Parking charges apply on working days from 8 to 19 and in Zone A Saturday 11 to 17.
Parking is free on Sunday and national holidays. The chargeable parking area is divided into three zones: the parking fee in zone A is 3 euros per hour, in zone B the parking fee is 1,5 euro per hour and in zone C the parking fee is 0,2 euros per hour. If the starting time is displayed, parking is free for 15 minutes in zone A and C, and for 90 minutes in zone B. The parking ticket machine automatically adds the free parking time to the validity period of the ticket. When making use of the free parking time by mobile phone indicate the zone and the respective parking space number (A15 / B90 / C 15). In the chargeable parking area, there are free designated parking zones for buses, motorcycles and mopeds. Parking conditions in private car parks may vary.
Payment options:
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At parking ticket machines, in cash (machines accept 0.10 €, 0.20 €, 0.50 €, 1 € and 2 € coins) or by card payment;
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Making a mobile payment (use short code 1902 to send a text message in the following format: vehicle registration plate number, space, combination for the parking zone and space (123ABC A15 / B90 (C15). To end the parking time, call 1903. Info hotline: 1910);
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Buying a parking permit. Parking permits for a month, 3 months or a year can be bought at information centre on the ground floor of Town Hall (tel. +372 1789). Parking permits for a day and for a month can be purchased at parking ticket machines when the corresponding amount.
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At the web portal Parkimine.ee;
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Through parking applications for smartphones and tablets. We recommend to use parking applications of known companies, such as PARGI.EE (Telia Eesti AS), Whoosh!, or Autlo (Autlo OÜ). Using the applications is at the user’s own risk.
Free parking areas near the city centre:
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Uus Street 63d
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Taara Avenue 1d
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Courthouse parking lot (between 6 p.m. and 1 a.m.)
Tour buses can be parked in the city centre at the following locations:
• Vabaduse Avenue (between Uueturu and Poe Street)
• Vabaduse Avenue (near Kaarsild (Arched Bridge)) - 3 parking places for buses
• Ülikooli Street (in front of Vanemuine Theatre)
• Ülikooli Street (next to Hotel Draakon)
• Lossi Street (on the section between Inglisild (Angel`s Bridge) and the Supreme Court of Estonia)
• Opposite Jakobi Street 2
• Lai Street 37 (in front of the Botanical Garden)
• Küütri Street (next to Hotel Soho)
• Sadama Street parking lot
• Väike Turu Street parking lot
• Turu Street (Aura Water Centre)