Pensioner discount
What discounts can I get?
You get a pensioner discount on train tickets for long-distance traffic and VR’s commuter traffic if you are a pensioner or at least 65 years old.
Tickets for long-distance -20%
You get a 20% pensioner discount on single and multi tickets for long-distance traffic. No discounts are applicable to night train cabins.
VR’s commuter traffic tickets -50%
You get a 50% pensioner discount on single and multi tickets for commuter traffic.
Pensioners travel more cheaply
How to get a pensioner discount
When you search and buy tickets at vr.fi or the VR Matkalla app, remember to change the passenger type from adult to pensioner in the trip search. We'll then show you the discounted pensioner ticket prices.
If you are at least 65 years old
All you need to do is present to the ticket inspector on the train an identity document issued by a police authority.
- Personal identity card
- Passport
- Driving license
- A Kela card with a photo
- Minimum ticket price in long-distance traffic €3 and in commuter trains €2,60.
If you are a pensioner
All you need to do is present one of the following documents to the ticket inspector on the train
- A Kela card with photo and the code “eläkkeensaaja”
- A card provided for national pension recipients (with no photo) issued by Kela
- A written certificate issued by Kela stating that you receive national pension
- An earnings-related pension card or a written pension decision issued by a Finnish pension provider.
- Certificate of cash rehabilitation benefit or full disability pension issued. Partial old-age pension or partial disability pension unfortunately do not give the right to pensioner discounts.
- VR-E card
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