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Viking Line

17 crossings between 10 ports in 5 countries. On 7 they are the only operator on the water; on 3 they are the quickest of several; on 5 a rival is faster.

Sailing with Viking Line

Their busiest port

Three things the timetable does not say

41% alone of their network has no rival at all. On those 7 crossings the question is not who is quicker — it is whether you sail. A comparison site showing one result is not showing you a choice.

5 beaten crossings where another operator is quicker on the same water. Their own site cannot tell you this, and a booking engine sorted by price will not.

4 untimed crossings carry no duration anywhere we can source. They are counted in the 17 and left blank in the bars.

Where they are beaten

7 crossings where a rival is faster or the two are level. This is the section an operator would never publish.

Helsinki, Bus Station (Kamppi) – Tallinn, Bus Station 81 km Viking Line 2 h 30 FlixBus-eu 2 h 00 2× daily 4 rivals

Langnas – Turku, Bus Station 112 km Viking Line 4 h 10 Tallink Silja Line 4 h 10 daily 2 rivals

Langnas – Stockholm (St Eriksplan) 149 km Viking Line 6 h 15 Tallink Silja Line 6 h 15 daily 2 rivals

Stockholm (St Eriksplan) – Turku, Bus Station 259 km Viking Line 10 h 35 Tallink Silja Line 10 h 30 daily 2 rivals

Helsinki, Bus Station (Kamppi) – Mariehamn 279 km Viking Line 10 h 45 Tallink Silja Line 10 h 35 rate not held 2 rivals

Mariehamn – Tallinn, Bus Station 280 km Viking Line 14 h 20 Tallink Silja Line 9 h 45 rate not held 2 rivals

Stockholm (St Eriksplan) – Tallinn, Bus Station 376 km Viking Line 20 h 15 Tallink Silja Line 16 h 15 rate not held 2 rivals

Where they are the only boat

7 crossings with no other operator on record.

Kapellskar – Mariehamn 2 h 20 rate not held 63 km

Mariehamn – Visby 10 h 20 rate not held 289 km

Stockholm (St Eriksplan) – Visby 20 h 30 rate not held 190 km

Helsinki, Bus Station (Kamppi) – Kvarnholmen not held rate not held 394 km

Kvarnholmen – Turku, Bus Station not held rate not held 259 km

Kvarnholmen – Mariehamn not held rate not held 132 km

Aland – Kapellskar not held rate not held

Which months they sail

Season not heldwe can say when we looked, not which months run

Our records for Viking Line crossings were read on 11 August 2026 and describe the network as it ran that week. We hold no month-by-month variation, so this page cannot tell you whether a crossing runs in February.

If you are travelling well outside August 2026, confirm with the operator before you plan around it.

Where our records stop

No fares. Every comparison on this page is time and frequency only, and the fast-versus-conventional decision is mostly a price decision.

No departure times. 6 of 17 crossings carry a weekly rate; none carry a clock.

No vessels. We hold a fast/conventional class and no ship names.