Vantaa: 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.
Vantaa is a city of 252,724 people in Finland (Uusimaa), 18 m (59 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL), 5 km (3 mi) from the centre. It has 7 railway stations on record, including Vantaankoski railway station.
Key facts
Daylight in Vantaa runs from about 5 h 53 min a day in late December to 19 h 6 min in late June (computed for 60.29° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Vantaa is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL), 5 km (3 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, 99 km).
Flights to Vantaa: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Vantaankoski railway station, Korso railway station, Martinlaakso railway station, Rekola railway station, Louhela railway station, Myyrmäki railway station. Trains to Vantaa
Buses to Vantaa · Driving and car hire
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Saint Petersburg, 295 km (Russia) — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Riga, 376 km (Latvia) — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Helsinki, 15 km — tours
- Tallinn, 97 km (Estonia) — buses · car rental · tours
- Espoo, 24 km — tours
- Tampere, 150 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Pskov, 333 km (Russia) — buses · car rental
- Turku, 153 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Jyväskylä, 220 km — buses · car rental · tours
- Kolpino, 314 km (Russia) — buses · car rental
Twin towns and sister cities: Askim Municipality, Frankfurt (Oder), Huddinge Municipality, Jinan, Kineshma, Mladá Boleslav, Mateh Yehuda Regional Council, Salgótarján, Seyðisfjörður, Słupsk, Rastatt district, Lyngby-Taarbæk Municipality.
Common questions
Which airport serves Vantaa?
Helsinki Vantaa Airport (HEL), 5 km (3 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Vantaa?
About 252,724 people live in Vantaa, across 240 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Vantaa in?
Europe/Helsinki, currently UTC+3.
What currency is used in Vantaa?
The Euro (EUR). Traffic drives on the right.
Which cities are near Vantaa?
Saint Petersburg (295 km), Riga (376 km), Helsinki (15 km), Tallinn (97 km), Espoo (24 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.