So, how to get to Helsinki. Methods have a lot.
1. Airplane
Every day, airplanes are sent from Moscow and Peter in Helsinki. They lands at the airport of Helsinki-Vantaa with two terminals, which is 19 km from the city center. From Moscow to Helsinki, a direct flight takes 1 hour of 45 minutes. Prices are not the lowest, from 8 thousand rubles. If you fly with a transplant, it will take a clear case, much more time, from 3.5 hours to the whole day. The transplant usually takes place at Riga Airport. But with a transfer price is cheaper twice (3500-4000 rubles). Daily direct flights to Helsinki make airplanes of such airlines as Aeroflot, Finnair and S7 Airlines (new regular flights from spring this year).
From Moscow, mostly fly to Helsinki from Sheremetyevo Airport.
From Peter Prices below, mostly prices fluctuate around 5 thousand rubles. Direct flights from St. Petersburg to Helsinki perform the same "Finnair" and "Russia". The path takes about 1 hour 15 minutes or a little longer. Prices for tickets with transfer - a thousand-year-old rubles, transplants are usually performed in Riga or Stockholm.
From other cities of Russia there are flights with a transfer, but there is a direct flight from Finnair Ekatebourn-Helsinki (thousands for 13-14). Prices are relative, you need to follow suggestions to choose the cheapest option.
From the airport, we get to the city center by bus or taxi. Unfortunately, trains or subway from there are not yet. Buses walk very often, from 6 am to the o'clock in the morning, on the way to the center of approximately 40 minutes. The ticket costs 4 euros. If you flew by the company "Finnair", then for you will be provided by the Express bus for six euros, which delivers to hotels (not in everything, but need to be clarified or asked the driver).
Taxi from the airport is about 30-40 euros.
2. Bus
From Moscow to Helsinki, go by bus a little tedious. The path will take 16-17 hours. In addition, there is a transplant in St. Petersburg and sometimes in Vyborg. Moscow-Helsinki buses are departing from the Metro "Logovskaya" or "Krasnoselskaya", from the Kazan station (in Ryazan Lane) or from the Soviet Army Street, d. 8. Buses are departed in the morning, 10-11 hours, or at 9 or 10 pm. But I believe that this is an inappropriate way, besides, on the border there are often delays, which will still delay the arrival in Helsinki.
But from Peter to go to Helsinki by bus - the Holy Case! For example, I went on a minibus from AMG-Travel for just 800 rubles from the rebellion metro station near the Oktyabrskaya Hotel (the arrow indicates where the minibuses are going)
The minibus is not alone there, so there is enough space to all, but it is better to book places in advance by phone. The minibuses go three times a day, at 07:00 and 08:00, at 21:00 and at 23:00. Time is on the way - 6-7 hours (depending on how much you turn on the border). Big plus is that on the evening flights for an additional fee (200 rubles) you will be taken straight to the right point, including to the airport, ferry stations, etc., well, very comfortable! And so, the end station - KAMPPI.
If more than three people travel you, you will also give a discount on delivery home or at the hotel. From Helsinki, buses depart from the same Kamppi at 11:00, 14:00 and 20:00 (local time). The return path is fine faster. In the morning the ticket costs 800 rubles, the other two flights are 1000. Back will be brought to the subway uprising, but stops on demand are also possible. In minibuses you can pay in rubles or euros.
There are a bunch of other buses from Peter in Helsinki. For example, from Green-GO. Minibuses on 8 seats ride twice a day, at 4 am and 9 pm and away directly from your home. It costs 1400 rubles or 35 euros. And also deliver to addresses. From Helsinki there are 8 trips a day from the airport for 1400 or 2000 rubles, and from the city center (clarified by the operator). There are still buses from the metro "Ozerki", and from the subway "Rezé" several other operators will take tourists to Helsinki. In short, you can leave by bus completely at any time. Prices - from 800 rubles to 1600 rubles. Trips to Helsinki from Peter are delivered to the stream, and most people use exactly this way, because he is the cheapest.
3. Car
If there is such an opportunity, travel to Helsinki on a personal car.
We are going on A125, then on the Leningrad highway enter the Vyborg, on the E18 highway, through the peat and then, on E75 and Voila! The path is about 385 -400 km. The driver must have real driver's license of the international sample, and driving experience is less than 1 year. Just on the car you need to make a "green card".
4. Train
You can travel by train to Finland from Moscow or St. Petersburg.
From Moscow, the train goes at 23:00 from the Leningrad Station. Arrives in Helsinki at 12:17 (that is, on the way for 15 hours). The coupe is worth (February-March 2014) 6,031 rubles, luxury - 8,716 rubles. It turns out, just like on the plane, almost, but 15 times longer.
From Peter also there are trains. From Ladoga Station at 05:53 drives train, which follows from Moscow.
On the way of the train - 7 hours. The coupe costs 4,174 p., Suite- 6 040 p. There are still speedy trains "Allegro".
They depart from Finland Station at 06:50, at 11:25, at 15:25 and 20:25. On the way - 3.5 hours. On sale only seats. In the train at 06:50 - 2,147 rubles, the rest - 4,561 rubles.
There are trains from Vyborg. The usual train arrives at 08:44, on the way 4.5 hours and costs 3,771 rubles - coupe and 5,365 rubles. The fast train "Allegro" comes at 07:55 (1 798 r.), 12:30 (3,758 p), 16:30 (4,440 p.) And 21:30 (3,044 p.). The fast train on the path is 2.5 hours.
5. ferry
From the Maritime Station (on Vasilyevsky Island), the Princess Maria ferry owned by the company ST.Peter Line (the end station is the Southern Port of Olimpiaranta).
On board is placed more than 600 people. The cost of tickets for the PRINCESS Maria ferry is completely different constantly. But definitely, prices in class cabins at 40-50 euros cheaper.Here are the prices indicated in the plate, everything is clearly.
You can take a two-day tour back. A completely luxurious trip, because on board there are all kinds of entertainment, such as bar, casino, cinema, children's room, children's animation, restaurant, Avka zone, and artists with various numbers are aboard.
Something like that. It turns out, the cheapest way is a minibus, and the fastest is the airplane. Choose!