Taxi journey with a discount
Get a discount on your taxi fare with your ticket
We wish to offer our customers an even smoother journey to and from the train station. As a train passenger, you get a 10% discount on taxi fares from Lähitaksi and Menevä. The benefit is valid at selected train stations.
How do I get the taxi discount?
To receive the taxi benefit, you must have purchased a train ticket.
- Buy a train journey that departs from or arrives to a station which is covered by the taxi benefit
- Book a taxi ride in advance from one of our partners online, by phone, or find a taxi at the station. When booking by phone, mention that you are booking a VR taxi.
- Show your train ticket to the taxi driver before starting the taxi ride
- Travel smoothly to your destination!
- Pay for the taxi ride in advance or directly to the taxi driver according to your chosen booking method, you will get a 10% discount on the fare
Booking a taxi in advance
Lähitaksi
Lähitaksi taxis eligible for the discount can be booked for railway stations in Helsinki, Vantaa, and Espoo, as well as for all other railway stations in the Uusimaa region, Riihimäki and Rovaniemi. Book a taxi in advance online or by calling 0100 7300 (EUR 2.50 + EUR 0.25/10 s + local network/mobile call charge). When booking by phone, mention that you are booking a VR taxi.
Menevä
Menevä taxis eligible for the discount are available in the following cities: Espoo, Helsinki, Joensuu, Kajaani, Kuopio, Lahti, Mikkeli, Oulu, Rovaniemi, Tampere, Turku and Vantaa. Book a taxi in advance online or by calling free number 0800 02120. When booking by phone, mention that you are booking a VR taxi.
More information
The taxi benefit is available at the following train stations, for services provided by the specified taxi operators.
We recommend booking your taxi in advance to ensure the availability of an eligible taxi at the desired travel time. See the above operator-specific instructions for booking a taxi.
- Ainola (Lähitaksi)
- Aviapolis (Lähitaksi, Menevä)
- Dragsvik (Lähitaksi)
- Espoo (Lähitaksi, Menevä)
- Haarajoki (Lähitaksi)
- Hanko (Lähitaksi)
- Hanko Pohjoinen (Lähitaksi)
- Helsinki (Lähitaksi, Menevä)
- Helsinki Lentoasema (Lähitaksi, Menevä)
- Hiekkaharju (Lähitaksi, Menevä)
- Huopalahti (Lähitaksi, Menevä)
- Hyvinkää (Lähitaksi)
- Ilmala (Lähitaksi, Menevä)
- Järvenpää (Lähitaksi)
- Joensuu (Menevä)
- Jokela (Lähitaksi)
- Jorvas (Lähitaksi)
- Kajaani (Menevä)
- Kannelmäki (Lähitaksi, Menevä)
- Käpylä (Lähitaksi, Menevä)
- Karjaa (Lähitaksi)
- Kauklahti (Lähitaksi, Menevä)
- Kauniainen (Lähitaksi, Menevä)
- Kera (Lähitaksi, Menevä)
- Kilo (Lähitaksi, Menevä)
- Kirkkonummi (Lähitaksi)
- Kivistö (Lähitaksi, Menevä)
- Koivukylä (Lähitaksi, Menevä)
- Koivuhovi (Lähitaksi, Menevä)
- Korso (Lähitaksi, Menevä)
- Kuopio (Menevä)
- Kupittaa (Menevä)
- Lahti (Menevä)
- Lappohja (Lähitaksi)
- Leinelä (Lähitaksi, Menevä)
- Leppävaara (Lähitaksi, Menevä)
- Louhela (Lähitaksi, Menevä)
- Mäkkylä (Lähitaksi, Menevä)
- Malmi (Lähitaksi, Menevä)
- Malminkartano (Lähitaksi, Menevä)
- Mäntsälä (Lähitaksi)
- Martinlaakso (Lähitaksi, Menevä)
- Masala (Lähitaksi)
- Mikkeli (Menevä)
- Myyrmäki (Lähitaksi, Menevä)
- Nastola (Menevä)
- Oulu (Menevä)
- Oulunkylä (Lähitaksi, Menevä)
- Pasila (Lähitaksi, Menevä)
- Pitäjänmäki (Lähitaksi, Menevä)
- Pohjois-Haaga (Lähitaksi, Menevä)
- Puistola (Lähitaksi, Menevä)
- Pukinmäki (Lähitaksi, Menevä)
- Rekola (Lähitaksi, Menevä)
- Riihimäki (Lähitaksi)
- Rovaniemi (Lähitaksi, Menevä)
- Santala (Lähitaksi)
- Saunakallio (Lähitaksi)
- Savio (Lähitaksi, Menevä)
- Siuntio (Lähitaksi)
- Skogby (Lähitaksi)
- Tammisaari (Lähitaksi)
- Tampere (Menevä)
- Tapanila (Lähitaksi, Menevä)
- Tikkurila (Lähitaksi, Menevä)
- Tolsa (Lähitaksi)
- Tuomarila (Lähitaksi, Menevä)
- Turku (Menevä)
- Turku satama (Menevä)
- Uusikylä (Menevä)
- Valimo (Lähitaksi, Menevä)
- Vantaankoski (Lähitaksi, Menevä)
- Vehkala (Lähitaksi, Menevä)
- Villähde (Menevä)
The taxi benefit offered by VR and its partner operators is available to all VR's train passengers under the following conditions:
- Advance bookings must be made using the taxi operator's online form or by phone. When booking by phone, it must be specified that the booking is for a VR taxi.
- A train ticket must be presented to the taxi driver before starting the taxi ride
- The train ticket must be for the same day of travel as the taxi ride (travel times exceeding 24 hours are also allowed)
- The departure or arrival station specified on the train ticket must be where the taxi ride starts or ends
- VR and its partner operators offer a 10% discount on taxi rides for train passengers. The total fee for a taxi ride comprises a base fee and the price of the journey.
- The discount is applicable to both fixed-price and meter-driven taxi journeys.
- The discount does not apply to any additional services, e.g. fee for advance booking, or services such as child seat and pet, which must be booked in advance when booking the taxi. Additional services are charged according to the taxi operator’s price list.
The taxi benefit is only valid on our partners' taxi journeys. You can recognise our partners' taxis with the following signs:
Lähitaksi’s taxis are identified by the taxi dome on the roof of the taxi – the dome shows the Lähitaksi logo and taxi number.
Menevä's taxis are identified by the Menevä tapes on the side of the car and by the taxi dome on the roof of the taxi.
Do you want to give feedback about the use of our taxi service? We are happy to receive feedback in order to improve our service further.
We ask you to be directly in touch with the taxi operator whose services you used:
- Give feedback to Lähitaksi, Opens in a new tab
- Give feedback to Menevä, Opens in a new tab