How do I get from Helsinki airport to Tallinn?

Q: How do I get from Helsinki airport to Tallinn?

Tallink ferry to Tallinn, by P train and tram: from €36.40 for one traveler, 3 h 44 min. It leaves you at Terminal D, Tallinn, in the Old City Harbour. The airport train, tram 7 or 9 and Tallink's ferry come to EUR 36.40: EUR 4.50 for the HSL ticket and from EUR 31.90 for the boat, which moves with the sailing. Boats leave West Terminal 2 every three hours from 07:30 to 22:30 and land at Terminal D, a 15-minute walk from the Old Town. The tram leg on its own is on the West Harbour page.

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For Helsinki generally we recommend the P train via Tikkurila; for Tallinn the answer changes.

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Tallink ferry to Tallinn, by P train and tram

P79Tallink · VR and HSL, then Tallink

3 h 44 min rideEvery 180 min07:30–22:30, Daily

Lentoasema station beneath the terminalTerminal D

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Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Lentoasema station beneath the terminal, platform 1

Two tickets: EUR 4.50 for the HSL ABC single that covers the train and the tram (EUR 4.80 at a machine), and from EUR 31.90 for a foot passenger on Tallink's fast ferry, one way. The boat price changes with the sailing and the day: EUR 31.90 to 42.90 on the two days checked. Neither ticket covers the other.

Luggage. Tallink allows as many bags as you can carry; lockers and a luggage room at the terminal cost a small fee.

Hours. Six fast sailings a day from West Terminal 2, two hours each. Be at the terminal an hour before: the first airport train at 04:52 is early enough for the 07:30, and for the 22:30 leave the airport by about 20:30.

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The airport train, tram 7 or 9 and Tallink's ferry come to EUR 36.40: EUR 4.50 for the HSL ticket and from EUR 31.90 for the boat, which moves with the sailing. Boats leave West Terminal 2 every three hours from 07:30 to 22:30 and land at Terminal D, a 15-minute walk from the Old Town. The tram leg on its own is on the West Harbour page.

Ride times exclude walking and waiting. Every way from Helsinki Airport into Helsinki

Your destination

Straight there.

The Estonian capital, two hours across the Gulf of Finland by fast ferry from West Harbour.

Helsinki Airport

Follow the signs

Lentoasema station beneath the terminal

Tallink ferry to Tallinn · 3 h 44 min

Tallinn

Tallink ferry to Tallinn serves Tallinn. P train via Tikkurila does not.

Tallinn has its own airport. Tallinn airport to Tallinn city center

Arriving late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the Tallink ferry to Tallinn, by P train and tram needs you out of arrivals by 20:30 for the last boat, at 22:30. Leave arrivals later and the next boat is on a later day. and the board keeps only what is running.

From arrivals to Tallinn

Find the stop

Lentoasema station beneath the terminal. Follow the signs from arrivals.

Choose Tallink ferry to Tallinn

Booked ahead, so confirm the pickup point.

Arrive at Tallinn

3 h 44 min. Continue to your accommodation or follow signs for onward transport.

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Before you travel

Does the P train via Tikkurila stop at Tallinn?

No. It runs to Helsinki Central Station in 29 minutes.

Does the I train via Myyrmäki stop at Tallinn?

No. It runs to Helsinki Central Station in 34 minutes.

What if my flight arrives late?

Is Tallinn in Helsinki?