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P train to TikkurilaorP train and tram 5?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The P train to Tikkurila goes to Tikkurila station; the P train and tram 5 goes to Katajanokan terminaali. Neither reaches Helsinki Central Station (Rautatieasema).

The P train to Tikkurila is quicker: 8 min against 43 min. The P train and tram 5 varies between 40 and 45 minutes.

P train to Tikkurila: 04:52–01:22. 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.
TravelersP train to TikkurilaP train and tram 5Difference
1€3.30€4.50€1.20
2€6.60€9€2.40
3€9.90€13.50€3.60
4€13.20€18€4.80
5€16.50€22.50€6
6€19.80€27€7.20
7€23.10€31.50€8.40
8€26.40€36€9.60

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
P · VR for HSL, on an HSL ticketP train to Tikkurila
From
Lentoasema station beneath the terminal, platform 1 — lifts and escalators from both arrivals and departures
To
Tikkurila station, the third stop, in 8 minutes
Luggage
A commuter train with open floor space by the doors; no racks, no hold.
Runs
04:52–01:22
Journey
8 min

You need a ticket for two zones at least: HSL has no single-zone ticket, so the BC single is the smallest. Have it on your phone before you board; HSL's penalty fare is EUR 100 plus a single.

Only the P train stops at Tikkurila from the airport. The I train goes the other way round the ring.

P train to Tikkurila: price for every party size

Read HSL on the airport train and its tickets
P5 · 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.

P train and tram 5: price for every party size

Read HSL on the airport train and the ABC ticket

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