These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The I train via Myyrmäki reaches Helsinki Central Station (Rautatieasema), in fare zone A; the P train and tram 5 does not. This ends at Katajanokka, the Viking Line ferry terminal, not Helsinki Central Station. For the station itself, the P train alone is faster and needs no change.
The I train via Myyrmäki is quicker: 34 min against 43 min. The P train and tram 5 varies between 40 and 45 minutes.
I train via Myyrmäki: 04:59–00:04. P train and tram 5: 05:36–22:53.
Priced against each other
Whole-party totals · adult fares
What each costs for the whole party, in EUR. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
Travelers
I train via Myyrmäki
P train and tram 5
Difference
1
€4.50
€4.50
same
2
€9
€9
same
3
€13.50
€13.50
same
4
€18
€18
same
5
€22.50
€22.50
same
6
€27
€27
same
7
€31.50
€31.50
same
8
€36
€36
same
Side by side
Where each one leaves you
I · 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
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.
P→5 · VR for HSL, then HSL, on one HSL ticketP train and tram 5
From
Lentoasema station beneath the terminal, platform 1
To
Katajanokan terminaali, via Helsinki Central and a change to the tram at Rautatientori
Luggage
A commuter train, then an ordinary street tram; no racks on either.
Runs
05:36–22:53
Journey
40–45 min
The last tram is well before midnight, about 22:53 — hours before the last train. Landing late for Katajanokka means a taxi for the last leg, not this option.
The I train works as well as the P for this leg, just five minutes slower to Helsinki Central.
No extra fare: the ABC ticket already bought for the train covers the tram, inside its 90-minute validity.
Can we count your visit?We use Google Analytics to see which airports people look up. It sets cookies. Nothing runs until you say yes, and refusing changes nothing about the site. What is stored · Privacy