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DIRECTORY
Buses, Trolley Buses
and Trams
Tallinn Bus Company
∑ soiduplaan.tallinn.ee
Taxis
Reval Takso
Tel 601 4600.
A taxi waiting in a cobblestoned street in the Old Town, Tallinn
∑ reval-takso.ee
using a mobile phone, following journey and ensure that the Tallink Takso
instructions posted on signs. meter is running. Tel 640 8921.
Rates range from around €1 per ∑ tallinktakso.ee
15 minutes to €4.60 per hour.
The Old Town has a seven-day, Cycling Tulika Takso
24-hour paid parking in effect, Getting around Tallinn by Tel 612 0001.
which starts at €0.75 per bicycle is a good option, ∑ tulika.ee
15 min utes. A relatively although it is not so practical in
convenient option might be to the cobbled streets of the Old Cycling
leave your car at one of seve ral Town. There are plenty of
centrally located guarded bicycle rental firms in the city, CityBike
parking lots. These range in such as CityBike, that offer a Tel 5111 819.
price from about €0.75 to wide range of organized tours ∑ citybike.ee
€1.90 per hour. In the summer accompanied by a guide. It is
months, paid parking is also in also possible to rent a bicycle Velotaxi
effect in the Pirita istrict. and take off by your self. As there
are hardly any bicycle lanes in Green Gears
Tallinn, special care should be Tel 5385 5353.
Taxis ∑ greengears.ee
taken when cycling along
There is an abundance of taxis congested streets.
in Tallinn, although it is best to
take one from a taxi stand or from most hotels and tourist
to book one in advance from Walking information centres.
reputable companies such as Walking is the ideal way to
Tulika Takso, Tallink Takso or experience the busy streets
Reval Takso. Taxi stands can be of Tallinn’s Old Town and Velotaxi
found near large hotels, major the city centre. In general, Velotaxis, or bicycle-taxis, are a
inter sec tions and also next to Tallinn is a pedestrian-friendly novel way of seeing the city.
the Estonian Drama Theatre. environ ment, although a good They ope rate from March to
Hailing a taxi on the street is road map is useful to avoid October and cost around €2.25
risky, as there are many getting lost in its laby rinthine for an adult and €0.95 for a
dishonest taxi drivers who streets. A huge number of child, and can be ordered on
overcharge foreign visitors. walking tours are available the Green Gears website.
However, legislation has been
introduced to help improve the
situation. All taxi drivers are
obliged to display their prices
in English, on the vehicle’s rear
right-hand window, and to
provide a receipt on request. If
the driver fails to give a receipt,
the passenger is legally enti tled
not to pay the fare.
Starting fares normally range
from €2.25 to €4.50, with a rate
of about €0.50 per kilometre,
although prices can vary
considerably from ope rator to
operator. It is advis able to ask
the driver for an approximate
price before starting your The fascinatingly novel velotaxi, available for hire in Tallinn