Maardu

Maardu is a town in North Estonia, 15 km east of Tallinn.

Understand

Maardu at sunset

This industrial town is known for the 🌍 Port of Muuga, the largest cargo port in Estonia, which is partly located in Maardu.

Get in

By bus

Bus schedules are easily available online – read more under Estonia#Get around.

See

  • 🌍 Orthodox Church of the Archangel Michael (Maardu Peaingel Miikaeli kirik), Keemikute 40, ☏ +372 608 0139. OSM directions target=_blank
  • 🌍 Maardu Manor (Maardu mΓ΅is), MΓ΅isa tee 7, ☏ +372 668 0649, . OSM directions target=_blank
  • 🌍 JΓ€gala Falls (JΓ€gala juga) (20 km east of Tallinn, 15-30 min car drive; get off the Tallinn-Narva highway at the Kaberneeme junction, drive towards Kaberneeme, and after a few hundred metres there's signage to the falls). This is Estonia's largest waterfall. It is better to go early in the morning to catch the soft dawn light or in the evening when the sun shines on the falls. During cold winters, JΓ€gala Falls freezes in a spectacular fashion and is well worth seeing. It can be seen from above and below (by walking down a few sets of wooden stairs). OSM directions target=_blank

Do

Lake Maardu (Maardu jΓ€rv) viewed from airplane
  • 🌍 Maardu Sport Centrum (Maardu Spordikeskus), Ringi 64b, ☏ +372 607 0173. OSM directions target=_blank
  • 🌍 Maardu Motokeskus, ☏ +372 5660 2659. A motocross track centre. OSM directions target=_blank
  • 🌍 Maardu Beach (Maardun Ranta), Teemeistri 1a (on the shores of Lake Maardu). OSM directions target=_blank

Buy

Eat

  • 🌍 Sillburger Maardu, Keemikute 41. A fast-food restaurant. OSM directions target=_blank

Drink

Sleep

Go next

  • Tallinn – The capital, and financial and cosmopolitan centre of Estonia, with a medieval Old Town. It is beautiful and expensive.