How walkable is Tallinn?
By Oscar Higson-Spence. Updated
Tallinn has a walkability score of 70 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. It ranks joint 285th of 690 cities worldwide.
What's within walking distance of the centre
2,129 shops, restaurants, parks and other everyday places are mapped within a 30 minute walk of central Tallinn. The nearest grocery is about 2 minutes away on foot. Every category earns full or nearly full points.
Groceries
- Deli Toidupood - Kulinaaria ja Pagar, 4 min
- Maxima Express, 7 min
Restaurants & bars
- Hr. Mauruse pubi, 1 min
- Tsekva Bar, 1 min
Shopping
- Perfect Home Showroom, 1 min
- Juustukuningad Solaris, 2 min
Coffee
- Sakala kohvik, 2 min
- My Little France kohvik, 2 min
Banks
- Bank of Estonia, 1 min
- Swedbank, 2 min
Parks
- Tammsaare park, 3 min
- Islandi väljak, 4 min
Schools
- Lasteaed Vurr, 3 min
- Tallinna Kesklinna Põhikool, 3 min
Books & libraries
- Rahva Raamat, 4 min
- TLÜ Akadeemiline Raamatukogu, 4 min
Culture & entertainment
- NO99 Jazziklubi, 1 min
- VAT Teater MTÜ, 1 min
Measured from the centre at 59.4331, 24.7491, the point near Tallinn's middle with the most places in walking range. Walking times assume 80 m per minute along an estimated street route.
Street layout
Within 800 m of the centre there are about 129 street intersections per km², and blocks average 82 m long. That is a well-connected street grid, so the score is not reduced.
How far walkability reaches
Tallinn's score of 70 is the average across the 5 km around its centre, the point with the most everyday places within a walk. Walkability averages 97 within 1 km of the centre, 75 from 1 to 3 km out and 59 from 3 to 5 km out. 41 of the 91 points within 5 km fall on water or on land without streets, such as hillsides, forest or farmland, and are left out, so the score describes only the built-up part. 62% of the sampled area scores 70 or more, where most errands can be done on foot. Walkability falls off steeply away from the centre, so check a specific address on the map.
- 90+
- 70–89
- 50–69
- 25–49
- 0–24
Each hexagon is the score at a point, 1 km from its neighbours, across the 5 km around central Tallinn. Rings mark 1, 3 and 5 km from the centre. Gaps are water or land without streets.
| Area | Score | Scoring 70+ |
|---|---|---|
| Centre | 100 | 100% |
| Within 1 km | 97 | 100% |
| 1 to 3 km out | 75 | 68% |
| 3 to 5 km out | 59 | 48% |
Nearby cities
| City | Distance | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Helsinki, Finland | 82 km | 79 |
| Espoo, Finland | 86 km | 36 |
| Riga, Latvia | 280 km | 71 |
| Stockholm, Sweden | 379 km | 79 |
| Vilnius, Lithuania | 529 km | 56 |
Questions about walking in Tallinn
Is Tallinn a walkable city?
Around its centre, yes. Tallinn has a walkability score of 70 out of 100 across the 5 km around its centre, which makes it very walkable: most errands can be done on foot. Its centre scores 100. The score covers about 80 km² around the busiest point rather than the whole city, and suburbs further out are usually less walkable, so check a specific address on the map. It ranks joint 285th of 690 cities worldwide on How Walkable.
How does Tallinn compare with nearby cities?
Tallinn sits between its nearest ranked neighbours: it scores 70, against Helsinki (79, 82 km away), Espoo (36, 86 km away) and Riga (71, 280 km away).
Which part of Tallinn is most walkable?
Tallinn's most walkable area is its centre, the point near the middle of the city with the most places in walking range, which scores 100. Walkability averages 97 within 1 km of it. Beyond 2.5 km, it holds up best to the north-west (averaging 75) and falls most to the north-east (27).
How is Tallinn's walkability score calculated?
For Tallinn it is the average of 50 points spaced 1 km apart within 5 km of its busiest point, leaving out water and land without streets; 31 of them score 70 or more. Each point counts groceries, restaurants, shops, cafés, banks, parks, schools, libraries and cultural venues within a 30 minute walk, gives nearer places more weight, and loses up to 20% where streets are sparse or blocks are long, using open map data from Overture Maps (release 2026-09-23.1) and OpenStreetMap. It measures what is within a walk, not what the walk is like: pavements, traffic, safety, hills and heat are not part of the score.
This page is generated from open map data with a published walkability method, explained in the methodology. Places from Overture Maps release 2026-09-23.1. City position and population from GeoNames.
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