How to get to Helsinki from Tampere

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Compare coach and train for Tampere to Helsinki

Omio recommends booking the train as it is the most popular option from Tampere to Helsinki 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 1h 50m. 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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Coach

£15

Average Price

£6

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Cheapest

2h 20m

Average total duration

Fastest

1h 50m

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30m

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4h 12m

Average total duration

3h 42m

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from Tampere to Helsinki

How to get to Helsinki from Tampere by train, bus, flight or ferry.

Our recommendation

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The best way to travel from Tampere to Helsinki is by taking a coach because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

FlixBusFlixBus
18:552h15
Tampere, Linja-autoasema
21:10Helsinki, linja-autoasema
£61One-way
0 changes

Cheapest

FlixBusFlixBus
18:552h15
Tampere, Linja-autoasema
21:10Helsinki, linja-autoasema
£61One-way
0 changes

Fastest

VRIC-40
07:001h28
Tampereen Rautatieasema
08:28Pasila railway station
£351One-way
0 changes

Other options

VRLOL-9646
08:352h08
Tampereen Rautatieasema
10:43Pasila railway station
£181One-way
0 changes
VRLOL-9646
08:352h14
Tampereen Rautatieasema
10:49Helsinki Central
£181One-way
0 changes
VRIC-142
11:041h48
Tampereen Rautatieasema
12:52Pasila railway station
£211One-way
0 changes
FlixBusFlixBus
18:552h35
Tampere, Linja-autoasema
21:30Helsinki, Länsiterminaali 2
£61One-way
0 changes

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FAQs: Tampere to Helsinki

Travel to Helsinki 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 Tampere to Helsinki.

FAQs
There are 2 options to travel between Tampere and Helsinki including taking a coach and train.
The cheapest way to travel from Tampere to Helsinki is a coach with an average price of £5.

This is compared to other travel options from Tampere to Helsinki:

A coach is £4 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Tampere to Helsinki costing on average £8.

The fastest way to travel from Tampere to Helsinki is by train with an average journey time of 1h 50m.

Other travel options to Helsinki take longer:

Coach takes on average 2h 35m.

The Tampere to Helsinki distance is approximately 160 km.
The average frequency per day from Tampere to Helsinki is:
  • Around 80 trains per day.
  • Around 7 coaches per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Tampere and Helsinki as scheduled services by coach and train can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points from Tampere to Helsinki:
  • Trains mostly depart from Tampereen Rautatieasema and arrive in Helsinki Central.
  • Coaches mostly depart from Tampere, Linja-autoasema and arrive in Helsinki, linja-autoasema.
If finding a good deal is your main consideration for your trip from Tampere to Helsinki, then we'll help you find the best value travel companies for you:
  • Travel with FlixBus to go to Helsinki by coach.
  • Travel with VR to go to Helsinki by train.
Yes, there are direct services available from Tampere to Helsinki with the following travel companies:
  • 7 direct coaches per day with FlixBus.
  • 73 direct trains per day with VR.
Omio customers who travel from Tampere to Helsinki often also extend their vacation to go to Tallinn, Rovaniemi, Saint-Petersburg, Stockholm, Turku. Omio can help you plan your trip by finding the best connections between Helsinki and these popular destinations at a great price.

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