To Helsinki Central Station (Rautatieasema) · One way · 2 adults · All service hoursPrices are whole-party totals. Times are recorded journey durations; no walking or waiting has been added.
All prices are totals for 2 adults. Group fares included.
How do I get from Helsinki airport to Helsinki city center?
For one traveler the cheapest way is the P train via Tikkurila at €4.50, 29 min, and it is also the fastest. Every option below is priced as a total for your party and says where it leaves you.
4 listed options
Not everything runs around the clock, but between them they cover it: the P train via Tikkurila runs 04:52–01:22, and the I train via Myyrmäki runs 04:59–00:04, and the Trunk bus 600 runs 04:22–03:54, and the Night bus 415N runs 00:10–01:15.
Lowest listed totalregional
P train via Tikkurila
regional · VR for HSL, on an HSL ticket
29 min rideEvery 20 min04:52–01:22
Lentoasema station beneath the terminal→Helsinki Central Station in 29 minutes
Non-stopLuggage space
€9total for 2 adults€4.50 each2 × €4.50 adult fareBuy ticketOn VR for HSL, on an HSL ticket
Hours, tickets & luggage
An HSL ABC single: EUR 4.50 on the HSL app, EUR 4.80 from a ticket machine or by contactless at a reader. Children 7 to 17 pay EUR 2.25; under-7s need no ticket. Valid 90 minutes across every HSL mode, so it also covers a tram or bus onward from the station. An ABC day ticket is EUR 12.80; there is no group ticket.
Luggage. A commuter train with open floor space by the doors; no racks, no hold.
Hours. Monday to Friday the first P leaves the airport at 04:52, the last at 01:22 (02:22 after a Friday or Saturday). Weekends the first is 05:52 (the I runs from 05:04). Every 20 minutes by day, every 30 late in the evening. Engineering works cut some evenings short: 14 and 15 September the last leaves about 21:00, 7 October at 22:42.
Lentoasema station beneath the terminal→Helsinki Central Station in 34 minutes
Non-stopLuggage space
€9total for 2 adults€4.50 each2 × €4.50 adult fareBuy ticketOn VR for HSL, on an HSL ticket
Hours, tickets & luggage
The same HSL ABC single as the P train — EUR 4.50 on the app, EUR 4.80 at a machine or by contactless — and the same child fare. There is no difference in price between any of the trains or buses from this airport.
Luggage. A commuter train with open floor space by the doors; no racks, no hold.
Hours. First I from the airport 04:59 on weekdays (05:04 at weekends, and daily from 5 October), last 00:04, or 00:34 after a Friday or Saturday. Every 20 minutes by day. Works shorten some evenings: 14 and 15 September the last I leaves at 20:34, 28 September at 23:04, and 5 to 8 October at 22:19.
The same ABC single as the trains: EUR 4.50 on the HSL app, EUR 4.80 by contactless at the reader on board. HSL charges no night supplement; the price list has none.
Luggage. An ordinary city bus with no hold; bags travel with you.
Hours. Monday to Friday the first 600 leaves the airport at 04:22, the last at 03:54 the next morning: every 7 to 10 minutes by day, every 20 to 30 after midnight, with a gap only 03:54 to 04:22. Saturdays the first is 05:01, Sundays 05:00, a gap of about an hour. The journey is 37 to 41 minutes at night, 51 to 66 by day.
The same ABC single, EUR 4.50 on the app or EUR 4.80 by contactless. HSL's price list carries no night supplement.
Luggage. An ordinary bus with no hold; bags travel with you.
Hours. Two departures a night from the airport, 00:10 and 01:15, with a third at 02:15 after a Friday or Saturday; Sunday nights only the 00:10. The 431N also runs, at 00:22 nightly and every 30 minutes from 00:22 to 02:52 after a Friday or Saturday, taking 57 minutes by a different route to the same square.
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Going somewhere specific?
"The center" is not one place, and the answer changes
The train station sits directly beneath the terminal, reached from arrivals by lift or escalator.
Finding the stop
The bus station, for bus 600 and the night buses, is right in front of the terminal, on the arrivals level.
Tickets
Buy the ticket on the HSL app or at the platform machine before you board. With the app, the ticket must already be showing on your phone — HSL's fine for travelling without one is EUR 100.
The taxi rank
The taxi station is on the arrivals level, with four lanes so you can choose your operator, running around the clock. Each contract operator posts its price there.
Uber and Bolt
Uber and Bolt both collect from the 'App Rides' area in the P2 parking hall, signposted from the terminal. Pre-booked taxis wait further along the same hall.
