Espoo: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Espoo is a city of 323,910 people in Finland (Uusimaa), 16 m (52 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL), 21 km (13 mi) from the centre.
Key facts
Daylight in Espoo runs from about 5 h 55 min a day in late December to 19 h 4 min in late June (computed for 60.21° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Espoo is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL), 21 km (13 mi) from the centre, whose 11,483-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport (TLL, 89 km).
Flights to Espoo: every airport, routes and times
Buses to Espoo · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Saint Petersburg, 315 km (Russia) — flights · buses · car rental
- Stockholm, 381 km (Sweden) — flights · buses · car rental
- Riga, 364 km (Latvia) — flights · buses · car rental
- Helsinki, 16 km — tours
- Tallinn, 86 km (Estonia) — buses · car rental · tours
- Tampere, 151 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Vantaa, 24 km — tours
- Pskov, 339 km (Russia) — buses · car rental
- Turku, 134 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Uppsala, 391 km (Sweden) — buses · car rental
Common questions
Which airport serves Espoo?
Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL), 21 km (13 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Espoo?
About 323,910 people live in Espoo, across 5 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Espoo in?
Europe/Helsinki, currently UTC+3.
What currency is used in Espoo?
The Euro (EUR). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Espoo?
Saint Petersburg (315 km), Stockholm (381 km), Riga (364 km), Helsinki (16 km), Tallinn (86 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.