Your day, step by step
08:30
Walk from the cruise terminal up Sadama Street to the Great Coast Gate and Fat Margaret's Tower (15–20 minutes).
09:00
Walk Pikk Street up through the lower town to Town Hall Square before the tour groups arrive.
10:00
Climb St Olaf's tower (258 steps, €10, April to October) for the view over the Old Town and harbour.
11:00
Walk up to Toompea: the viewing platforms, Alexander Nevsky Cathedral and St Mary's Cathedral.
12:30
Lunch, for example elk soup and pies at III Draakon in the Town Hall, or Rataskaevu 16.
13:30
Kiek in de Kök and the bastion passages (€16 for the whole museum), or a tram to Kadriorg on a long call.
15:30
Last stroll and coffee near Viru Gate or the Great Coast Gate.
16:05
Leave the Old Town and walk back to the cruise terminal.
- Latest you can leave Old Town (Town Hall Square)16:05
16:30
Back on board, 60 minutes before all-aboard.
Where to leave from, and when
on foot bus, train, boat taxiPins show when to leave each place. Lines: route back to your ship.
Going further? Leave by these times
- Old Town (Town Hall Square)Walk via the Great Coast Gate and Sadama Street, 20–25 min16:05
- Toompea viewpointsWalk down through the Old Town to the cruise terminal, up to about 35 min15:55
- Kadriorg Palace and ParkTram, hop-on hop-off bus or Bolt back towards the harbour16:00
- Kumu Art MuseumTram, hop-on hop-off bus or Bolt back towards the harbour16:00
Where people get Tallinn wrong
Heading for the ferry terminals A or D instead of the cruise-area gate on the way back.
Built from our Tallinn guide, checked against 17 official sources (October 2026). Nothing here is guessed. Read the full guide or see the sources.
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