Driving in Estonia: licence, roads and tolls

Free roads, a hard winter tyre rule, and a 0.2 g/l alcohol limit.

• Winter tyres are compulsory from 1 December to 1 March, and the season is often extended by the government when the weather demands it.
• The alcohol limit is 0.2 g/l, which in practice means nothing at all before driving.
• Dipped headlights are compulsory day and night, all year.
• Roads are free - there is no vignette for cars, unlike in most of the region.
• The distances are small. Tallinn to Tartu is two and a half hours, and the islands of Saaremaa and Hiiumaa are reached by ferries that should be booked in summer.