Getting Around, Vantaa Travel, Transport and Car Rental

(Vantaa, Uusimaa, Southern Finland, Finland)

This city is primarily known for being home to the Finnish transport hub that is Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, a major facility which sees approaching 15 million annual passengers travelling through its gates. Once in Vantaa, the main way to travel around the city is to use the popular public transport, namely buses.

Those looking to choose to travel outside of the city of Vantaa itself and explore both Greater Helsinki and southern Finland will find that the best transport options are trains, long-distance buses and hire cars. However, those who do drive into nearby Helsinki will soon realise this is an extremely busy city, with regular traffic congestion problems and a definite lack of parking spaces.

Helsinki-Vantaa Airport (HEL) / Arriving by Air

Address: Lentajantie / Ilmakeha / Flygstationsvagen, FIN-01531, Vantaa, Finland
Tel: +358 20 708 000
At only 9 km / 6 miles north-west of the city centre, Helsinki-Vantaa Airport serves the city well and remains the biggest and busiest airport within the whole of Finland. Vantaa is easy to reach from the airport and bus transport is amongst the cheapest option, although being so close by means that taxis too are quite inexpensive, with many choosing the gather next to arrivals. The regional Finnair is the main airline and flies to almost 70 different destinations globally.

Helsinki Airport Guide

Car Rental

Many tourists flying into Helsinki-Vantaa Airport often choose car rental over public transport and enjoy the freedom that a hire car automatically provides. Vantaa is well placed for exploring southern Finland and Helsinki is within easy driving distance, being linked by the E18 (Lahdenväylä) and the A45 (Tuusulanite).

Book your Helsinki Car Rental here.

Buses and Trains

Buses and trains transport passengers to various locations outside of the city, including Helsinki. Vantaa also operates its very own bus network, which covers the majority of the city and is amongst the most inexpensive ways to travel between attractions and hotels.

However, many of the most central sights are just as easily reached by foot.