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P train via TikkurilaorP train to Tikkurila?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The P train via Tikkurila reaches Helsinki Central Station (Rautatieasema), in fare zone A; the P train to Tikkurila does not. Ends at Tikkurila, short of Helsinki; for the centre stay on the P train to Helsinki Central Station.

The P train to Tikkurila is quicker: 8 min against 29 min.

P train via Tikkurila: 04:52–01:22. P train to Tikkurila: 04:52–01:22.

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 via TikkurilaP train to TikkurilaDifference
1€4.50€3.30€1.20
2€9€6.60€2.40
3€13.50€9.90€3.60
4€18€13.20€4.80
5€22.50€16.50€6
6€27€19.80€7.20
7€31.50€23.10€8.40
8€36€26.40€9.60

Side by side

Where each one leaves you
P · 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

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.

P train via Tikkurila: price for every party size

Read HSL on the airport train and the ABC ticket
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

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