Travel Card and HSL Area

Helsinki, Espoo, Kauniainen, Vantaa, Kerava and Kirkkonummi together form an integrated regional transport area which uses a joint ticket system. Ticket price is determined according to the area of travel and passenger group.

With internal municipality tickets you can travel in one municipality. The regional ticket allows you to travel within the HSL Area (Helsinki, Espoo, Kauniainen, Vantaa) and a two zone regional ticket in Espoo, Kauniainen, Vantaa, Kerava and Kirkkonummi. A three zone regional Ticket enables you to travel in the entire HSL Area.

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HSL Area tickets and the Travel Card

HSL Area tickets include the single ticket, HSL Travel Card and Tourist Ticket for visits to the Helsinki metropolitan area. The Travel Card can be used in public transport in Helsinki, Espoo, Kauniainen, Vantaa, Kerava and Kirkkonummi.

Single tickets

• Purchase single tickets from public transport vehicles, VR booking offices in HSL Area and ticket vending machines
• You have the right to make a transfer during the ticket's validity
• Do not validate the ticket in the commuter train entry vestibule.

Travel Card

• Buy a Personal Travel Card from a Travel Card service point
• Adults' or children's Multi-user Travel Cards are available at service points, VR booking offices in HSL Area, R-kiosks, Stockmann warehouses in the Helsinki metropolitan area and kiosks marked with a Travel Card logo
• You can load time or money into the Travel Card at the card sale points and e.g. at ticket vending machines at metro and train stations
• Travel Card sale and loading points are marked with a Travel Card logo
• Place your Travel Card in the card reader reading area when boarding a vehicle, metro platform area or commuter train platform during VR platform-gate ticket inspection
• Transfer time for internal Helsinki, Kerava and Kirkkonummi tickets is 60 min. Vantaa, Espoo and Kauniainen internal, regional and two zone regional tickets have an 80 min transfer time. A three zone regional ticket has a 100 min transfer time.

Tourist Ticket

• Tourist Tickets are available as Helsinki internal tickets or regional tickets
• You can buy a Tourist Ticket for either 1, 3 or 5 for adults or children
• The Suomenlinna ticket is valid for 12 hours and only on the Suomenlinna ferry
• Prepaid Tourist Tickets are contact cards that are valid from the first time they are stamped
• Tickets are sold at e.g. Travel Card service points, Kamppi Travel Centre, Helsinki Tourist Information, Helsinki centre Stockmann and centrally located Helsinki metropolitan area R-kiosks
• Validity of paper Tourist Tickets purchased from ticket vending machines, drivers and conductors starts from the moment of purchase.

Read more on HSL tickets and the Travel Card on HSL web site. An SMS ticket is also used on Helsinki internal services. More information is available on Helsinki City Transport (HKL) web site.

Validity of tickets

In commuter trains travelling within the HSL Area (Helsinki-Korso, Helsinki-Vantaankoski and Helsinki-Mankki), only HSL and city internal tickets are accepted. Should a journey within the HSL Area be made aboard a long-distance train, a corresponding ticket as per train type is needed.

When the journey extends beyond the HSL Area, a VR zone ticket is needed for the entire journey. For example, a journey from Tikkurila to Järvenpää covers two zones (B+C). Then a HSL Area ticket is not accepted as a partial ticket for the journey.

HSL Area night fare

If you travel in commuter trains within the HSL Area at night between 02.00 and 04.30 (Mon-Sun), a one-way night fare is collected. The HSL night fare may be paid either to the conductor on the train or by the Travel card in the reader.