New alternatives will be introduced to long-distance train ticket
pricing from 3 June 2013. In the future Pendolino and InterCity ticket
prices will vary on the basis of the train service and day of the week.
On less popular train services the tickets are cheaper than on the most popular ones. Passengers who have the right to a discount may receive a bigger discount than at present.
Price changes from 3 June 6.2013:
the discount for students, pensioners, children, persons in military/non-military service will be between 45 and 55 percent going forward
Family tickets can also be purchased as cheap Advance tickets going forward
Basic tickets can be cancelled only before the train's departure. Changes are possible up to 24h after the train's departure.
The following will remain unchanged:
multi-tickets and season tickets
Express and Regional train trips
trips between Finland and Russia
You can buy tickets from VR Mobile, VR Online Shop, ticket offices, ticket machines, by phone from VR Customer Care, travel agencies and by making the reservation by phone and picking up the tickets at an R-kioski.
Train tickets (Basic tickets, Flexible tickets, Family tickets) purchased from station ticket offices on the departure date will cost one euro more, going forward, than tickets purchased from ticket offices in advance.
Information on tickets
Read more on the alternatives by selecting a ticket in the drop-down
menu:
Basic ticket
The Basic ticket is the most common train ticket for long-distance
trains. Buy Basic tickets from all train ticket purchasing locations. Travel in
comfort in the train's Eco Class. You can change or cancel
your ticket.
With a
Flexible ticket you travel in comfort in Extra Class.
Extra Class services include e.g. the daily newspapers and coffee or tea. You
can easily change or cancel your ticket.
Read more on the Flexible ticket »
Advance ticket
When you
plan your journey well in advance you can travel at a very low cost with the
Advance ticket in the Eco Class. Buy an Advance ticket only
online. The ticket is valid only on the chosen service and it cannot be changed
or cancelled.
Read more on the Advance ticket »
VR Online Shop »
New travel classes:
ECO and EXTRA
VR has introduced new travel classes
Extra Class
Eco Class
Validity of discount cards
Please remember that cards giving the right to a discount must be valid during the entire trip. If the card's validity ends during the trip a normal-price ticket must be purchased on the train.
Pay on the phone by credit card
You can now pay for your train tickets for instance by calling VR Customer Care. Give your credit card details to the customer service agent to pay for the tickets.
Rail and Ship Discounts
During the campaign you get a 50% discount on train tickets used in connection
with Tallink Silja (Tallink, Silja Line and Tallink Superfast) and Viking Line
ferry tickets.