How do I get from Helsinki airport to West Harbour?

Q: How do I get from Helsinki airport to West Harbour?

P train and tram 7: €4.50 for one traveler, 41–50 min. It leaves you at Länsisatama (West Harbour), via Helsinki Central and a change to the tram at Rautatientori. Take the P train to Helsinki Central, then tram 7 or 9 from Rautatientori — whichever leaves first — to Länsisatama: about 44 minutes, same EUR 4.50 ticket, no extra fare. Tram 9 runs later into the night, to about 01:58; tram 7 stops nearer 01:09.

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1 way to West Harbour

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

Recommended

The cheapest way in. Nothing listed is quicker.

P train and tram 7

P79 · VR for HSL, then HSL, on one HSL ticket

41–50 min rideEvery 20 min05:10–01:58

Lentoasema station beneath the terminalLänsisatama (West Harbour)

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€4.50total for 1 adult€4.50 eachBuy ticketOn VR for HSL, then HSL, on one HSL ticket

Pickup, hours & luggage

Boards at. Lentoasema station beneath the terminal, platform 1

The same ABC single as the train alone: EUR 4.50 on the HSL app, EUR 4.80 at a machine or by contactless. It is valid 90 minutes across every HSL mode, and the whole ride — train, then tram — takes under 45, so no second ticket is needed.

Luggage. A commuter train, then an ordinary street tram; no racks on either.

Hours. Tram 9 is the later-running of the two, to about 01:58 and from about 05:10; tram 7 covers most of the same hours but stops nearer 01:09. Outside this window no tram meets the train at Rautatientori.

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Take the P train to Helsinki Central, then tram 7 or 9 from Rautatientori — whichever leaves first — to Länsisatama: about 44 minutes, same EUR 4.50 ticket, no extra fare. Tram 9 runs later into the night, to about 01:58; tram 7 stops nearer 01:09.

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

Your destination

Straight there.

Länsisatama, the ferry terminals for Tallinn and Stockholm.

Helsinki Airport

Follow the signs

Lentoasema station beneath the terminal

P train and tram 7 · 41–50 min

West Harbour

P train and tram 7 serves West Harbour. P train via Tikkurila does not.

Arriving late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the P train and tram 7 runs 05:10–01:58. Outside those hours nothing on this board runs to the center, and taxis are not priced on it. and the board keeps only what is running.

From arrivals to West Harbour

Find the stop

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

Choose P train and tram 7

Check the destination and departure board before boarding.

Arrive at West Harbour

41–50 min. Continue to your accommodation or follow signs for onward transport.

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Follow the station signs for your onward connection.

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Check the address and choose the nearest exit.

Before you travel

Does the P train via Tikkurila stop at West Harbour?

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

Does the I train via Myyrmäki stop at West Harbour?

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

What if my flight arrives late?

Not everything runs around the clock: the P train and tram 7 runs 05:10–01:58. Outside those hours nothing on this board runs to the center, and taxis are not priced on it.

How far is West Harbour from the centre?