Travel instructions

Flying to Helsinki

Helsinki Airport is Finland’s international air travel hub; over 150 direct flights from all over the world land daily in Helsinki. The airport is served especially well from Asian and European cities.

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From Helsinki airport to Scandic Marina Congress Hotel

The address of the hotel is Scandic Marina Congress Center, Katajanokanlaituri 6, Helsinki.

Taxi to the hotel will take around 40 min and cost around 50€. Check the price from the driver before the trip.

Public transport: train and tram

With public transportation, you will need to go to the main railway station and then to the hotel. The estimated travel time is 1h 10min.

There is a train station under the airport and you can easily travel to Helsinki city center with commuter trains I and P. The ticket is 5.50 €. Tickets need to be puchased before travel either on-line or from the vending machine on the platform. Trains every 6 min (Travel time: 35min). Note that the ticket is valid for 80min and can be used for bus and tram.

From the main railway station you need to walk to the tramstop in front of Lasipalatsi. You can take the tram number 4 towards Katajanokka. Get off on Kauppiaankatu stop and walk to Scandic Marina Congress Center.

You can also walk from the main railway station to Scandic Marina Congress Center. There distance is 1.8 km (30 min walk).

For more information and itineraries plese see the Helsinki Public transport web page 

From the Scandic Marina Congress Hotel to Helsinki harbour – Olympiaterminaali (1.6 km)

The distance is quite short (1.6 km) and it is possible to walk from the Scandic Marina Congress Hotel along the seaside to the the Olympiaterminal, the walking time is approximately 25 minutes.

Public trasport: tram
It is also possible to take tram number 2 from Kauppatori to Olympiaranta.

For more information and itineraries plese see the Helsinki Public transport web page 

Taxi will take about 15 min, the destination is Olympiaterminaali and cost about 10-15€.

If you are arriving directly to the harbour, please follow the instructions below.

From Helsinki airport to Helsinki harbour – Olympiaterminaali

Taxi will take around 40 min and cost around 50€.

Public transport

With public transportation, you will need to go to the main railway station (see instructions above) and then to the harbour.

From Helsinki railway station to Olympiaterminaali (2.2 km):

Taxi will take about 15 min, the destination is Olympiaterminaali and cost about 10-15€.

Public transport: tram

Take tram number 3 from the stop infront of the main railways station to Olympiaterminaali (via Eira) and get off on the Olympiaterminaali stop.

To Olympiaterminaali by car:

The closest parking is in Makasiiniterminaali, 750m from Olympiaterminaali, 10min by walk.

The cost for 48h is around 50€ and the meter needs to be paid in advance for the whole duration of the stay. The meter accepts cash (from 20 to 0.20€) and major credit and debit cards.