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Vantaa · Finland

Car hire and driving in Vantaa

Driving distances to the cities around, the rules that change at the border, and where to compare rental prices.

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In Finland traffic drives on the right. Picking up at HEL means 5 km (3 mi) into the centre before the trip starts. The emergency number is http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1061257.

Drives from Vantaa

Car rental from Vantaa: distances and estimated journey times
RouteCountryDistanceEstimated time
Vantaa to LahtiFinland84 km (52 mi)about 1 h 17 min
Vantaa to TallinnEstonia97 km (60 mi)about 1 h 28 min
Vantaa to TampereFinland150 km (93 mi)about 2 h 17 min
Vantaa to TurkuFinland153 km (95 mi)about 2 h 20 min
Vantaa to JyväskyläFinland220 km (136 mi)about 3 h 21 min
Vantaa to Saint PetersburgRussia295 km (183 mi)about 4 h 30 min
Vantaa to KolpinoRussia314 km (195 mi)about 4 h 47 min
Vantaa to KuopioFinland321 km (199 mi)about 4 h 53 min
Vantaa to PskovRussia333 km (207 mi)about 5 h 5 min
Vantaa to RigaLatvia376 km (234 mi)about 5 h 44 min
Vantaa to Velikiy NovgorodRussia404 km (251 mi)about 6 h 9 min
Vantaa to StockholmSweden404 km (251 mi)about 6 h 10 min
Vantaa to MoscowRussia894 km (556 mi)about 13 h 38 min
Vantaa to BerlinGermany1,118 km (695 mi)about 17 h 3 min
Vantaa to KyivUkraine1,147 km (713 mi)about 17 h 29 min
Vantaa to HamburgGermany1,177 km (731 mi)about 17 h 57 min
Vantaa to MinskBelarus727 km (452 mi)about 11 h 5 min
Vantaa to BudapestHungary1,475 km (916 mi)about 22 h 29 min
Vantaa to WarsawPoland930 km (578 mi)about 14 h 11 min
Vantaa to ViennaAustria1,454 km (904 mi)about 22 h 11 min

Distances are straight-line; road and rail routes run about 15–25% longer. Times are estimates from distance and typical speeds, not timetables.

Where to compare car hire

ExpediaCar hire from the major suppliers, and the one to look at if the flight or hotel is already booked there. Part of Expedia Group.Check car hire on Expedia (opens www.expedia.com in a new tab)
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Auto EuropeA broker specialising in Europe, often with clearer all-in pricing for US renters.Get European rates on Auto Europe (opens www.autoeurope.com in a new tab)
Rentalcars.comBooking.com's car arm, with wide airport coverage worldwide.Compare suppliers on Rentalcars.com (opens www.rentalcars.com in a new tab)
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Common questions

Which side of the road do they drive on in Vantaa?

The right, as everywhere in Finland.

How are the journey times on this page worked out?

From straight-line distance and typical speeds for each mode, so they are estimates for planning, not timetables. Road and rail routes run 15–25% longer than the straight line.

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.