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Helsinki Travel/Accomodation
Me and my girlfriend are going to helsinki, finland for new years, and i was just wondering if anyone knows any where we can get cheap flights and hotels/hostels
Any help would be great.
Any help would be great.
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HIM you might find a free place to stay on one of these websites:
http://www.couchsurfing.com/
http://www.hospitalityclub.org/
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http://www.couchsurfing.com/
http://www.hospitalityclub.org/
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For flights, try a search for flights at http://www.flightmapping.com/ whcih covers destinations on a searchable map for UK departyres - links then to carriers. Most carriers will also then offer links to get good rates for accommodation too.
Also, http://www.skyscanner.net/ is one of the most comp. flights sites - easy to search destinations too. eg it flags up Ryanairs �65 rtn. flights from Stansted inc tax depending on dates - make sure you get rates inc. taxes - Ryanairs site still refuses to show total costs so you have a nice surprise when you come to book.....
And you'll find Dec/Jan flights are a premium so don't expect rock bottom prices. You'll prob. be about the �200 per person mark with the low cost options.
Also, http://www.skyscanner.net/ is one of the most comp. flights sites - easy to search destinations too. eg it flags up Ryanairs �65 rtn. flights from Stansted inc tax depending on dates - make sure you get rates inc. taxes - Ryanairs site still refuses to show total costs so you have a nice surprise when you come to book.....
And you'll find Dec/Jan flights are a premium so don't expect rock bottom prices. You'll prob. be about the �200 per person mark with the low cost options.
(2 part post):
Skyscanner is a good website but it's not infallible. I certainly hope that it's not offering any Ryanair flights to Helsinki because they don't fly there ;-)
(Ryanair fly from Stansted to Tampere but that means taking the Mobus bus service to Helsinki, which takes 2� hours and adds �25, each way, to your costs).
Blue 1 operate a direct, scheduled service between Stansted and Helsinki Vantaa. They'll fly you out on 26/12 or 27/12 for �70. On 28/12, the price rises to �105. There are no flights on 29/12/, 30/12 or 31/12 (or, if flights exist, they're already fully booked)
The return journey, with Blue 1, is priced at �85 on 01/01. There are no flights on 02/01 (or, more likely, all seats are already sold). On 03/01 the price rises to a whopping �255, before falling back to �85 on 04/01.
The prices quoted for flights with Blue1 don't include taxes and charges. (Add �51 to the total calculated from the prices given).
http://www.blue1.fi/en/
According to the Helsinki Vantaa Airport website, the only other direct flights from the UK are with Finnair (from Heathrow and Manchester) and BA (from Heathrow). You might find flights listed with American Airlines or SAS, but these are only 'code-share' flights which are actually operated by Finnair or BA.
Skyscanner is a good website but it's not infallible. I certainly hope that it's not offering any Ryanair flights to Helsinki because they don't fly there ;-)
(Ryanair fly from Stansted to Tampere but that means taking the Mobus bus service to Helsinki, which takes 2� hours and adds �25, each way, to your costs).
Blue 1 operate a direct, scheduled service between Stansted and Helsinki Vantaa. They'll fly you out on 26/12 or 27/12 for �70. On 28/12, the price rises to �105. There are no flights on 29/12/, 30/12 or 31/12 (or, if flights exist, they're already fully booked)
The return journey, with Blue 1, is priced at �85 on 01/01. There are no flights on 02/01 (or, more likely, all seats are already sold). On 03/01 the price rises to a whopping �255, before falling back to �85 on 04/01.
The prices quoted for flights with Blue1 don't include taxes and charges. (Add �51 to the total calculated from the prices given).
http://www.blue1.fi/en/
According to the Helsinki Vantaa Airport website, the only other direct flights from the UK are with Finnair (from Heathrow and Manchester) and BA (from Heathrow). You might find flights listed with American Airlines or SAS, but these are only 'code-share' flights which are actually operated by Finnair or BA.
Finnair's total prices, for the round trip (including taxes, charges and a mysterious 'service fee') are in the range �233 to �285 for travel on most dates around New Year, ex Heathrow. (Unlike Blue 1, they offer flights on every day):
http://www.finnair.com/finnaircom/wps/portal/f innair/kcxml/04_Sj9SPykssy0xPLMnMz0vM0Y_QjzKL9 4538QXJgFjOnvqRyCIu8c7eqCJAlg9cxNcjPzdVP0jfWz9 AvyA3NDSi3FERAJy6r38!/delta/base64xml/L0lKWWtt USEhL3dITUFDc0FFVUFOby80SUVhREFBIS9lbl9VSw!!?
Finnair's prices ex Manchester are dearer. They're generally in the range �299 to �479 (although some flights are priced at over �800).
