My husband and I will be on a Baltic cruise in July with a stop in Helsinki. Is there a HOHO or panoramic bus tour that will pick up at the cruise terminal? I believe RCL docks at the west terminal which is too far to walk to town. Thanks!
Posted by
Huntsville, AL, USA
8318 posts
HOHO buses will probably be in the parking lot of the cruise terminal.
Helsinki is a relatively small city, and HOHO's get you around easily.
Posted by
Medford, OR, USA
5837 posts
As David notes, Helsinki is a relatively small city and very walkable. If you are at the West Terminal, the Number 9 tram runs every 15 minutes or so and Länsiterminaali T1 Light Rail Station is close to the West Terminal. The #9 tram run to Helsinki's central train station would take less than 10 minutes with the fare being a little over 3 EUR.
Helsinki tourist brochures: http://www.visithelsinki.fi/en/come/tourist-information/brochures-and-maps
Including this link to Helsinki self-guided walking tours: http://www.visithelsinki.fi/en/sites/visithelsinki.fi/files/files/Esitteet/EN/kavellen_englanti2012_lores.pdf
Posted by
37 posts
Do not do the Panoramic tour. It was one of my biggest regrets on our trip. I don't know why it's rated so highly in Rick's book, but it was outrageously overpriced for the tour. I wish we would have just done the self-guided walk instead.
ETA- our cruise (Disney) provided free shuttles from the port to the town center
Posted by
Central Coast California
52 posts
Question for thune: when you say to avoid the Panoramic Bus Tour, are you referring to the Hop-On, Hop-Off?
Thanks,
Posted by
37 posts
The Panoramic tour is different than the hop on-hop off buses. It's only offered a couple times per day.