Old City Harbour

Port in Tallinn, Estonia

Old City Harbour
(Vanasadam)

Old City Harbour, Tallinn, Estonia

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Location
Country| Estonia
Location| Tallinn
Coordinates| 59°26′40″N 24°46′00″E﻿ / ﻿59.44444°N 24.76667°E﻿ / 59.44444; 24.76667
Details
Operated by| Port of Tallinn
Type of harbour| passenger harbour, cruise harbour, marina
Size of harbour| 75.9 ha (aquatory)
Land area| 52.9 ha
No. of piers| 27
Statistics
Passenger traffic| 7.75 million passengers (2023)
Website
http://www.portoftallinn.com/old-city-harbour

The Old City Harbour (Estonian: Vanasadam) is the main passenger harbour in Tallinn, Estonia. Regular lines serve routes to Helsinki (Finland) and Stockholm (Sweden)

## Overview

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After arriving at the Tallinn Passenger Port, most tourists often walk along Sadama street to the Old Town.

Old City Harbour is one of the five ports within the state-owned company Port of Tallinn. It is one of the biggest and busiest passenger harbours in the world and also the biggest passenger harbour in Estonia.[1] The port operates two passenger terminals (A and D), total length of its berths is 4.2 kilometres. Vessels with maximum length of 340 metres, 42 metres wide and draught of 10.7 m can enter the port.[2][3] In 2019, the port served 10.64 million passengers.

Cruise ships berthed at cruise terminal

The port is operating 339-metre long quay intended for cruise ships. It was completed in spring of year 2004 and its cost at the time was over 80 million kroons. The number of the cruise passengers is increasing steadily, also by the implementing of turnarounds in cooperation with Tallinn Airport. In order to cope with that numbers and increasing size of the cruise ships arriving in Tallinn, Port of Tallinn started in May 2013 the construction of the new quay next to the existing cruise ships quay in the Old City harbour. The total length of the quay built by the Estonian branch of BMGS is 421 metres. With the new quay, the Port of Tallinn is able to moor cruise ships up to 340 metres in length, up to 42 metres in width, and with the draft of up to nine metres. The total cost of the project was 9.34 million euros.[3]

Also Old City Marina - a new marina for recreational vessels established in 2010 - is a part of Tallinn's Old City Harbour.

On 29 September 2017 at the EU Digital Summit in Tallinn, a partnership of Ericsson, Intel and Telia Estonia announced that they had implemented the first live public 5G network in Europe at the Tallinn Passenger Port to connect with Tallink cruise ships at the port.[4]

## Terminals

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### A-terminal

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The A-terminal building The former B-terminal building which now is part of A-terminal

Shipping companies Eckerö Line and Viking Line operate scheduled services from A-terminal to Helsinki.[5][6][7] The A-terminal and the old B-terminal are connected to each other to provide more efficient passenger flow.[8]

Terminal is served by bus line nr. 2

Ships serving the terminal are:

Company  | Ship  | Route

|
|

Eckerö Line | MS Finlandia | Tallinn – Helsinki
Viking Line | MS Viking XPRS | Tallinn – Helsinki
MS Viking Cinderella / MS Gabriella (during the summer season)  | Tallinn – Helsinki

### D-terminal

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The shipping company Tallink operates scheduled services from D-terminal to Stockholm and Helsinki.[9][10] Over 6 million passengers travel through this ferry terminal annually. The terminal building was renovated in 2020 and the cost was 18.5 million euros.[11]

D-terminal in 2023

The terminal is served by bus lines 20, 20A and 66

Ships serving the terminal include:

Company  | Ship  | Route

|
|

Tallink | MS Megastar | Tallinn – Helsinki
MS MyStar | Tallinn – Helsinki
MS Silja Europa | Tallinn – Helsinki
MS Baltic Queen | Tallinn – Mariehamn – Stockholm
MS Victoria I | Tallinn – Mariehamn – Stockholm

## Carriers and destinations

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### Regular carriers

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Carriers  | Destinations  | Terminal

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Eckerö Line | Helsinki | A[12]
Tallink | Helsinki, Mariehamn, Stockholm | D[13]
Viking Line | Helsinki

Seasonal: Stockholm

| A[12]

### Cruise carriers (incl. all cruise ports)

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Carriers  | Destinations

|

MSC Cruise[14] | Aarhus, Alesund, Barcelona, Bergen, Copenhagen, Cork, Dover, Dublin, Flaam, Genoa, Gibraltar, Gothenborg, Greenock, Gdynia, Hamburg, Hellesylt/Geiranger, Helsinki, Haugesund, Ivergordon, Kiel, Klaipeda, Kotka, A Coruña, Le Havre, Lisbon, Marseille, Olden, Riga, Rotterdam, Saint Petersburg, Stavanger, Stockholm, Valencia, Visby, Warnemunde, Zeebrugge
Norwegian Cruise Line | Amsterdam, Brussels, Copenhagen, Gdynia, Helsinki, Klaipeda, Le Havre, Riga, Rostock, Saint Petersburg, Southampton, Stockholm, Warnemunde
Royal Caribbean | Aarhus, Amsterdam, Copenhagen, Fredericia, Helsinki, Klaipeda, Oslo, Riga, Saint Petersburg, Skagen, Southampton, Stavanger, Stockholm, Visby, Warnemunde

