Helsinki day tours in October?
Oct 13, 2019, 11:29 am
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Helsinki day tours in October?
I know this isn’t the best time of year to visit and tour Helsinki, but I have a 13-hour layover on Wednesday and was hoping to see at least some of Helsinki, since it will be my first time there. Can anyone recommend a day tour or hop-on, hop-off tour that’s still operating in mid-October? If so, where are the best places to begin that are close to the train from the airport? Thanks very much.
Oct 13, 2019, 4:07 pm
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Helsinki is very walkable and all the museums and galleries are close by. I did what your doing several years ago but just got a taxi in to maximise time and got dropped to the design museum which is close to everything. It wasn’t too cold and I’m from Australia
Oct 13, 2019, 4:12 pm
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That said, if anyone knows of day tours, please post, in case it's raining, too cold to walk around, etc. Thanks.
Oct 13, 2019, 8:47 pm
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Buy a one day transit pass covering regions A B and C for 12 Euros before you get on the train from the airport to downtown Helsinki This will cover you trip into Helsinki and return plus rides on any tram or bus in Helsinki. You can hop on and hop of any tram when you see something you want to check out. Look on a map and figure out what you would like to see. Almost everything is covered by the tram system.
Oct 13, 2019, 9:28 pm
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Buy a one day transit pass covering regions A B and C for 12 Euros before you get on the train from the airport to downtown Helsinki This will cover you trip into Helsinki and return plus rides on any tram or bus in Helsinki. You can hop on and hop of any tram when you see something you want to check out. Look on a map and figure out what you would like to see. Almost everything is covered by the tram system.
Oct 14, 2019, 4:27 am
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Buy a one day transit pass covering regions A B and C for 12 Euros before you get on the train from the airport to downtown Helsinki This will cover you trip into Helsinki and return plus rides on any tram or bus in Helsinki. You can hop on and hop of any tram when you see something you want to check out. Look on a map and figure out what you would like to see. Almost everything is covered by the tram system.
Oct 14, 2019, 11:00 am
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The same day ticket covers also metro trains and Suomenlinna ferry. The sea fortress Suomenlinna is an UNESCO world heritage site and can be interesting place to visit, although one should allow sufficient time for that: the ferry ride alone takes something like 15 minutes one way and I think this time of year the interval between ferries is 30-45 minutes. Of course, if the weather is rainy and windy then it might not be that enjoyable place and much of its charm is in the open air areas.
As far as Helsinki, if it’s too cold to walk around much to visit places, how long does a loop or two around the city take by tram, bus, etc., if I just want to see the sights without visiting them? Thanks.
Oct 14, 2019, 1:47 pm
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should be some ideas in the specific nordic board
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/nordic-region-482/
https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/nordic-region-482/
Oct 15, 2019, 4:43 am
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Thanks very much. Suomenlinna looks nice; maybe I’ll get lucky with the weather.
As far as Helsinki, if it’s too cold to walk around much to visit places, how long does a loop or two around the city take by tram, bus, etc., if I just want to see the sights without visiting them? Thanks.
As far as Helsinki, if it’s too cold to walk around much to visit places, how long does a loop or two around the city take by tram, bus, etc., if I just want to see the sights without visiting them? Thanks.
Oct 16, 2019, 1:24 am
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