How to get to Seili
By Ferry
The island of Seili lies to the north of Nauvo. The trip from Nauvo harbour to Seili (7 km) takes approximately 20 min by connecting ferry. The public transportation between Nauvo and Seili is organised by the Centre for Economic Development, Transport and Environment.
The timetables of transportation to Seili change at least twice per year. It is therefore advisable and recommended that visitors to Seili check ferry timetables carefully in advance. The timetables, routes and phone numbers of ferries operating on the Archipelago Sea are all available from pages of Turun Saaristo - Åbo Skärgård .
During the summer season, the connecting ferry m/s Östern operates on the Nauvo-Seili-Hanka (Aasla, Rymättylä) route. Therefore, Seili is accessible from both Nauvo and Hanka.
See the timetable here: m/s Östern; May 17 - Sep 1 2013
More information about m/s Östern
In July/August 2013 there is again a daily connection from Kaarina/Turku to Seili by
m/s Autere .
Timetables for m/s Autere (Jul 1 - Aug 11 2013) .
During the wintertime the connecting ferry
m/s Falkö operates between the Nauvo harbour - Seili.
See timetable of m/s Falkö (Sep 3 2012 - May 16 2013) .
By Car
The Nauvo harbour can be reached via Saaristotie (road nr 180), which forks from the Turku-Helsinki motorway in Kaarina. The distance from Kaarina to Nauvo is about 40 km. The Parainen-Nauvo ferry crossing is along the route; the ferry operates according to a timetable (about four times per hour in the summer season). The ferry timetables can be found on the Ferryportal webpage. The drive from Kaarina to Nauvo takes about an hour. In summer holiday seasons there may be delays due to long queues at the ferry crossing. In Nauvo, the connecting ferry leaves from the quay next to the guest harbour.
Hanka in Rymättylä can be reached via road nr 189 from Turku via Naantali. The distance from Turku to the centre of Rymättylä is approx. 36 km, and a further 15 km to Hanka in Aaslaluoto via Airismaa. A Hammarönsalmi ferry runs between Aaslaluoto and Airismaa (see the timetable).
By Bus
The white-green buses of Saaristoliikenne Oy run daily between Turku and Nauvo. There are also connections to the Helsinki express buses, in which case you must change buses in Piispanristi. The Turku - Nauvo - Korppoo timetables can also be found on the webpage of Vainion Liikenne ltd. Please make sure that the bus and ferry timetables match so you do not miss a connection.
The buses between Turku and Rymättylä (Röölä) are operated by TLO ltd, Turun Linja-autoilijain Osakeyhtiö. The Naantali - Rymättylä timetables are organised so that the Naantali-Röölä buses fit the connecting buses between Turku and Naantali (lines 11 and 110).
The buses run to Hanka only during school summer holidays (from the first full week of June until the second week of August). See the summer timetable for line 112 (will be available at 3.6.2013.