Facilities and services
Train travel with a pet
Pets are welcome on board
Are you travelling with a pet? Welcome on board! All of our trains have seats suitable for travelling comfortably with dogs, cats or other pets.
Pets can travel by the feet of their owners or on their own seat.
Travel in comfort with your pet
On a train, pets have sufficient space to move around and stretch their legs. Air-conditioned coaches stay cool and comfortable even in the heat of summer. Trains ride smoothly, so even pets susceptible to motion sickness can enjoy train travel.
Bring your pet along on all trains
Pets can travel on long-distance trains for € 4–8, depending on the length of the journey. On commuter trains, pets travel for free. Pets can only travel with their owners in coaches with a pet area, wheelchair spaces or in pet cabins on night trains.
Where would you like to travel?
Order restaurant car treats to your seat in the pet car
From the VR matkalla appYou can order meals with beverages from the restaurant car and have them delivered to your own seat. Start your order from the app's home page and choose from a selection of restaurant car's most popular dishes.
Instructions and prices
- Pets travel with their owners in a separately marked pet area or, if the owner uses a wheelchair, in a wheelchair space.
- The pet charge is €4-8 per dog or pet carrier depending on the length of the journey (only one pet charge is collected for two pets sharing a pet carrier). You can bring along two dogs or pet carriers.
- Please add your pet to your reservation at the time of booking, so that your seat gets allocated to the pet area.
- There is no seat allocation on railcars. However, to consider other passengers, please select a seat in the pet area when boarding the train. You can recognise the pet area from the sticker for example at the door of the train.
- The pet charge does not include an additional seat. The size of the designated spaces for pets on the floor is approximately 50 x 50 cm
- If you want more space, we recommend that you buy a ticket for the seat next to you (please cover the seat with a blanket, for example).
- You can also get more space for a pet by reserving a larger floor space for a pet for a small surcharge on a Pendolino train (approx. 70 x 110 cm) or a window space for pets on an InterCity train (88 x 56 cm).
- Guide dogs, assistance and hearing dogs may travel in any passenger compartment free of charge.
- Free of charge
- Pets travel with their owners in a separately marked pet area or, if the owner uses a wheelchair, in a wheelchair space. You can recognise the pet area from the sticker at the door.
- If space is available, your pet can also travel on a seat (please cover the seat with a blanket first)
- Guide dogs, assistance and hearing dogs may travel in any passenger compartment free of charge
- You can travel with your pet in the pet section of a regular passenger car or in a sleeping compartment.
- In night trains and car-carriers, pets travel with their owners in pet compartments. 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. We offer a water bottle and a towel for pets travelling in sleeper cabins.
- If you travel with your pet in a regular passenger car, the pet charge is €4-8 per dog or pet carrier, depending on the length of the journey (only one pet charge is collected for two pets sharing a pet carrier)
- If you travel with your pet in a sleeping compartment, the charge is €4-8 per dog or pet carrier, depending on the length of the journey
- Guide dogs, assistance and hearing dogs may travel in any passenger compartment free of charge (if you travel in a sleeping compartment, you need to purchase the entire compartment for yourself)
- The pet charge is €4-8 per dog or pet carrier, depending on the length of the journey (only one pet charge is collected for two pets sharing a pet carrier)
- You can bring along two dogs or pet carriers
- Guide dogs, assistance and hearing dogs may travel free of charge
- Dogs travel on a lead and other pets in a pet carrier on the floor in front of their owner’s seat.
Travelling by train with a pet?
Please consider the following:
- On both long-distance and commuter trains, pets always travel in separately marked pet areas or, if the owner uses a wheelchair, in a wheelchair space.
- If you are travelling with a pet on a long-distance train, please buy your pet seat at the same time as your own ticket. If your pet does not have its own seat, you can buy one from the train conductor.
- Pets may not travel in other parts of the train.
- Pets may not travel unaccompanied. During the journey, a pet may not be left unattended.
- Please make sure that your dog has had all vaccinations and is house-trained.
- Dogs travel on lead on the floor in front of their owner’s seat. Other pets travel in their pet carrier on the floor in front of their owner’s seat.
- It is a good idea to pack some fresh water and a water bowl for the pet.
- Your dog can travel comfortably on the floor if you bring a soft blanket.
- Please note that there may be other pets travelling in the same coach. Please make sure that your pet will not disturb other passengers and pets.
- Unfortunately, you cannot pop into the restaurant car with your pet, but you can order goodies from the restaurant to your seat easily on the VR Matkalla app.
- Guide dogs, assistance and hearing dogs may travel in any passenger compartment for free and they are allowed in the restaurant car as well.
On a train with a guide dog
Guide dogs, assistance and hearing dogs are welcome to travel in any passenger compartment without a separate pet charge.
Esteettömyys junamatkan aikana -sivun haitarivalikko, jossa on lisätietoa matkustamisesta opaskoiran kanssa., Opens in a new tabTravelling with a multi-ticket?
If you wish to purchase a seat for your pet, you can do so in the VR Matkalla app or by contacting the service station ticket office or VR customer service. Go to Customer service page.
Travelling with a multi-ticket?