Before you travel
Where each one starts, how long it runs, what it carries
regional · VR for HSL, on an HSL ticketP train via Tikkurila
From
Lentoasema station beneath the terminal, platform 1 — lifts and escalators from both arrivals and departures
To
Helsinki Central Station in 29 minutes, via Tikkurila (9 min) and Pasila (24 min)
Luggage
A commuter train with open floor space by the doors; no racks, no hold.
Runs
04:52–01:22
Journey
29 min
An HSL ABC single: EUR 4.50 on the HSL app, EUR 4.80 from a ticket machine or by contactless at a reader. Children 7 to 17 pay EUR 2.25; under-7s need no ticket. Valid 90 minutes across every HSL mode, so it also covers a tram or bus onward from the station. An ABC day ticket is EUR 12.80; there is no group ticket.
You need an ABC ticket. The AB ticket that covers Helsinki does not reach the airport, which is in zone C, and there is no single-zone ticket to add.
Buy it on the HSL app for EUR 4.50. The ticket machine on the platform and the contactless reader both charge EUR 4.80 for the same ticket.
This is the faster of the two trains from the airport: 29 minutes against the I train's 34. HSL's visitor page quotes the I at 27 minutes, but that is the time from the city to the airport.
The last train is 01:22 on most nights and the first 04:52; between them bus 600 runs from in front of the terminal on the same ticket.
Have the ticket on your phone before you board. HSL's penalty fare is EUR 100 plus a single.
Monday to Friday the first P leaves the airport at 04:52, the last at 01:22 (02:22 after a Friday or Saturday). Weekends the first is 05:52 (the I runs from 05:04). Every 20 minutes by day, every 30 late in the evening. Engineering works cut some evenings short: 14 and 15 September the last leaves about 21:00, 7 October at 22:42.
regional · VR for HSL, on an HSL ticketI train via Myyrmäki
From
Lentoasema station beneath the terminal, platform 2
To
Helsinki Central Station in 34 minutes, the long way round via Myyrmäki and Huopalahti; Pasila in 29
Luggage
A commuter train with open floor space by the doors; no racks, no hold.
Runs
04:59–00:04
Journey
34 min
The same HSL ABC single as the P train — EUR 4.50 on the app, EUR 4.80 at a machine or by contactless — and the same child fare. There is no difference in price between any of the trains or buses from this airport.
Five minutes slower than the P for the same price. Take it only if it is leaving first — by the time the next P arrives you would still be ahead.
It does not go through Tikkurila from the airport; for long-distance trains that is the P.
Its last departure is around midnight, an hour to two before the P's.
Same ABC ticket, same two prices: EUR 4.50 on the app, EUR 4.80 at the machine or by tapping a card.
First I from the airport 04:59 on weekdays (05:04 at weekends, and daily from 5 October), last 00:04, or 00:34 after a Friday or Saturday. Every 20 minutes by day. Works shorten some evenings: 14 and 15 September the last I leaves at 20:34, 28 September at 23:04, and 5 to 8 October at 22:19.
Bus station in front of the terminal on the arrivals level, platform 10
To
Rautatientori, the square beside Helsinki Central Station, via Käpylä, Sörnäinen and Hakaniemi — not via Pasila station
Luggage
An ordinary city bus with no hold; bags travel with you.
Runs
04:22–03:54
Journey
36–66 min
The same ABC single as the trains: EUR 4.50 on the HSL app, EUR 4.80 by contactless at the reader on board. HSL charges no night supplement; the price list has none.
This is the night answer. Between the last train at 01:22 (02:22 at weekends) and the first at 04:52 it is the way into the city, every 20 to 30 minutes, for the same EUR 4.50.
By day it is slower than either train: HSL's timetable gives 51 to 66 minutes against Finavia's "approximately 40", which is the night running time.
It stops for 28 minutes on weekday mornings (03:54 to 04:22) and about an hour on Saturday and Sunday mornings (03:54 to about 05:00).
It ends at Rautatientori, the bus square beside the station, not inside it; for Pasila take a train.
The ABC ticket again — the bus crosses the same zone boundary as the train.
Monday to Friday the first 600 leaves the airport at 04:22, the last at 03:54 the next morning: every 7 to 10 minutes by day, every 20 to 30 after midnight, with a gap only 03:54 to 04:22. Saturdays the first is 05:01, Sundays 05:00, a gap of about an hour. The journey is 37 to 41 minutes at night, 51 to 66 by day.
Bus station in front of the terminal on the arrivals level, platform 11
To
Elielinaukio, the bus square on the west side of Helsinki Central Station, via Myyrmäki and Töölö
Luggage
An ordinary bus with no hold; bags travel with you.
Runs
00:10–01:15
Journey
51 min
The same ABC single, EUR 4.50 on the app or EUR 4.80 by contactless. HSL's price list carries no night supplement.
Bus 600 runs through the same hours, more often, and ten minutes faster, from the next platform. Take the 415N only if it is the one leaving.