## Statistics

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Annual passenger statistics for Tallinn Passenger Port Year  | Total passengers

|

2001  | 5,739,573
2002  | 5,944,942
2003  | 5,862,485
2004  | 6,737,926
2005  | 7,007,558
2006  | 6,760,149
2007  | 6,514,294
2008  | 7,247,366
2009  | 7,257,646
2010  | 7,915,113
2011  | 8,478,929
2012  | 8,841,679
2013  | 9,236,429
2014  | 9,569,313
2015  | 9,793,049
2016  | 10,173,297
2017  | 10,560,000
2018  | 10,619,000
2019  | 10,639,000
2020  | 4,333,000
2021  | 3,665,759
2022  | 7,213,655

## Gallery

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*   *   * A-terminal in Old City Harbour

* Tallinn Passenger Port, seen from the rooftop of Portus hotel

* Harbour in 1941.

## See also

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* Estonia portal
* Transport portal

* Baltic Sea cruiseferries
* Transport in Estonia

## References

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1. ^ "Helsinki set to become world's busiest sea passenger port". Yle.fi. 3 August 2017. Retrieved 17 January 2018.
2. ^ "In 2013 Port of Tallinn served record number of passengers, cargo handling declined slightly". 6 January 2014. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
3. ^ a b "New cruise ship quay was opened in Port of Tallinn on Saturday". 16 May 2014. Retrieved 23 July 2014.
4. ^ "5G goes live in the Port of Tallinn". Ericsson. 29 September 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
5. ^ "A-terminal - Tallinna Sadam". Retrieved 11 September 2023.
6. ^ "Tallinna Reisisadam, A-terminal". Retrieved 12 September 2023.
7. ^ "Pääs Tallinna Reisisadamasse". Retrieved 12 September 2023.
8. ^ "Vanasadamas avati uuenenud B-terminal". 11 February 2010. Retrieved 12 September 2023.
9. ^ "D-terminal - Tallinna Sadam". Retrieved 11 September 2023.
10. ^ "Tallinn D-Terminal". Retrieved 11 September 2023.
11. ^ "Tallinna Sadam avab renoveeritud D-terminali". Retrieved 11 September 2023.
12. ^ a b "Terminal A".
13. ^ "Terminal D".
14. ^ "MSC Cruise: Find Cruise".

## External links

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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Vanasadam.

* Old City Harbour web page
* A-terminal
* Passenger ship schedule
* Map of harbour area
* Ships in Port

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Tallinn landmarks

Buildings and
structures|

* Toompea Castle
* Town Hall
* Old Thomas
* Kiek in de Kök
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* St. Nicholas Church
* Church of the Holy Ghost
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* Saint Catherine's Monastery
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* Maarjamäe Manor
* Maarjamäe Memorial
* TV Tower
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* Patarei Sea Fortress-Prison
* Independence War Victory Column
* Bronze Soldier
* Charles Leroux Monument
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Precincts|

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Beaches|

* Pirita Beach
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Culture|

| Museums and
galleries|

* Kumu (Art Museum of Estonia main branch)
* Mikkel Museum
* Estonian Open Air Museum (Kolu kõrts)
* Estonian Maritime Museum (Seaplane Harbour)
* Estonian Firefighting Museum
* Estonian History Museum
* Estonian Museum of Natural History
* Estonian Health Museum
* Estonian Theatre and Music Museum
* Museum of Estonian Architecture
* Museum of Occupations

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Theatres|

* Estonia Theatre
* Estonian Drama Theatre
* Theatre NO99
* Russian Theatre
* Estonian Puppet Theatre
* Tallinn City Theatre
* Von Krahl Theatre

Other|

* National Library of Estonia
* Song Festival Grounds
* Culture Factory Polymer

Science and
education|

* Tallinn University
* Tallinn University of Technology
* Estonian Academy of Arts
* Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre
* Estonian Academy of Security Sciences
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* Tallinn University of Applied Sciences
* Estonian Business School
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Sports|

* Pirita Yachting Centre
* A. Le Coq Arena
* Kadriorg Stadium
* Kalevi Keskstaadion
* Unibet Arena
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* Tondiraba Ice Hall
* Pirita Velodrome
* Mustamäe Ski Jumping Hill
* Tallinn Hippodrome
* Pirita-Kose-Kloostrimetsa Circuit

Transportation|

* Port of Tallinn
* Old City Harbour
* Paljassaare Harbour
* Bekker Port
* Tallinn Airport
* Tallinn Baltic Station
* Tallinn bus station
* Tallinna Linnatranspordi AS

Events|

* Estonian Song Festival
* Estonian Dance Festival
* Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival
* Tallinn Old Town Days
* Tallinn Marathon
* Tallinn Music Week
* Tallinn Christmas Market
* Õllesummer
* Tallinn Legends

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Panamax ports|

* Muuga
* Paldiski North Harbour
* Paldiski South Harbour
* Sillamäe

Non-Panamax ports|

* Bekker Port
* Heltermaa
* Kuivastu
* Kunda
* Meeruse
* Mustvee
* Paljassaare Harbour
* Pärnu
* Rohuküla
* Saaremaa Harbour
* Virtsu

Passenger ports|

* Aegna
* Naissaar
* Tallinn Passenger Port

LNG terminals|

* Muuga LNG Terminal (planned)
* Paldiski LNG Terminal (planned)
* Sillamäe LNG Terminal (planned)

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