Tallinn: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Tallinn is the capital of Estonia (Harjumaa), 12 m (39 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL), 5 km (3 mi) from the centre. Our booking partner lists 789 places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Tallinn runs from about 6 h 9 min a day in late December to 18 h 46 min in late June (computed for 59.44° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Tallinn is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL), 5 km (3 mi) from the centre, whose 11,417-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL, 99 km).
Flights to Tallinn: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Tallinn · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 789 places to stay in Tallinn. Of the 549 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (274), and 7 are five-star. Across 308 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.7 out of 10. Guests have left 493,690 reviews in total.
Hotels in Tallinn: the full picture, and book
Our booking partner lists 28 hostels in Tallinn, out of 789 places to stay of every kind — 3.5% of everywhere it lists in the city, around the middle of the range for the cities we hold figures for. Across 20 hostels with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 7.7 out of 10, 1.0 below the 8.7 its hotels average. Guests have left 30,106 reviews across them.
Hostels in Tallinn: the full picture, and book
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Saint Petersburg, 317 km (Russia) — flights · buses · car rental
- Stockholm, 379 km (Sweden) — flights · buses · car rental
- Riga, 280 km (Latvia) — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Helsinki, 82 km (Finland) — buses · car rental · tours
- Espoo, 86 km (Finland) — buses · car rental · tours
- Tampere, 235 km (Finland) — buses · car rental · tours
- Vantaa, 97 km (Finland) — buses · car rental · tours
- Velikiy Novgorod, 387 km (Russia) — buses · car rental
- Pskov, 274 km (Russia) — buses · car rental · tours
- Turku, 179 km (Finland) — buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Riga, Annapolis, Hangzhou, Dartford, Ghent, Helsinki, Kiel, Kotka, Beijing, Moscow, Turku, Venice, Vilnius, Malmö Municipality.
Common questions
Which airport serves Tallinn?
Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL), 5 km (3 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Tallinn?
About 394,024 people live in Tallinn, across 159 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Tallinn in?
Europe/Tallinn, currently UTC+3.
What currency is used in Tallinn?
The Euro (EUR). Traffic drives on the right.
Are there hostels in Tallinn?
28 of them, bookable on this site. Hostels in Tallinn.
How many hotels are there in Tallinn?
Our booking partner lists 789 places to stay in Tallinn, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Tallinn?
Saint Petersburg (317 km), Stockholm (379 km), Riga (280 km), Helsinki (82 km), Espoo (86 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.