Until 01:22 the P train is also still running, at 29 minutes.
Same ABC ticket as everything else from this airport.
Two departures a night from the airport, 00:10 and 01:15, with a third at 02:15 after a Friday or Saturday; Sunday nights only the 00:10. The 431N also runs, at 00:22 nightly and every 30 minutes from 00:22 to 02:52 after a Friday or Saturday, taking 57 minutes by a different route to the same square.
What is the cheapest way from Helsinki airport to Helsinki city center?
For one traveler, the P train via Tikkurila at €4.50. Per-person fares multiply with the size of your party and per-vehicle fares do not, so check the total for your group rather than the single fare.
How do I get from Helsinki airport to Helsinki city center by train?
For one traveler the cheapest train is the P train via Tikkurila at €4.50, 29 min, and it is also the fastest. For one traveler that is the cheapest way into Helsinki by any means. See every option by train →
How do I get from Helsinki airport to Helsinki city center by bus?
For one traveler the cheapest bus is the Trunk bus 600 at €4.50, 36–66 min, and it is also the fastest. It is not the cheapest way in: the P train via Tikkurila at €4.50 is. See every option by bus →
How long does it take to get from Helsinki airport to Helsinki city center?
P train via Tikkurila: 29 min. I train via Myyrmäki: 34 min. Trunk bus 600: 36–66 min. Night bus 415N: 51 min. Helsinki Airport is 20 km from Helsinki city centre.
How far is Helsinki airport from the city center?
20 km to Helsinki city centre. The fastest way in takes 29 min.
Where is the train station at Helsinki airport?
The train station sits directly beneath the terminal, reached from arrivals by lift or escalator.
Is there Uber or Bolt at Helsinki airport?
Uber and Bolt both collect from the 'App Rides' area in the P2 parking hall, signposted from the terminal. Pre-booked taxis wait further along the same hall.
Where do I catch the P train via Tikkurila at Helsinki airport?
Lentoasema station beneath the terminal, platform 1 — lifts and escalators from both arrivals and departures. Follow the signs from arrivals. It leaves you at Helsinki Central Station in 29 minutes, via Tikkurila (9 min) and Pasila (24 min).
Is there a train from Helsinki airport to Helsinki at night?
The P train via Tikkurila runs 04:52–01:22. The I train via Myyrmäki runs 04:59–00:04. The Trunk bus 600 runs 04:22–03:54. The Night bus 415N runs 00:10–01:15. Outside those hours nothing else runs to the center. Monday to Friday the first P leaves the airport at 04:52, the last at 01:22 (02:22 after a Friday or Saturday). Weekends the first is 05:52 (the I runs from 05:04). Every 20 minutes by day, every 30 late in the evening. Engineering works cut some evenings short: 14 and 15 September the last leaves about 21:00, 7 October at 22:42.
Worth knowing
The airport is in zone C; you need an ABC ticket, not the AB single most visitors buy first. The AB single is EUR 3.30 and stops one zone short. The ABC single is EUR 4.50, valid 90 minutes on train, bus, tram and metro. Travelling on the wrong zones costs a EUR 100 penalty fare plus the price of a single.
A single ticket is EUR 4.50 on the HSL app, EUR 4.80 from a ticket machine or by tapping a bank card at a reader. The app works for a guest with no account and no Finnish ID; buy each ticket in a party one at a time on one phone. Children aged 7 to 17 pay EUR 2.25; under-7s travel free.
HSL sells no group ticket; a party buys singles one at a time, so eight travelers pay EUR 36.00 total. No taxi fare is fixed either, but the rank operators' own advertised prices run EUR 37.80 to EUR 42.00 for up to four people — the train is cheaper at every party size.
Take the P, not the I. Both trains leave from under the terminal for the same EUR 4.50 and both end at Helsinki Central, going round the ring in opposite directions: the P via Tikkurila in 29 minutes from platform 1, the I via Myyrmäki in 34 minutes from platform 2.
The last P leaves the airport at 01:22 (02:22 after a Friday or Saturday), the first at 04:52. In between, trunk bus 600 covers the gap from the stop in front of arrivals: every 20 to 30 minutes, 37 to 41 minutes to Rautatientori beside the station, same ticket. It pauses 03:54 to 04:22 on weekdays and about an hour at weekends; by day the same bus takes 51 to 66 minutes.
No fixed taxi fare exists; each company sets its own price and must tell you the total, or how it is worked out, before the ride starts. The rank on the arrivals level has four contract operators to the centre (postcodes 00100 to 00180 and 00220): FixuTaxi EUR 37.80, Taksi Helsinki EUR 38.05, Lähitaksi EUR 40.90, Menevä EUR 42.00, all for one to four people. Lähitaksi charges EUR 65 for a five-to-eight-seat minivan.
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