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P train and tram 7orP train and tram 5?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The P train and tram 7 goes to Länsisatama (West Harbour); the P train and tram 5 goes to Katajanokan terminaali. Neither reaches Helsinki Central Station (Rautatieasema).

The P train and tram 5 is quicker: 43 min against 44 min. The P train and tram 7 varies between 41 and 50 minutes.

P train and tram 7: 05:10–01:58. 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 and tram 7P train and tram 5Difference
1€4.50€4.50same
2€9€9same
3€13.50€13.50same
4€18€18same
5€22.50€22.50same
6€27€27same
7€31.50€31.50same
8€36€36same

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
P79 · VR for HSL, then HSL, on one HSL ticketP train and tram 7
From
Lentoasema station beneath the terminal, platform 1
To
Länsisatama (West Harbour), 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
05:10–01:58
Journey
41–50 min

Trams 7 and 9 both leave Rautatientori for Länsisatama every few minutes between them — take whichever comes first.

Tram 9 runs a little later into the night than tram 7: about 01:58 against about 01:09.

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 7: price for every party size

Read HSL on the airport train and the ABC ticket
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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