

The Downtown (Südalinn) zone, bounded by streets including Pronksi, Jõe and Ahtri and Mere puiestee, costs EUR 0.08 a minute around the clock, or EUR 250 for a 30-day ticket. The cheaper City Centre zone surrounds it.

A red two-storey house dated 1923 on the corner of Linda street in Kalamaja, with a car parked in front
Photographed in 2009. Photo: Flying Saucer, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Kalamaja and Telliskivi

Kalamaja, a subdistrict of Põhja-Tallinn just northwest of the historic centre on the coast of Tallinn Bay, and Telliskivi Creative City, a creative centre on the former Baltic Railway Company factory site. It suits a longer stay a walk from the Old Town.

Tallinn airport
about 6 km
Town Hall Square
about 1 km

Car and parking

The City Centre zone boundary runs through Kalamaja along Põhja puiestee, Kotzebue, Kopli and Telliskivi streets, paid in full at EUR 0.025 a minute on weekdays 07:00 to 19:00 and Saturdays 08:00 to 15:00, free on Sundays. The city treats streets outside the paid zones as free parking; check the zone map for the street.

The red and white Baroque façade of Kadriorg Palace in Tallinn, with bicycles and lamp posts in front
Photographed in 2018. Photo: Suicasmo, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Kadriorg

A subdistrict of Kesklinn named after the Baroque palace of the Russian empress Catherine, built between 1718 and 1725 and now the Kadriorg Art Museum, with the Kumu art museum in Kadriorg Park. It suits travellers who want parkland and museums about 3 km from the Old Town.

Tallinn airport
about 4 km
Town Hall Square
about 3 km

Car and parking

The City Centre zone boundary follows L. Koidula and J. Poska streets and Narva maantee through Kadriorg; those streets are paid in full at EUR 0.025 a minute on City Centre hours. Check the zone map for streets east of the boundary.

The sandy beach at Pirita in Tallinn, with small waves from the bay and a low modern building at the far end
Photographed in 2014. Photo: Daviidos, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Pirita

One of Tallinn's eight districts, with its sandy beach and the ruins of Pirita Convent, a Bridgettine convent from 1407 to 1575. It suits a summer stay by the sea with a car, about 7 km from Town Hall Square.

Tallinn airport
about 9 km
Town Hall Square
about 7 km

Car and parking

Pirita's public paid zone is a single car park at Jõesuu tee 3 and 5, charged from 15 May to 15 September, 10:00 to 22:00, at EUR 0.01 a minute.

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Questions

Is there a tourist tax in Tallinn?

No. Estonia's Local Taxes Act, in the version in force since 1 January 2025, lists no tourist or accommodation tax, so no municipality can charge one in 2026.

Can a car drive into Tallinn Old Town?

A pedestrian area covers 30 Old Town streets and squares, Raekoja plats among them. A car may reach a building there only for a short time, when unavoidable, with a permit from the Tallinn Transport Department.

How much is street parking in central Tallinn?

Per started minute: EUR 0.10 in the Old Town zone and EUR 0.08 in the Downtown zone, both around the clock, and EUR 0.025 in the City Centre zone on weekdays 07:00 to 19:00 and Saturdays 08:00 to 15:00, free on Sundays.

Which area suits a stay with a car?

Kalamaja or Kadriorg, at the edge of the City Centre zone, the cheapest of the three central zones, where Sunday parking is free, or Pirita, whose public paid zone is one car park, charged only in summer.