Travelling to Åland

It is easy to travel to Åland. From Stockholm or Helsinki choose between a beautiful journey by boat or a quicker one by air.

Booking your trip the easy way

You can get one of the travel agencies and tour operators to arrange a package trip for you that includes travel, accommodation and several excursions. Together you can work out an Åland holiday that will match your requirements exactly.

To Åland by air

You change flights in Stockholm Arlanda or Helsinki Vanda. Travelling time with AirÅland is just half an hour from Stockholm/Arlanda, or under an hour from Helsinki/Vanda or Åbo in Finland. When you reach Åland the international airport is only a five-minute car journey from central Mariehamn.

Ferries from Stockholm, Helsinki and Tallinn

If you prefer to travel by ferry, the shortest journey by boat takes just 2 hours from Sweden, whereas it will take you 5 hours from Finland. The ferries run to Åland about 30 times a day every day. On board you can eat well, enjoy the sea view and make tax-free purchases in the shops. The Viking Line and TallinkSilja shipping lines leave for Mariehamn or Långnäs in Åland several times a day from Stockholm or Kapellskär, as well as from Turku or Helsinki. From Sweden you can also travel on Eckerö Linjen ferries. It takes just two hours to get from Grisslehamn in Sweden to Eckerö in Åland. If you are travelling from Estonia you would opt for Tallink from Tallinn.

Archipelago ferry from Finland

Another option if you are travelling from Finland is to take one of the Ålandstrafiken archipelago ferries, especially appropriate if you are planning to visit one of the six Ålander island municipalities. The archipelago ferries leave from Osnäs or Galtby and take you through the islands in the archipelago to Hummelvik in Vårdö or Långnäs in Lumparland on the main island, Fasta Åland.

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Easier to book flights to Åland

Now you can have your journey by air all the way to Mariehamn in one booking. Travellers from countries all over the world can change flights in Helsinki or Stockholm and land in the island state an hour later. Getting your luggage out is really quick and after a ten-minute taxi ride you can be at a hotel in the town centre.

Flights to Åland

How about flying to the conference? For me it almost felt like getting out of a private plane. Travelling on the daily flights to Mariehamn from Helsinki, Turku and Stockholm is not particularly expensive. It’s not just conference guests and business travellers who fly to Mariehamn airport; young people and tourists do as well.

Smart timetable for all ferries and flights to Åland

All ferries and flights from Sweden, Finland and Estonia to Åland are now available collected together in an easy-to-use and smart timetable. Visit Åland has produced this so that those of you who are planning to travel to Åland don't have to bother to search around on the websites of different shipping companies and airlines.

Travel to Åland with these shipping companies

A sea voyage is an exciting beginning of your trip. Several fine shipping companies traffic from Finland and Sweden to Åland - which will you choose?

Sailing in the Åland archipelago

Åland’s archipelago is filled with white sails in summertime. That’s not surprising, as each of the 6700 islands and countless bays and inlets tries to outshine the rest. One of the people who set sail for Åland last summer is Jussi Heikkilä, who came with his wife Tarja and their sons Elias and Joonas.

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All ferries lead to Åland

Åland has excellent communications. Choose between short or long voyages, by airplane or with your own boat. All means of travel have their own advantages.

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