Now you can travel with ease from Helsinki to Tahko on the new TrainBus connection. The Duo ticket for this route includes the train trip to Kuopio and a fast connecting service on a Pohjolan Liikenne charter bus to Tahko. Total travel time is around 6 h including the transfer at Kuopio.
Offer available: from 3 December 2012 until 4 April 2013.
Travel time: from 31 January to 4 April 2013. Departure: Thu-Fri, return Sun
Purchasing locations: VR Online Shop, ticket offices, ticket machines, VR Customer Care, travel agencies
Terms and conditions governing changes and cancellations: train ticket specific terms and conditions
E.g. prices:
| Helsinki-Kuopio-Tahko: Duo | Prices from: |
| InterCity (Advance ticket) + bus | from €44 |
| Pendolino (Advance ticket) + bus | from €48 |
| InterCity (Basic ticket) + bus | from €70 |
| Pendolino (Basic ticket) + bus | from €76 |
From 31 January 2013 with Duo ticket:
| Valid | Train | Departure from Helsinki railway station | Bus from Kuopio railway station | Arrival in Tahko |
| Thu-Fri | IC 71 | 8.12 | 13.00 | 14.10 |
| Thu-Fri | IC 73 | 11.12 | 15.55 | 17.05 |
| Thu-Fri | S7/75 | 15.12 | 19.30 | 20.40 |
| Valid | Departure from Tahko | Train | Departure from Kuopio railway station | Arrival in Helsinki |
| Sun | 12.00 | IC 706/114 | 14.12 | 18.48 |
| Sun | 14.30 | IC 66 | 16.05 | 20.48 |