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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

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. 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. In 2019, the port served 10.64 million passengers.

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.

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.

Terminals

A-terminal

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

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

The shipping company Tallink operates scheduled services from D-terminal to Stockholm and Helsinki. 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.

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

Regular carriers

Cruise carriers (incl. all cruise ports)

Statistics

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

• Baltic Sea cruiseferries
• Transport in Estonia

References

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. ^ "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. ^ "Terminal A".
13. "Terminal D".
14. "MSC Cruise: Find Cruise".

External links

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

v t e Tallinn landmarks
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Precincts	Historic Centre (Toompea Hill) Kadriorg Kalamaja
Nature and parks	Tallinn Zoo Tallinn Botanic Garden Lake Ülemiste Lake Harku Pirita River Aegna island Kadriorg Park Danish King's Garden Kanuti Garden Kuberneri Garden Komandandi Garden Toompark Hirvepark Harjumägi Lindamägi Tammsaare Park Police Garden Löwenruh Park Glehn Park Jüriöö Park Pae Park Lillepi Park Kakumäe Coastal Park Kopli cemetery Kalamaja cemetery Metsakalmistu
Beaches	Pirita Beach Stroomi Beach Kakumäe Beach Harku Beach Pikakari Beach
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 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 Estonian Maritime Academy Tallinn University of Applied Sciences Estonian Business School Estonian Academy of Sciences
Sports	Pirita Yachting Centre A. Le Coq Arena Kadriorg Stadium Kalevi Keskstaadion Unibet Arena Kalev Sports Hall Tondiraba Ice Hall Pirita Velodrome Mustamäe Ski Jumping Hill Tallinn Hippodrome Pirita-Kose-Kloostrimetsa Circuit
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