Without car? 3/5Best Day Trips from Tallinn by Car
7 unmissable day trips from Tallinn by car: waterfalls, national parks, coastal cliffs and castles — all within 100 km. Your complete self-drive guide.
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Without car? 3/57 unmissable day trips from Tallinn by car: waterfalls, national parks, coastal cliffs and castles — all within 100 km. Your complete self-drive guide.
Without car? 5/5Classic 7-day Estonia road trip: Tallinn, Lahemaa, Tartu, Setomaa, Parnu and Saaremaa in one practical self-drive itinerary.
Explore Estonia's manor houses by car: Palmse, Sagadi, Vihula, Alatskivi, Sangaste and more. Public tours cannot cover them all; self-drive is the only practical way.
Harjumaa isn't just Tallinn. Limestone cliffs at Paldiski, Lahemaa manor houses, Keila-Joa waterfall, and wild Pakri Peninsula await within 60 km — all best by car.
Narva Castle facing Russia, Ontika limestone cliffs, oil shale industrial heritage, and Lake Peipsi shores — Ida-Virumaa is Estonia's most surprising county.
Saaremaa, Muhu, Hiiumaa, Vormsi, Kihnu and Ruhnu by self-drive with ferry workflow, schedules and practical route logic.
Jõgevamaa borders Europe's 4th-largest lake, hosts Old Believer fishing villages, and produces Estonia's finest apples. A slow-travel paradise that few tourists reach.
Without car? 5/5Explore Lääne-Viru County by car: Lahemaa National Park, Rakvere Castle, Palmse Manor, Viru Bog and the wild north coast. Complete self-drive travel guide.
Lääne-Virumaa contains Lahemaa National Park — Estonia's largest. Palmse manor, coastal villages, Viru Bog, and medieval Rakvere are all within 100 km of Tallinn.
Läänemaa is Estonia's most romantic county — Haapsalu's medieval castle, Matsalu wetlands teeming with migratory birds, and a remote western coastline best explored by car.
Palmse Manor, Viru Bog, Altja fishing village, Käsmu sea village — Lahemaa is Estonia's wildest national park. Here's how to explore it in a day or two by car.
Without car? 5/5Explore Pärnu County by car: Estonia's summer capital, wild dune coasts, Soomaa National Park floodplains, and the road to the Latvian border. Complete self-drive guide.
Pärnumaa is Estonia's summer capital county — Pärnu's sandy beach, the sacred island of Kihnu, wild Kabli migratory coast, and Soomaa National Park's spring flood season.
Without car? 5/5Explore Rapla County by car: medieval churches, ancient hill forts, the Keava ridge, quiet forests and the Estonian countryside at its most unspoilt. Complete self-drive travel guide.
Kuressaare Castle, Kaali meteorite crater, Panga cliff, Sõrve Peninsula, Angla windmills — Saaremaa is Estonia's largest island. Here's how to explore it all by car.
Saaremaa is Estonia's largest island — Kuressaare castle, Kaali meteorite crater, Panga cliff, and traditional windmills. A car on the ferry is the only way to see it all.
Drive the Baltic coast from Tallinn to Riga via Pärnu, Ainazi, Cēsis, and Sigulda. 3 countries, 5 days, one unforgettable road trip. Start with a car from CarRental.ee.
Tartumaa contains Estonia's intellectual capital Tartu, the best lake district in the country, glacial moraine hills, and the Emajõgi River. A county of contrasts best explored by car.
Valgamaa is Estonia's southernmost county — Valga-Valka is a unique twin city split between Estonia and Latvia, Otepää is the winter sports capital, and Pühajärv is a sacred glacial lake.
Viljandimaa balances medieval castle ruins, Estonia's most famous folk music festival, and Soomaa National Park where spring floods create a fifth season only reachable by canoe.