THE TRAVEL BLOG OF BALTIC TOURS

The cost of traveling to Estonia is rather affordable but does not eliminate the need for your vacation budget planning. While planning your tour to Estonia, don't forget to include the price of meals and leisure activities, accommodation, and transport. To answer your question “how much does it cost to travel to Estonia?” more thoroughly, we have made research and collected the most recent data on the current prices of meals, accommodation, and tourist attractions in Estonia.

Transport

First of all, let’s talk about transport in Tallinn. Public transport is well-developed here, so you can perfectly get along without a car. The fare in Tallinn costs €2, which could also be included in public transport. In other cities - €1.5-1.8. If you are a student or scholar, the fare will be 2 times cheaper. To buy a monthly pass in the Estonian capital, set aside €23. In other cities - €17-20. And it is better not to risk riding a "hare," otherwise, you will have to pay a fine of €40. There are categories of citizens for whom travel on public transport in the Estonian capital is free. This includes children under the age of 7; adults accompanying children under 3 years of age; residents of Tallinn; Tallinn Card holders. Tip: If you stay in Tallinn longer than a day, buy a Tallin Card - it is a travel card for transport and museums that provide free admission to most places of interest and a public transport pass, which respectively makes the cost to travel to Estonia a little bit smaller. If you want to take a taxi, it is not that cheap; the average cost of landing is €2.5, and each kilometer of the way is €0.5. For an hour of waiting, you have to pay €10.

Accommodation

The cost of traveling to Estonia will be extremely dependent on your accommodation preferences. In Estonia, you can find hotels for every taste: from unpretentious hostels to luxurious "fives." Most of the hotels, of course, are in the capital: bed-and-breakfast guesthouses, modest but well-maintained hotels 1-2*, and representative offices of international chains are open. There are campgrounds outside the city, but it is better to get acquainted with the life of the Estonian province on tourist farms - in cozy village houses built among picturesque landscapes. The resorts at the level of Pärnu and Haapsalu offer a wide range of spa hotels and resorts that offer not only accommodation but also effective wellness programs. Prices in Tallinn hotels start from €20 per day at the hostel and reach €800 per suite in 5* hotels. A night in a standard three-night apartment in Tartu will cost from €50, in Narva - from €40, in Pärnu - from €30 per day. You can improve your health in spa hotels in Haapsalu for €75-85 per day.

Entertainment and Attractions

Tallinn offers various entertainments for its visitors every year. For example, archery in the old town that will cost you €10 for 20 arrows. The indoor pool will cost you €9 for 2 hours and €12 for the whole day. That entertainment is good; however, it’s not the one that you cannot live without. If you decide to choose something more authentic and never to be forgotten, like visit local museums or take a tour in Lahemaa National Park, so you might want to reduce the cost of traveling to Estonia by yourself. Entrances to various museums in Estonia cost €3-6, sometimes more. For example:

• Museum-airport "Lennusadam," adult cost €16, for children €8.
• Estonian open-air museum, adult cost €8, for children €5.
• Kumu Art Museum, adult cost €8, schooler, student €6.
• Tallinn TV Tower cost €10. on the site cost €13, preferential cost €6.
• Cognitive Museum of Technology and Electricity Energy Discovery Center cost €9. Preferential cost €7.

Guided tours might be very useful and informative if you don't have much time but have enough money and come to Estonia for the first time. Let’s take tours in Tallinn as an example:

• A ticket at Hop on Hop off sightseeing bus will cost you €19 for 24 hours.
• Tours in the old town with a guide and a visit to the tunnels €10 plus payment for the tunnel.
• Tour to Lahemaa National Park €49 per person.

Tip: In case of emergency, keep in mind that city toilets are paid and cost about €0.20. To get to the doctor, get ready to pay €23 per visit. But attention and time will be given to you enough - the session lasts an average of 30 minutes. The cost of a cough at the pharmacy - about €6-7. Credit cards accepted almost everywhere.

Souvenirs

Prices for souvenirs in Tallinn are not that low; slip-on socks, for example, will cost you about €10, a hat and scarf - €18, knitted hat - €10-15. Magnets are cheap, as everywhere, about €1.

Meal and Restaurants

After hours of walking around Old Town, you definitely will want to take a break and kill your hunger somewhere in a cozy dinner. One of the most popular self-service restaurants - Lido is widespread in Baltics, especially Estonia and Latvia. Here is a list of sample prices there: Sample prices at the Lido self-service network restaurant:

• Trout steak €5.2
• Chicken schnitzel €3.6
• Sausage €1.2
• Cutlet €1.55
• Stuffed pancake €1.2 - €1.5
• Drinks €1.25 - €2.25

Tip: If by chance you like fast food and are a big admirer of McDonald's, food there will cost you:

• Hamburger €1 - €1.2
• Big Mac €3.15
• Ice cream in a cup €1

Keep in mind that Estonian McDonald's charges extra for ketchup and other spices. Street food in Tallinn will cost you around:

• About €2.25 for a hot dog
• €5.25 for a hamburger and potatoes
• A drink will cost about €0.8
• €4 for a bag of spicy nutlets
• A bottle of water in the old town will cost you €1.1
• Coffee from €1.30

If you want to try Estonian cuisine, the average price for a dish in local Estonian restaurants will cost you about €12 for mashed pea soup, assorted herring will price is usually €16, smoked pork knuckle cost €24, roast pork - €20, Estonian sausages - €17, grilled fish with mashed potatoes - €15, lamb chops in cowberry marinade - €17, apple pie - €9, creme brulee - €9. In that case, if you come to Estonia for a weekend, stay in a simple hostel, use public transport and eat in local diners, the overall cost of a trip to Estonia for you in 2018 will be around €350, including the cost of tours in Town and souvenirs. Holidays at seaside resorts - will cost you around €600 euros per week. Note: Information provided is based on 2018 data; future readers, be aware of potential changes.