Conveniently by car-carrier
Bring your car to the North easily
Admire the wilderness, conquer fells and enjoy peaceful moments in nature. You can save a whole day by transporting your car with you on the train. A car spot starting from €39 and a motorcycle from €29, the price for a sleeper cabin + a car spot can be as inexpensive as €88 (cabin €49 and car €39).
Buy tickets to a car-carrier
Add a car on your trip from the passenger menu.
Train is the greenest choice for travel to the North
GETTING THE CLIMATE BACK ON TRACKTrain is the most environmentally friendly means of travelling. You can travel by train from Helsinki to Rovaniemi and back 50 times, whereas the same amount of emissions is produced during only one round trip by car.
Practical tips for car-carrier passengers
A car-carrier takes you and your car or motorcycle from one end of Finland to the other. What should you consider before the trip and at the car-carrier stations? Read our tips for a successful and comfortable journey!
Tips for car-carrier train passengers
Read this advice before boarding a car-carrier train.
- Check the vehicle size from the registration document when booking a car train journey.
- The length and height of the vehicle space cannot be changed. If this information changes, cancel the vehicle space and book a new one with the correct dimensions through our customer service 0600 41 900 (2 € / answered call + lnc/mcc).
- Book the journey well in advance. You can find the exact time for loading the car in your ticket.
- We want to make sure you are safe – please load and unload your car alone. Meanwhile your travel companions can have a cup of coffee at the station.
- As a rule, you will load and unload your own car by yourself. There’s no need to be nervous about the loading or unloading – we will help you.
- When you are moving around in the car-carrier wagon after loading your car, remember to be careful and pay attention to vehicles boarding the wagon.
- For safety reasons, your vehicle may not be left idling in a car-carrier wagon during loading or unloading.
- If VR loads your car, please bring your car to the loading point 30 minutes before the loading time. Please note that you cannot change the car loader afterward.
- Print out your ticket and attach it to the keys. You can also write the ticket information on a paper (name, phone number, departure date, train, departure station, destination station, car make and model, and registration number).
- Please note! Cars are loaded onto the car-carrier at the Pasila car-carrier station, while passengers board at the adjoining Pasila railway station.
- The train P 267, which operates during peak seasons, will always leave from the Helsinki Central railway station.
- Choose a sleeping cabin that suits your needs. We can customise a CarTrain package for you.
- Pack a separate overnight bag with things you might need on the train trip. Remember to remove cold- or heat-sensitive items from the car. Other items can be left in the car.
- You don’t have to worry about eating during the trip – our restaurant car stays open long into the night and opens early in the morning.
- In night trains and car-carriers, pets travel with their owners in pet compartments or in the pet section of a regular passenger car. Do not leave your pet in your car on a car-carrier. As the tap water on the train is not potable, please remember to bring some water for your pet.
Information about car-carrier tickets
- The vehicle spot includes the direct transport of the vehicle on the night train. You can buy a vehicle spot as an additional service for a sleeper cabin or seat.
- The prices of vehicle spots depend on the size of the vehicle, the seasons, the time of the trip and the time of the booking, and are not linked to the prices of the sleeper cabins or seats. You can find the exact price for the chosen route through the trip search function.
- You can make changes to the departure time or the vehicle space up to 72 hours before departure.
It’s possible to update the contact details of the vehicle’s contact person, the vehicle’s registration number or other details up to 140 minutes before departure. You can make changes at vr.fi or by calling customer support 0100 3232 (0,06 €/min 0,06 €/min + lnc/mcc, Mon-Fri 5 am – 10 pm and Sat-Sun 7 am - 10 pm). Note that the route or direction of travel cannot be changed.
- The length and height of the vehicle space cannot be changed. If this information changes, cancel the vehicle space and book a new one with the correct dimensions through our customer service 0600 41 900 (2 € / answered call + lnc/mcc).
- Changes are subject to a charge of €5 per change. Changes made via VR's customer care are further subject to a service charge of €1. If you change your ticket to a more expensive train service, you need to pay the difference when you make the change. The difference is not refunded as a monetary or price refund when changing to a less expensive train service.
- The vehicle can be cancelled but no later than 72 hours before the scheduled departure of the train.
- You will be refunded the paid vehicle spot if you have purchased the vehicle's cancellation insurance cover and the cancellation takes place 72 hours before the scheduled departure of the train. The vehicle cancellation insurance fee will not be refunded.
- The vehicle can be cancelled separately from the sleeper cabin or seating tickets, which means you can cancel just the vehicle seat and still take a trip in the sleeper cabin or seating area.
- If you have purchased the vehicle's cancellation insurance, you can cancel the vehicle spot by logging in to the vr.fi website or in the VR Matkalla app.
- If you did not buy the tickets while logged in and did not buy the vehicle's cancellation insurance, please contact our customer support 0100 3232 (0,06 €/min 0,06 €/min + lnc/mcc, Mon-Fri 5 am – 10 pm and Sat-Sun 7 am - 10 pm)regarding the cancellation no later than 72 hours before the scheduled departure of the train or cancel your trip with this form., Opens in a new tab
- If you have not purchased the vehicle's cancellation insurance, the price for the vehicle spot cannot be refunded.
- If the car to be loaded is changed before the journey, please contact our customer support 0100 3232 (cost 0,06 €/min + lnc/mcc).
Sales locations:
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Vr.fi website
- Service points at stations
- Customer service
You will receive a ticket for the car-carrier by email as a PDF ticket. Tickets purchased through the Customer Service are delivered to you either as PDF tickets by email or as printed tickets from the service points at stations. The car-carrier ticket is valid for the service on the train and date stated on the ticket. The car space is included in the ticket, a separate voucher for the car is not needed. If you have bought your ticket while logged in and before 10 November 2021, you can find your ticket by logging in to our old site., Opens in a new tab
Read the car transport terms and conditions carefully before your journey. If the weight of your car exceeds 2500 kg or the axle or axle-group weight exceeds 1400 kg, please contact our customer service.
Read terms and conditions
When would you like to travel?
Several car-carriers run every day between the North and South. You can find detailed timetables for car-carriers from our timetables website.
Restaurant services on night trains
You don’t need to be hungry on a night train – our restaurant car serves you until late at night and again early in the morning.
Enjoy audio books and e-books
Entertainment for the journeyWe are offering our customers a 60-day trial period to the Nextory audio book and e-book service with a catalogue of thousands of stories. You can read and listen books with your phone or tablet.