Helsinki to Tallinn Day Trip: Explore Europe's Best-Preserved Old Town with Comfortable Ferry Ride

Embark on a comfortable ferry ride from Helsinki to Tallinn and explore Europe’s best-preserved old town. Enjoy a high-quality city tour and have free time for lunch and souvenirs.

Duration: 11 hours
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights
  • Tallinn Old Town - The best preserved old Town in Northern Europe. We see both, Upper and Lower towns
  • Aleksander Nevski Katedraali - Gorgeous Russian Orthodox church
  • Toompea Castle - Crusader’s castle from the 1200-s
  • Peapiiskopi Kirik - Lutheran cathedral with the biggest collection of the coats of arms in the world
  • **Tallinna…
What's Included
  • Round trip ferry ticket Helsinki-Tallinn-Helsinki
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic Beverages
  • Helsinki hotel pick-up and drop off
Additional Information

The tour provides a chance to take a brief journey from Helsinki to Tallinn, where visitors can explore one of Europe’s most well-preserved old towns. The comfortable ferry departs Helsinki at 9:00 am, and in just two hours, travelers arrive in Tallinn. There, they can enjoy a high-quality city tour, have some free time for lunch or shopping for souvenirs, and return to Helsinki by 8:30 pm.

Location
Tallinn Port terminal A
Please come to the Western Terminal in Helsinki port. Ferry departure from Helsinki 9.00 am, end of check-in 8.30am. Guide meeting you in Tallinn port terminal A, inside the building before the exit door, guide holding the sign with your name. ferry from Tallinn 6.30pm end of boarding 6.00pm.
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

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Karen_t
Dec 4, 2024
Estonia trip - Seeing the Christmas markets and all the very beautiful buildings but also it snowed while we were there
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Eliene
Nov 16, 2024
Tallin is not for a beat back because it's fantastic - Tallin is so beautiful, with so many attractions and museums that it fascinates those who want to go deeper into the city. The boat trip is great, but Tallin is not, to my mind, for a round trip
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Leonardn_m
Oct 25, 2024
Superb Tallinn experience - Beautiful town....exceptional experience and worth a somewhat long commute. 5 people in our tour group so plenty of attention...guide was very good and gave a lot of information. Weather was much colder than Prague , however this was attended to by some hot wine.
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Ana_v
Aug 2, 2024
Book this AMAZING tour! - My mom and I planned a Northern Europe trip for my birthday, and during the planning stages, we realized that Estonia was very close to Helsinki. At first, I wanted to do a self-guided tour because I don't have the patience to sit on a group tour. However, I wouldn't even know where to begin planning. I am SO glad I booked this tour. Dmitry started communicating with me two months prior to the tour to let me know he would be sharing tickets and details in the week of the tour. No follow-ups were needed—he was on top of it! On the day of the tour, we had no issues with checking in and getting on the ship. I must say: try to be one of the first onboard to get a good seat. The ship departs early and it takes about two hours. We were still half asleep, so it was good to have one of the best seats to relax. Upon arrival, our tour guide Darja was waiting for us and started our tour right away, giving us a lot of information about Tallinn. She took us to every major sight and was so patient with us wanting to take pictures. She is also SO knowledgeable about the history of Tallinn and all the buildings. She was amazing at understanding which places excited us the most and provided extra time for us to enjoy those places. I can't thank this team enough for such an amazing experience. I am definitely coming back and will do this tour again!
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Wendyb447
Jul 17, 2024
Great day out with a passionate tour guide - A very interesting place to visit and our tour guide Anastasia was knowledgeable and passionate. All in all a great day out.
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Aileen_k
Jul 11, 2024
A great day out - We had a really lovely day to Tallin. We didn’t know we’d to get our tickets validated before the entrance barriers but otherwise it all went like clockwork. Our guide met us at the ferry terminal and we’d a swift transfer into Tallin old town. She was a great guide and was very considerate to those in the group who couldn’t walk as fast. Excellent walking tour - very interesting and informative. Near the end of the tour our guide showed us where we would be picked up and told us when to be there. Her instructions were very clear . We had free time after the walking tour before we made our way back, by coach, to catch the ferry. A great day out - we’d a lovely sunny day so that was an added bonus! We checked into the lounge on the ferry on the way back. Very comfortable; very quiet and very reasonable. Cheaper still if it’s booked in advance. We enjoyed the relaxing sail home and the food; wine and beer. All in all a great day out.
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Thomaso587
May 4, 2024
Interesting tour and great organization - We booked the tour just a day in advance. Even in that short amount of time, organization went smoothly : I was contacted the same day with QR codes etc for the ferry, and clear instructions related to how the visit would be organize. Our guide, Svetlana, was great : she had lots of anecdotes about Tallin, led the visits just as you would expect, and gave us nice recommendations for lunch options and shops. Thank you!
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Sharon_s
Jun 8, 2024
Wish I had more time... - Great tour guide and wonderful trip. The instructions were incorrect and you need a native English speaker to write these instructions.
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Marcelan998
May 4, 2024
Excellent tour - It was a very nice tour even though it was snowing. The very attentive guide picked us up at the port and gave us the tour by car and some time on foot through the snowfall. But it was very nice
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Tamnance
May 27, 2024
Good logistics but mediocre tour guide - Logistics/locations: We feel that the logistics were handled very well. The ferry tickets were emailed to us right away. The ferry ride itself was very pleasant since there was a a lot of entertainment and food. The guide had a sign when she met us on the Tallin side. They had a driver take us first to the palace, which was a bit far from the old town. We probably wouldn’t have seen it if we were doing it on our own. At the end of the the day, a bus picked us up from old town and took us back to the ferry port. Information/presentation: The information shared was ok. The guide seemed to only know surface level information such as the style of the buildings and timelines. Some of the things she shared were very obvious and didn’t add to our understanding of the culture and history such as how the museums had permanent and rotating exhibits. There’s no storytelling, just facts so just know what you’ll be getting. Overall, we felt that the ease of having someone else handle the logistics and learning a little was better than doing it on our own. We definitely saw parts of the town we would not have seen and it made for a very efficient way to do a day trip to Tallin.
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