The city and port of Turku in southern Finland is called the gateway to the west. It is known as a cultural and scientific center and is annually visited by tens of thousands of tourists, including from Russia. By ferry from Turku, travelers get to other Baltic ports and the number of people using this type of transport is regularly growing.
Where can you get from Turku by ferry?
The Finnish seaport schedule includes several ferry destinations:
- Several ships leave for the capital of the Kingdom of Sweden every day and you can get to Stockholm both in the morning and in the evening of the next day.
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Ferry lines to Kumlinge start at the port of Longnes in the Åland Islands. Longnes is connected to the largest island in the archipelago by road.
- The main city of Aland and an important port of the Archipelago Sea, Mariehamn is also connected to Turku by ferry service. Every morning two ferries from different shipping companies leave from the Finnish pier.
See Stockholm
The ferry service between Turku and Stockholm is operated by two cruise lines. Viking Line is a Finnish shipping concern with a fleet of seven comfortable vessels. The company has existed since 1959 and annually carries at least 6.5 million passengers. Viking Line operates a ferry from Turku to Stockholm at 8.45 am and at 20.55 daily. The issue price for one passenger without a vehicle and in one direction is about 1300 rubles. Details of the schedule and availability of seats can be found on the official website of the company - www.vikingline.ru.
The second carrier is Estonian shipping from Tallink Silja Line. Their ferries leave Turku daily at 8.15 am and arrive in Stockholm at 18.15. Travel time is about 11 hours, the cheapest ticket option will cost 1400 rubles. The official website of the company - www.tallinksilja.ru will tell you about the schedule and availability of seats.
Get to Longnes
The same two carriers that organize a ferry crossing to Stockholm will help the traveler to get to Aland from Turku. The vessel of the Viking Line company starts from the Finnish port at 20.55 every day, and ends up in Longnes at 1 am, covering the distance between them in 4 hours. The ticket price for one passenger without a car starts from 1600 rubles. Tallink Silja Line ferries leave at 20.15 and in 4.5 hours arrive at the port of the Åland Islands. Prices for Estonians are slightly higher and a standard ticket will cost about 2300 rubles.
Walk around Mariehamn
Finnish and Estonian carriers also organize daily ferries from Turku to the capital of the Åland archipelago. The vessel of the same Viking Line departs towards the Swedish islands at 8.45 am, and the Estonians leave a little earlier - at 8.15. The Finnish ticket is a little cheaper - from 1000 rubles one way for a passenger without a car. Estonians will have to pay about 1200 rubles for a similar place. The ferries of both companies cover the route in 5.5 hours.
All prices in the material are approximate and given as of July 2016.
