Helsinki - Vantaa Airport (HEL) Finland
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Address: Helsinki-Vantaa
Airport, PO Box 29, 01531 Vantaa, Finland
Location: The airport is located 18km (11 miles) north of
Helsinki
Website: www.helsinki-vantaa.fi
Telephone: (0)9 82771
Country Dialing Code: 358
Timezone: GMT + 2 (GMT + 3 between Apr-Oct)
Number of Terminals: 2
Transfer Between Terminals: The International and Domestic
terminals are only 250m (274 yards) apart and are linked by an internal pedestrian
connection.
Information desks (tel: (0)200 4636) are available on the Departures and Arrivals floors (open 24 hours a day) in the International Terminal, and on the Arrivals floor of the Domestic Terminal, open 0600-2000.
Money
and communications: The airport has a Merita Bank on
the ground floor of the International Terminal and a 24-hour
Leonia bank in Arrivals hall 2. There are bureau de change facilities
in the International Terminal, both in the transit area and the
public area
Eating and drinking: There are plenty of restaurants, cafés
and bars in both terminals.
Shopping: There are numerous shops in the transit area of
the International Terminal. In the non-Schengen area, there is one duty-free
shop for departing passengers and one duty-free shop for arriving passengers.
There is also a shop in the transit area of the Domestic Terminal and a grocery
shop on the ground floor of the International Terminal.
Other facilities: A pharmacy and travel agencies are located
on the ground floor of the International Terminal
The airport has lift access
to all floors and wheelchair-accessible toilets. Passengers are
advised to contact their airline for further assistance.
The airport's Congress Centre in the International Terminal offers nine meeting and conference rooms with full audiovisual equipment and catering (tel: (0)9 818 3737) for two to 150 persons. VIP Centre has five VIP lounges for smaller meetings (tel: (0)9 8277 3117; fax: (0)9 8277 3290). There is full audio-visual equipment as well as printing, photocopying and fax services. Catering services are available on request.
Car hire companies include Avis , Budget , Europcar and Hertz . Car hire desks are located in both the International and Domestic terminals.
Indoor car parks are available near both terminals. P1 and P2 are close to the International Terminal and P3 is close to the Domestic Terminal. Car park P5 serves both International and Domestic passengers. Outdoor car park P4 is located near the Domestic Terminal. Car park service points are located on the ground floor of the International Terminal, open 24 hours, and on the Arrivals floor in the Domestic Terminal, open 1500-0100.
From Helsinki city centre, drive north along Tuusual road (Hwy-45) and follow signs for the airport. From the West and Espoo, drive east on Kehä III (Hwy-E18 or Hwy-50) and follow signs for the airport. From the east, drive West on Kehä III (Hwy-E18 or Hwy-50) and follow signs for the airport.
Road:
Taxi: Taxi ranks are located in front of both terminals; taxi companies include
Airport Taxi Yellow Line and Suomen Airport Taxi. Bus: Bus stops are located
in front of both terminals. Timetable information is available in all Arrivals
halls. Public buses to Helsinki city centre depart every 10-30 minutes between
0600-0100. The Finnair bus runs to the city centre every 15-20 minutes from
0545-0110 daily
The Gateway Hotel (tel: (0)9 818 3600) is located at the airport. Other hotels close to the airport and with free bus transfer include the Ramada Hotel Airport (tel: (0)9 4157 5100), Hotel Bonus Inn (tel: (0)9 825 511), Holiday Inn Garden Court (tel: (0)9 870 900), Cumulus Airport Hotel (tel: (0)9 4157 7100) and Good Morning Hotels Pilotti (tel: (0)9 329 4800).