Day trip from Helsinki to Tallinn. Ferry included
Description
The tour offers an opportunity to pay a quick visit from Helsinki to Tallinn and see one of the best preserved old towns in Europe. Comfortable trip by ferry, leaving Helsinki at 9.00am and in just 2 hours you are in Tallinn, getting the high quality city tour, having some free time for lunch or souvenirs and arrive back to Helsinki at 9pm
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Itinerary
The best preserved old Town in Northern Europe. We see both, Upper and Lower towns
Gorgeous Russian Orthodox church
Crusader's castle from the 1200-s
Lutheran cathedral with the biggest collection of the coats of arms in the world
Heart of the old Town. Place full of Restaurants and souvenir shops. Final point of our tour
the most beautiful viewing point on Tallinn
View of the medieval city wall
the gorgeous place by the city wall and the legend of the Danish flag
Highlights
What's included
Traveller Ratings
Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Public transportation options are available nearby
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Reviews(86)
This tour was an excellent introduction to Tallinn, Estonia, and one of the highlights of my trip to Finland. The ferry ride from Helsinki was comfortable and efficient, making it remarkably easy to visit another country for the day. Once in Tallinn, our guide brought the city’s fascinating history to life as we explored its beautifully preserved UNESCO World Heritage-listed Old Town. Walking through the cobblestone streets felt like stepping back into the Middle Ages, surrounded by Gothic churches, medieval merchant houses, ancient city walls, and defensive towers. The guide shared interesting stories about Estonia’s history, the Hanseatic League, and how Tallinn has evolved into the vibrant capital it is today. The itinerary was well paced, with a great balance of guided sightseeing and free time to wander the charming streets, browse local shops, enjoy lunch, and take plenty of photos. Despite being a day trip, I never felt rushed and came away feeling that I had experienced the very best of Tallinn’s historic center. Transportation was seamless from start to finish, and everything was well organized. If you’re visiting Helsinki, I highly recommend taking this tour. It’s an effortless way to experience two Nordic-Baltic capitals in one trip and discover one of Europe’s best-preserved medieval cities. It was an unforgettable experience that left me wanting to return and spend even more time exploring Estonia.
This tour was an excellent introduction to Tallinn, Estonia, and one of the highlights of my trip to Finland. The ferry ride from Helsinki was comfortable and efficient, making it remarkably easy to visit another country for the day. Once in Tallinn, our guide brought the city’s fascinating history to life as we explored its beautifully preserved UNESCO World Heritage-listed Old Town. Walking through the cobblestone streets felt like stepping back into the Middle Ages, surrounded by Gothic churches, medieval merchant houses, ancient city walls, and defensive towers. The guide shared interesting stories about Estonia’s history, the Hanseatic League, and how Tallinn has evolved into the vibrant capital it is today. The itinerary was well paced, with a great balance of guided sightseeing and free time to wander the charming streets, browse local shops, enjoy lunch, and take plenty of photos. Despite being a day trip, I never felt rushed and came away feeling that I had experienced the very best of Tallinn’s historic center. Transportation was seamless from start to finish, and everything was well organized. If you’re visiting Helsinki, I highly recommend taking this tour. It’s an effortless way to experience two Nordic-Baltic capitals in one trip and discover one of Europe’s best-preserved medieval cities. It was an unforgettable experience that left me wanting to return and spend even more time exploring Estonia.
If you like about history and medieval architecture, you may like this tour. Finlandia ferry is great, it is like an entertainment place with bar, shopping area, children's play area.
An excellent day trip from Helsinki to a special little city. Great ferry and well paced interesting walking tour of the old town with Anastasia.
Excellent tour, unfortunately weather was not good, it drizzled most of the time. Should include pickup and return.
Dear Ivan, Thank you for your booking and for your high rating of our tour. Transfers to and from the port in Helsinki are not included in the price in order not to make our tour too expensive and to leave guests free to choose how much they want to spend on transport and what kind of transport they prefer. The port is easy and inexpensive to reach by public tram, which is very good, clean, modern, and also adds to the overall impression of Helsinki. Some guests prefer to walk, while those who want to get there quickly and with minimum effort can simply take a taxi. In Helsinki this is very easy: Uber works there, you order it from your phone, and it takes you directly to the port. Our tour is suitable for travelling in any weather. Our guides always try to choose places where guests can stand comfortably and avoid the rain as much as possible during the tour. Also, heavy rain in our region usually does not last long; if the rain lasts longer, it is normally very light. We wish you many wonderful trips in the future. Best regards, Dmitry
Our tour guide gave wonderful personal experience of how the country has changed since gaining independence.
Such great communication about ferry and so no problems at all getting there from Helsinki. Our guide Renau (sp ?). Provided more than just information about Tallin and the sites and about the country, he gave us first hand stories of what it was like during era of Soviet oppression. The tour was alive and meaningful. There was a perfect balance if your and free time, great recommendations for meals and such and such attentiveness and caring for group. It is definitely worth adding a day to your time in Helsinki just to get to Tallinn for this tour. Tallinn itself is absolutely beautiful.
The tour was good and very interesting. There were times when we couldn’t hear the guide when he was speaking. Ear buds would have helped. We did not think it was good for the guide to leave us on our own for two hours after the tour was over.
Anastasia our guide was fantastic. Friendly and easy to understand. Complete expert on Tallinn. Interacted easily with everyone. The instructions to get on the ferry were confusing because the times did not match up but we were able to catch the ferry. Suggest upgrading seats on the ferry other wise you are cramped the whole 2 hour ride
Thank you very much for booking our tour, visiting Tallinn, and for your kind review. We are very glad that you enjoyed the experience and appreciated the quality of the tour. We work only with the best guides, and it is always a pleasure to hear that our guests notice this. Regarding the ferry time, we indicate an earlier arrival time on purpose, so that nobody is late. Ferry check-in closes 30 minutes before departure, so guests need to be at the port by 8:00. The upgrade to the Comfort Lounge does make sense and can be added at the time of booking, but it is not necessary. Especially in summer, passengers can also spend time on the sun deck, where there are places protected from the wind. When the weather is comfortable, it is also pleasant to sit in the café on the upper deck. In general, the ferry is a large cruise ship with many different areas. It is worth exploring it a little, and it is usually possible to find a more or less quiet place. Alternatively, guests can sit in one of the cafés, order something small, and stay there for the whole journey. The crossing takes only about two hours. Once again, thank you very much for your review. We wish you many wonderful travels in the future.
There are other day trips in Finland, such as Porvoo, that I would recommend if you have limited time. For over 5 hours on the ferry and getting to and from the terminal, it was disappointing.
Thank you for your review. The journey from Helsinki to Tallinn takes 2 hours each way — 2 hours to Tallinn and 2 hours back to Helsinki. Tallinn is one of the best-preserved old towns in Europe and possibly the best-preserved medieval city in Northern Europe. Porvoo is, of course, also a wonderful place, but Tallinn and Porvoo are simply not comparable. In any case, thank you for visiting us. We wish you many beautiful travels in the future.
