Traveling

Information about the public transportation and ticket prices in Helsinki area is provided by HSL. A single ticket for one region (Helsinki, only, or Espoo, only) costs 2.50 EUR, while a regional ticket (in Finnish, "seutulippu") for two or more regions (Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, Kauniainen) costs 4.00 EUR. The most practical way of travelling is to use Single-charge card for 1-7 days. The Journey planner is a very handy tool for planning your daily travels. In addition, an application with preselected bus lines can be found from Own routes. The user name is "MMWD" and password is "Maxwell".

Visitors Staying at Scandic Simonkenttä

The Helsinki Airport is located in Vantaa. A taxi journey from the airport to the Scandic Simonkenttä takes about 30 minutes and costs about 35 EUR. Taxis leave in front of the entrance hall of the airport. Another option is to take the Airport Taxi, which is a bit cheaper.

Alternatively, you can travel by public transportation, which takes about 35 minutes. Take the bus 615 from the airport ("Lentoasema") to the very last stop in Helsinki City Center, namely the Railway Station Square ("Rautatientori"). Then, walk 0.3 km north to the hotel.

To get from Scandic Simonkenttä to Dipoli, walk to the bus terminal in Kamppi Shopping Center just behind the hotel when looking from the main entrance, and take the bus 102 or 103. To see other possibilities/details, use the Journey planner (From: Simonkatu 9; To: Otakaari 1).

Visitors staying at the Radisson Blu Hotel Espoo

The Helsinki Airport is located in Vantaa. A taxi journey from the airport to the Radisson Blu Hotel Espoo takes about 35 minutes and costs about 40 EUR. Taxis leave in front of the entrance hall of the airport. Another option is to take the Airport Taxi, which is a bit cheaper.

Alternatively, you can travel by two buses, which takes about 70 minutes. First, take the bus 615 from the airport ("Lentoasema") to the very last stop in Helsinki City Center, namely the Railway Station Square ("Rautatientori"). Then, take the bus 102 or 103 that leave from the bus terminal in Kamppi Shopping Center (about 0.5 km from the Railway Station Square). From the driver of the first bus you need to buy a regional ticket ("seutulippu") ; in the second bus, you just need to show the same ticket. From the appropriate bus stop in Otaniemi, there is a 0.3 km walk to the hotel.

There is a pleasant few minutes walk from the Radisson Blu Hotel Espoo to Dipoli building.

Visitors Staying at EuroHostel

The Helsinki Airport is located in Vantaa. A taxi journey from the airport to the EuroHostel (street address: Linnankatu 9, Katajanokka, Helsinki) takes about 30 minutes and costs about 35 EUR. Taxis leave in front of the entrance hall of the airport. Another option is to take the Airport Taxi, which is a bit cheaper.

Alternatively, you can travel by public transportation, which takes about 60 minutes. First, take the bus 615 from the airport ("Lentoasema") to the very last stop in Helsinki City Center, namely the Railway Station Square ("Rautatientori"). Then, walk 0.3 km south to "Ylioppilastalo", take tram 4 to "Vyökatu", and walk 0.1 km south-west to Linnankatu 9 (EuroHostel). To see all the details of this tram/walking tour, use the handy Journey planner (From: Rautatientori; To: Linnankatu 9). Yet another option would be to just walk the 2.5 km from the Railway Station Square to the hotel.

To get from Eurohostel to Dipoli, travel by tram 4(near) to the bus terminal in Kamppi Shopping Center, and take the bus 102 or 103. To see other possibilities/details, use the Journey planner (From: Linnankatu 9; To: Otakaari 1).

From Dipoli to Helsinki City Center

The bus connection between Dipoli (or Radisson Blu Hotel Espoo) and the Helsinki city center is excellent; the estimated travel time by the bus 102 or 103 is 15-20 min. Also try the Journey planner (From: Otakaari 1 [or Otaranta 2]; To: Kamppi).