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Compare train and coach for Helsinki to Tampere
Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Helsinki to Tampere among Omio's users. If you are prioritising price take the coach with prices starting from £5. For those with little time consider booking a train which can get you there in 2h 5m. The ticket price range depends on the travel mode: a coach costs an average of £5, and a train costs an average of £8.
Distance: 160 km
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2h 35m Average total duration Fastest 2h 5m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 2h 44m Average total duration 2h 14m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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How to get to Tampere from Helsinki by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Helsinki to Tampere is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
PYO-26519:372h54Pasila railway station22:31Tampereen Rautatieasema£151One-way0 changes
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PYO-26519:372h54Pasila railway station22:31Tampereen Rautatieasema£151One-way0 changes
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S-5320:261h32Pasila railway station21:58Tampereen Rautatieasema£181One-way0 changes
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PYO-26519:293h02Helsinki Central22:31Tampereen Rautatieasema£151One-way0 changes
LOL-96499:152h10Pasila railway station11:25Tampereen Rautatieasema£171One-way0 changes
LOL-96357:152h10Pasila railway station9:25Tampereen Rautatieasema£171One-way0 changes
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FAQs: Helsinki to Tampere
Travel to Tampere easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Helsinki to Tampere.

This is compared to other travel options from Helsinki to Tampere:
A coach is £10 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Helsinki to Tampere costing on average £16.
Other travel options to Tampere take longer:
Coach takes on average 2h 14m.
- Around 87 trains per day.
- Around 9 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Helsinki and Tampere as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Helsinki Central and arrive in Tampereen Rautatieasema.
- Travel with FlixBus, Valkeakosken Liikenne Oy, Onni Bus to go to Tampere by coach.
- Travel with VR to go to Tampere by train.
- 9 direct coaches per day with FlixBus, Valkeakosken Liikenne Oy, Onni Bus.
- 80 direct trains per day with VR.
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