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Compare train and coach 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 coach which can get you there in 2h 17m. 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 59m Average total duration 2h 29m Onboard + 30m Additional time* | 2h 47m Average total duration Fastest 2h 17m Onboard + 30m Additional time* |
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Travel optionsfrom Tampere to Helsinki
How to get to Helsinki from Tampere by train, bus, flight or ferry.
Our recommendation
The best way to travel from Tampere to Helsinki is by taking a train because it’s the best combination of price and speed.
LOL-96468:352h08Tampereen Rautatieasema10:43Pasila railway station£171One-way0 changes
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PYO-2644:102h57Tampereen Rautatieasema7:07Pasila railway station£151One-way0 changes
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IC-407:001h28Tampereen Rautatieasema8:28Pasila railway station£821One-way0 changes
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LOL-96468:352h14Tampereen Rautatieasema10:49Helsinki Central£171One-way0 changes
IC-14211:041h48Tampereen Rautatieasema12:52Pasila railway station£191One-way0 changes
IC-14211:041h55Tampereen Rautatieasema12:59Helsinki Central£191One-way0 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.

This is compared to other travel options from Tampere to Helsinki:
A coach is £3 less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Tampere to Helsinki costing on average £8.
Other travel options to Helsinki take longer:
Train takes on average 1h 39m.
- Around 85 trains per day.
- Around 9 coaches per day.
However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Tampere and Helsinki as scheduled services by train and coach can vary by season or day of the week.
- Trains mostly depart from Tampereen Rautatieasema and arrive in Helsinki Central.
- Coaches mostly depart from Tampere, Linja-autoasema and arrive in Helsinki, linja-autoasema.
- Travel with FlixBus to go to Helsinki by coach.
- Travel with VR to go to Helsinki by train.
- 9 direct coaches per day with FlixBus.
- 77 direct trains per day with VR.
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