Possibly surprisingly, BA's flights from Heathrow seem to be the cheapest. They offer to fly you out for �86 on any day from 26/12 to 31/12. Return flights are also �86 on 01/01 and 04/04. On 02/01 they charge �164. On 03/01 the price is �138. Those prices are fully inclusive, so it seems that the cheapest return fare you'll find is �172, with BA ex Heathrow.
http://www.britishairways.com/travel/home/publ ic/en_gb
For information on how to get to the city centre, click on the 'To And From' tab, here:
http://www.helsinki-vantaa.fi/home
Finnapartments Fenno offer twin-bedded rooms for �26.31 per person, per night for dates at the end of 2007, rising to �30.87 pppn for those dates at the start of 2008. Its 2km (1� miles) from the city centre and prices include breakfast. You can book (and read some good reviews) here:
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Good evening Chris!
Great city! Great airport too! I fly Finnair a lot, even occasionally choosing to connect through Helsinki enroute to Tokyo or Stockholm. There is a way to save some money on the flight costs, but you have to be a bit of an anorak to want to do this. And I�m not sure the savings are worth the journey. You could use Aeroflot through Moscow. I�ve never done it but one of my anorak friends swears by it. But I don�t think it makes more than �25-30 difference in the fare. But as I say, he�s a true blue airline anorak.
I can�t even help you much on the hotels either. I stay at either the Kamp or the Intercontinental. I have, however, met friends at the Eurohostel, just off of Market Square, near the ferries. It�s an immaculate place and the rooms are nice. Apologies as I have no idea how much the rooms are. But I can attest to it being bright, airy, and clean�oh and convenient!
Have a great time there!
Fr Bill
Great city! Great airport too! I fly Finnair a lot, even occasionally choosing to connect through Helsinki enroute to Tokyo or Stockholm. There is a way to save some money on the flight costs, but you have to be a bit of an anorak to want to do this. And I�m not sure the savings are worth the journey. You could use Aeroflot through Moscow. I�ve never done it but one of my anorak friends swears by it. But I don�t think it makes more than �25-30 difference in the fare. But as I say, he�s a true blue airline anorak.
I can�t even help you much on the hotels either. I stay at either the Kamp or the Intercontinental. I have, however, met friends at the Eurohostel, just off of Market Square, near the ferries. It�s an immaculate place and the rooms are nice. Apologies as I have no idea how much the rooms are. But I can attest to it being bright, airy, and clean�oh and convenient!
Have a great time there!
Fr Bill
Well, it�s about an 8 block walk from the Kamp hotel and the Eurohostel is about 12 blocks in the other direction from the Kamp�.so a total of twenty blocks. You can catch the Vy�katu tram, which is about a block and a half from the Eurohostel and ride to the Lasipalatsi tram stop, which is about 2 blocks from The Tavastia club. You �could� walk it, but I promise you, it will be jolly cold!
Hyv� matkailla!
Fr Bill
Hyv� matkailla!
Fr Bill
The Eurohostel website states that the city centre is about 15 to 20 minutes walk away. (I interpret that as meaning 'about a mile'):
http://www.eurohostel.fi/location.php
Tavastia Klubi is here:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&q=Urho+Kekkose n+katu+4-6,+Helsinki,+00100,+FI&ie=UTF8&om=1&i wloc=addr
which appears to be at the western side of the city centre.
Using the 'get directions' facility, from that link (and pasting in the address of the Eurohostel) gives the distance as 3.3km (about 2 miles). The driving time is given as 12 minutes in clear traffic conditions or 20 minutes in heavy traffic, so a taxi shouldn't cost too much.
Chris
http://www.eurohostel.fi/location.php
Tavastia Klubi is here:
http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&q=Urho+Kekkose n+katu+4-6,+Helsinki,+00100,+FI&ie=UTF8&om=1&i wloc=addr
which appears to be at the western side of the city centre.
Using the 'get directions' facility, from that link (and pasting in the address of the Eurohostel) gives the distance as 3.3km (about 2 miles). The driving time is given as 12 minutes in clear traffic conditions or 20 minutes in heavy traffic, so a taxi shouldn't cost too much.
Chris
Helsinki is a best city for much enjoyable activities and an ideal place to spend the holidays.
As you are asking for some cheap and less expensive hotels then I would like to suggest you that "Cumulus Kaisaniemi" is one of the best hotel for you.
it is a little business hotel located in the central area of the city and here you will get the best accommodation service with good hospitality.
Best Western Premier Hotel, Euro Hostel, Hostel Erottajanpuisto are also some of the best options to stay. Media URL: http://www.joguru.com/helsinki-finland/
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As you are asking for some cheap and less expensive hotels then I would like to suggest you that "Cumulus Kaisaniemi" is one of the best hotel for you.
it is a little business hotel located in the central area of the city and here you will get the best accommodation service with good hospitality.
Best Western Premier Hotel, Euro Hostel, Hostel Erottajanpuisto are also some of the best options to stay. Media URL: http://www.joguru.com/helsinki-finland/
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