Finnair offers bus connections from Turku and Tampere to Helsinki Airport from May onwards

Starting from 2 May 2022, Finnair customers can travel between Turku or Tampere and our home hub Helsinki airport either by air or with a new kind of a bus connection that smoothly links connecting flights to/from Helsinki Airport. The flights from Turku and Tampere are operated in early morning and late evening and during daytime we offer a bus connection between Turku/Tampere and Helsinki Airport. The bus ticket is combined with the flight reservation and issued on the same ticket with the connecting flights. Tickets will be sellable via GDS/NDC and Finnair.com.

The bus route runs from Turku and Tampere airports via the bus stations in the city centers, and from there to Helsinki Airport and back. Those arriving at Helsinki Airport by bus have access to priority check-in and priority security – regardless of ticket type - enabling a quick transfer to a connecting flight. When changing from a flight to a bus connection at Helsinki Airport, customers will receive their checked baggage among the first ones. Traffic disruptions are handled as part of our connecting flight procedures. 

The morning and late evening flight connections to Turku and Tampere will return to our schedule from the beginning of May, but we also want to offer seamless connections to our afternoon flights from Helsinki Airport, in a sustainable way. Smooth customer experience and connection reliability have been key drivers in the design. Connection times at Helsinki Airport are typically 60–90 minutes, depending on the connecting flight.

The bus connection is operated by Korsisaari bus company, with high-quality coaches that run on 100% biodiesel. A smooth bus service with guaranteed flight connections is an option for reducing carbon footprint also for those customers who would otherwise arrive at the airport by car.  

Combining different modes of transport will reduce the carbon footprint of these domestic routes. Multimodal travel chains are a part of the toolkit for reducing the CO2 footprint of aviation and our journey towards carbon neutrality by the end of 2045.

More information will be added in Finnair Easy under Reservation & Ticketing section closer to the service start.

Connection from/to Turku from May 2022:

FLIGHT         AY230           Turku Airport (TKU) – Helsinki Airport (HEL)                                                             6:00-6:35
BUS              AY9606        Turku Airport (TKU) – Turku bus station (XTZ) – Helsinki Airport (HEL)                  12:25-12:55-15:00
BUS              AY9605         Helsinki Airport (HEL) – Turku bus station (XTZ) – Turku Airport (TKU)                 17:00-19:05-19:35
FLIGHT         AY229           Helsinki Airport (HEL) – Turku Airport (TKU)                                                             00:05-00:40

Connection from/to Tampere from May 2022:

FLIGHT          AY270           Tampere Airport (TMP)  – Helsinki Airport (HEL)                                                      6:05-6:40
BUS               AY9602        Tampere Airport (TMP) – Tampere bus station (XTP) – Helsinki Airport (HEL)       12:25-12:55-15:00
BUS               AY9601         Helsinki Airport (HEL)– Tampere bus station (XTP) – Tampere Airport (TMP)       17:00-19:05-19:35
FLIGHT          AY269           Helsinki Airport (HEL)– Tampere Airport (TMP)                                                        00:05-00:40