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Tallinn on a backpacker budget

Tallinn costs a backpacker about €42 a day before a bed. Here is what that covers, where to sleep near the centre, and which overland corridors run through it.

Modelled estimates, not quotes. Last rebuilt 2026-09-23.

€42per day
€18dorm bed
€48twin room
€60day all-in

What to see

Old town walls, Telliskivi, Kadriorg.

Eating

Lunch offers €8.

Beds near the centre

Distances are from the city centre point the planner uses.

MO Hostelhostel0.1 km
Imaginary hostelhostel0.1 km
boho Guesthouseguest house0.1 km
Braavo Spa Hotellhotel0.1 km
Kalev Spa veekeskushotel0.1 km

Markets and cheap eats

Viru Toidutänavmarket0.5 km
Depoo Turgmarket1.0 km
Telliskivi kirbuturgmarket1.2 km

Nearest hospital

Worth knowing before you need it.

Ida-Tallinna Keskhaiglaemergency1.5 km

Routes through Tallinn

Costed corridors that pass through, each with the full leg-by-leg breakdown.

Helsinki → Tallinn6 days · €515 Tallinn → Vilnius9 days · €552 Tallinn → Riga8 days · €634

Next stops on the network

HelsinkiFinland · 82 km RigaLatvia · 279 km StockholmSweden · 378 km VilniusLithuania · 529 km GdańskPoland · 676 km GothenburgSweden · 764 km OsloNorway · 786 km WarsawPoland · 835 km

Common questions

How much does Tallinn cost per day?

Budget about €42 a day for food and local transport, plus a bed. A dorm bunk runs around €18, a twin room about €48, and a small guesthouse room about €65. Two people sharing a twin usually beat two dorm beds here.

What is worth seeing in Tallinn?

Old town walls, Telliskivi, Kadriorg.

Where do you eat cheaply in Tallinn?

Lunch offers €8.

Build a route that runs through Tallinn, costed end to end.

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