Tampere is the second largest city in Finland. Tourists love Tampere for the combination of the beauty of local nature and urban architecture. Here you can interestingly and enthrallingly spend time and get a lot of impressions.
Tampere-Pirkkala Airport Tampere is the third busiest in the country. Here operate such air carriers as Finnair, Finncomm Airlines, Blue1, airBaltic, Ryanair. All of them are mostly low-cost, which allows tourists from St. Petersburg and the whole North-West of Russia to travel around the world for relatively little money. Get to Tampere by minibuses or buses for little money, and there already fly where the eyes look, using the services of low-cost airlines.
How to get to
The airport is 18 kilometers from the city. To get to it from the city itself can be on a regular bus number 61 (for half an hour) or on the shuttle. In Tampere there is a special taxi Airport Taxi, which takes passengers to the first terminal. Order must be made at least three hours prior to departure on the phone +3581004131. Taxis drive for 20 minutes and for 17 EUR.
From St. Petersburg the route is the following: first to Helsinki, and from the capital - to Tampere by bus (25 euros) or by train (20 euros). The total distance is about 500 kilometers
By car to Tampere, you can drive from Helsinki for two hours, from St. Petersburg - for six. The fastest way is through Brusnichnoye border crossing point, which is near Lappeenranta
Infrastructure
Tampere-Pirkkala Airport is small, consists of two terminals. The first applies to Finnish airlines Finnair, Blue1. In a spacious room there is an electronic board, a reception desk, a conference room for 22 people, a hall for the disabled, and a VIP room for 10 people, equipped with a toilet and a kitchen.
Also there is a police station, ATM, mailbox and restaurant .
Operating mode of the first terminal: Mon - Fri - 04: 30-01: 30, Sat - 04: 30-21: 30, Sun - 04: 30-01: 30.
The second terminal looks much more modest. Here - all the most necessary: check-in counter, check-in counter for luggage, terminal for Internet access. Passengers take their luggage themselves, but go to the plane themselves, for good, he approaches the building close to the building. In general, the terminal is suitable for the carrier Ryanair - a budget airline
Parking
You can leave your car at any of the terminals. But the cheapest - at the parking lot Pirkkalan Lentokenttäparkki, which is located near the airport. You have to pay for parking in vending machines that accept credit cards (except Visa Electron) and cash. The passenger receives a coupon to be put under the windshield so that you can immediately see it.
There is another way of payment: parking for the first and second terminals can be paid in the respective buildings in the information bureau.
Parking fee: 1 hour - 1 EUR, from 11 to 24 hours - 10 EUR, 2 days - 20 EUR, 3 days - 30, 4 days - 33, 5 days - 36, 7 days - 42, 8 days - 45 EUR. Each next day - another 3 EUR
Low-cost
Airport Tampera is advantageous because from here the air carrier Ryanair carries out flights. Irish are considered the largest low-cost in Europe, performing flights in 360 directions. From Tampere, Ryanair sends passengers to Bremen, Budapest, Edinburgh, London, Milan, Rome. The flights are carried out on Boeing 737-800 aircraft. The cost of the flight depends on the season. For example, in the spring to Germany you can go for 60 EUR there and back, in summer in London for 35-40 EUR, in autumn in Milan - for 20-25 EUR.
Tickets are best to buy in advance, as they are getting closer to the date of departure . They can be bought directly on the air carrier's website
- Airport site: www.finavia.fi/tampere-pirkkala
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