Is Tartu safe? Estonia travel risk
Is Tartu safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Tartu scores 20/100 on our travel risk index (Low). The US State Department rates Estonia Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 31 Mar 2026); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Tartu scores 20/100 (Low). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Estonia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Tartu: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: security (23/100) and crime and scams (23/100).
A score of 20 is higher than the scores of 7% of the 241 countries we cover.
Consult the Estonia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
Coordinates 58.3800° N, 26.7225° E place Tartu within Tartu at an elevation of 39 meters. Heading to Tallinn: 163.4 km NW.
Tartu
58.3800° N, 26.7225° E
39 m
Europe/Tallinn
97,435
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Estonia)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
No GDACS or USGS events recorded within 100 km in the past five years.
For consular advice on women's safety, LGBT+ travel, and local laws, see the Estonia travel advice & laws.
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