Helsinki’s secret is that you can get everywhere even without a car. Public transport is a road to paradise. You can find heaven at the end of many bus routes.
Helsinki Airport consistently ranks among the best airports in the world and serves around 350 flights a day to locations around the world.
The journey time between the airport and city centre is around 30 minutes.
How to get from the airport to the city center
- By train:
Commuter trains I and P are a fast and convenient way of travelling between the city centre and the airport. The journey takes approximately 30 minutes. From the train station at Helsinki Airport you can walk directly to your terminal without having to go outside. To get to or from the airport, you will need an ABC ticket. Single tickets and day tickets can be purchased using the HSL mobile app or from HSL ticket machines, R-kiosks and many other sales points throughout the city. Tickets cannot be purchased onboard commuter trains. - By bus:
Buses 415N, 431N, 562, 570 and 600 also operate between the airport and city centre. To get to or from the airport, you will need an ABC ticket, which you can purchase from HSL ticket machines, HSL mobile app or sales points like R-kiosk. - By taxi:
The journey between Helsinki Airport and the city centre by taxi takes approximately 20 minutes and costs around €40-45.
There are excellent train connections to Helsinki from all major towns in Finland as well as Lapland.
The Central Railway Station is located in the centre of the city, and is a landmark of Helsinki in itself.
There are daily ferry services to Helsinki from Tallinn, Estonia by Tallink Silja Line, Viking Line and Eckerö Line and to Stockholm, Sweden by Tallink Silja Line and Viking Line. Helsinki can also be reached by ferry from Germany by Finnlines. All the ferry companies also offer the possibility to take a car with you. Information on the different passenger terminals can be found on the Port of Helsinki website.
All Helsinki ports are suitable for international cruise ships. Most of them are easy to reach on foot, by public transport, taxi, shuttle buses or sightseeing buses. For further details, see map of cruise quays by the Port of Helsinki.
Trams are a convenient way to get to ferry terminals:
West Terminal (Länsiterminaali): trams 7 and 9
Olympic Terminal (Olympiaterminaali): trams 2 and 3
Katajanokka Terminal (Katajanokan terminaali): tram 4 and 5
Buses from all around Finland arrive to the central bus station at Kamppi, from the largest cities approximately every hour. The Kamppi bus station is centrally located and can also be reached by metro.