Price Comparison: The Most Affordable Parking in the Capital is in These New Districts
Several modern and attractive residential and business quarters have emerged in Tallinn, where people come to eat, spend time or work, and convenient parking is needed in the process. A price comparison of modern quarters shows that Fahle city offers the most visitor-friendly hourly rate for parking (1-2 eur/h). The highest hourly fee must be paid in Rotermanni quarter (3-6 eur/h), which is also understandable due to particularly dense construction.
24-hour parking is also most affordable at Fahle city (1.50-4 eur/24h). The most expensive 24-hour parking is surprisingly at Noblessner (10-15 eur/24h) and Tammsaare Business Centre (10 eur/24h). In the city centre, at Rotermanni car park, you can park for 24 hours at 6 euros. It costs the same to park your vehicle around the clock at Porto Franco (6 eur), Rotermanni (6 eur), Telliskivi (6 eur) and one euro less at Ülemiste (5 eur).
It is important to note that each area typically offers car parks of different price classes. Therefore, it is worth researching in advance where the cheapest parking in that area is located. Price differences can be significant and an additional bill equal to the restaurant bill can be added to the total in the worst case for evening parking. For example, hourly rates at Telliskivi range from 2-8 euros. At Rotermanni 3-6 euros, at Ülemiste City 1-4 euros. In Fahle quarter, the price range is small, only 1-2 euros per hour.
The main parking lot operators in Tallinn are Ühisteenused and Europark. According to Aare Sepp, head of development and support services at Ühisteenused, parking is a service that supports the main service and in the big picture, parking prices are shaped by the quarter owner in cooperation with the parking lot operator. "Parking price formation depends on many factors. First and foremost, the location, the specifics of tenants' activities and the surrounding parking environment. As a rule, resident parking is part of the lease agreement and it is the owner's decision. Affordable and convenient parking can boost business activities and disorganised parking can negatively affect business. From the owner or manager's perspective, it is also necessary to consider the business specifics of the tenant; some service providers or government offices operating in a quarter may bring in heavier than usual traffic and this must be taken into account when choosing the location and pricing," said Sepp.
The vacancy of parking spaces and demand in a specific location certainly shape the price. There are areas where it is not possible to offer a cheap price because there is a shortage of parking spaces in the area and the existing spaces are filled up in the quarter and there are no more spaces left for visitors. "Therefore, prices are partly the owner's choice, but mainly the price is determined by market conditions. For example, if Fahle, Ülemiste, Noblessner and others can choose more visitor-friendly prices due to their location, then with Rotermanni it is difficult," said Sepp.
The most common way to pay for parking in Estonia is mobile parking. 95% of parking is done via mobile phones, half of them use SMS to start parking and the other half use parking applications or apps.
Different parking solutions do not affect the end consumer price. In Tallinn, approximately 80% of car parks are open parking areas, closed areas are used less frequently and this is justified when there are not enough spaces or when parking spaces need to be reserved. "Estonian drivers tend to avoid barriers and therefore, for example, at Viru Centre we have replaced the barrier system with another solution. Only in larger residential areas can you still encounter car parks with barriers, where a man sits in a booth and collects money," says Aare.
Fahle, Ülemiste City, Noblessner, Telliskivi, Tammsaare Business Centre, Porto Franco and Rotermanni parking price comparison:
| One hour price
(car park name) |
24 hour price
(car park name) |
1h free
with parking meter |
2h free
with parking meter |
|
| Fahle city | 1.- eur (F2, F4)
2.- eur (F1) |
1.50 eur (F2)
4.- eur (F1) |
Parking spaces within the city | F1 |
| Ülemiste City | 1.- eur (P14)
4.- eur (EP35) |
5.- eur (P2)
17.- eur (EP335) |
– | EP90 |
| Noblessner | 2.-eur (EP142)
5.- eur (EP91) |
10.- eur (EP142)
15.- eur (EP91) |
– | – |
| Telliskivi | 2.- eur (EP269)
8.- eur (EP18)
|
6.- eur (EP240)
18.- eur (EP18) |
Baltic Station Market, EP110 | |
| Tammsaare Business Centre | 3.- eur (business centre open car park) | 10.- eur (open car park) | – | in open car park |
| Porto Franco | 3.- eur (EP42)
4.- eur (EP5, EP49) |
6.- eur (EP42)
24.- eur (EP49) |
– | – |
| Rotermanni | 3.- eur (EP42)
6.- eur (EP21) |
6.- eur (EP42)
20.- eur (SB60, EP5 and parking building) |
– | – |
