Why go
- Capital and largest city of Estonia.
- Served by Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL).
History
Tallinn is the capital and largest city of Estonia. Located on a bay in northern Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, it has a population of 452,563 as of 2026, making it the third most-populous city in the Baltics. As of 2024, the population of the Tallinn metropolitan area is estimated at 646,315. Tallinn is the main governmental, financial, industrial, and cultural centre of Estonia. It is located 187 kilometres (116 mi) northwest of the country's second largest city, Tartu, however, only 80 kilometres (50 mi) south of Helsinki, the capital city of Finland. It is also 320 kilometres (200 mi) west of Saint Petersburg, Russia, 300 kilometres (190 mi) north of Riga, Latvia, and 380 kilometres (240 mi) east of Stockholm, Sweden. From the 13th century until the first half of the 20th century, Tallinn was known in most of the world by variants of its other historical name, Reval.
Restaurants & places to go
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Airports
✈ Airlines & flight paths — 15 airlines, 28 direct destinations
- Estonian Air OV (CRJ-900, Embraer 170) · 12 routes: Amsterdam, Brussels, Copenhagen, Kiev, Moscow, Nice, Oslo, Split, St. Petersburg, Stockholm, Trondheim, Vilnius
- Ryanair FR (737-800) · 6 routes: Bergamo, Bremen, Gerona, London, Manchester, Rygge
- Maastricht Airlines W2 (J31, A320) · 4 routes: Heraklion*, Kuressaare*, Pajala*, Torsby*
- Scandinavian Airlines System SK (Embraer 170, CRJ-900) · 4 routes: Copenhagen*, Oslo*, Stockholm*, Trondheim*
- Turkish Airlines TK (A319) · 2 routes: Istanbul, Vilnius
- Aeroflot Russian Airlines SU (A319, A320) · 1 route: Moscow
- Air Baltic BT (73C, Dash 8-400) · 1 route: Riga
- Air Lituanica LT (Embraer 175, CRJ-200) · 1 route: Vilnius
- Brussels Airlines SN (CRJ-900) · 1 route: Brussels*
- easyJet U2 (A319, A320) · 1 route: London
- Finnair AY (ATR, ATR 72) · 1 route: Helsinki*
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines KL (CRJ) · 1 route: Amsterdam*
- LOT Polish Airlines LO (Embraer 170, Embraer 175) · 1 route: Warsaw
- Lufthansa Cargo LH (A320, A321, A320) · 1 route: Frankfurt
- Norwegian Air Shuttle DY (737-300, 737-800) · 1 route: Oslo
Routes and aircraft from OpenFlights (open data; a point-in-time snapshot). * = codeshare. Linked destinations open their own guidebook. Flight numbers are not in the open data — they come from the airline or a paid schedule feed.
Getting there by ferry
Where things are
Photographs
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When to go
The warmer, longer-day half of the year is the safest bet for a first visit.
Cooler and quieter, with fewer visitors and better value.
Short days and the coldest weather — check local conditions before travelling.
Getting there & around
Getting there. The nearest airport on record is Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL); 8 other airports serve the wider area. Check rail and road links from the tourism sources below. By air: TLL has direct flights to 28 destinations on 15 airlines (incl. Oslo, Vilnius, Amsterdam, Brussels, Copenhagen…). By water: 5 ferry terminals within 20 km (nearest: Terminal D, 2.4 km); routes include Tallinn-Aegna, Tallinn - Naissaare, Tallinn-Naissaar.
Getting around. Use the map above to orient yourself; nearby hotels, attractions and places to eat are listed from the live Ultimate data for Tallinn, Estonia. Local transit details will be added as the guide is expanded.
Trains & rail
Private aviation
On-demand charter, jet cards and the semi-private scheduled carriers that serve this city.