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Commuting benefit
Make the best out of your commuting benefit
With the commuting benefit, which is offered by employers, you can pay for single, multi- and season tickets in the VR Matkalla app. You can use the ticket for traveling for work and on free time.
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What is the commuting benefit?
Pay with Edenred, Epassi or Smartum on the app
- Your employer adds credit to Edenred, Epassi and Smartum which you can use to pay for single, multi-, and season tickets in the VR Matkalla app.
- With these you can only pay for personal journeys that do not include a connecting ticket, cancellation insurance, a bicycle, a pet or service charges.
- Tickets paid with Edenred, Epassi and Smartum are personal.
- You can find your tickets in the VR Matkalla app. Single and multi-tickets will also be sent to your email.
- Please note that it is not possible to buy a connecting ticket for tickets paid for with Edenred, Epassi or Samrtum for areas such as the HSL area.
- Read more on Epassi website, Opens in a new tab
- Read more on Edenred website, Opens in a new tab
- Read more on Smartum website, Opens in a new tab
Employer-subsidized public transport tickets also available at R-kioski
You can pay for a personal employer-subsidized public transport ticket at all R-kioski stores with the payment methods listed below. R-kioski sells both multi- and season tickets for commuter traffic. Tickets purchased with commuter benefit are personal, so be prepared to prove your identity on the train.
- Eazybreak
- Smartum
- ePassi
- Edenred (only season tickets)
You may also use the ticket in your free time
Travel in a climate-smart wayA train is always a safe and environmentally-friendly choice. By choosing a train for your commutes and leisure travel, you can take part in building a better future.
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Our Business Services will help you with your questions and purchasing the commuter vouchers. Contact us and let's talk more!
Ensure a wheelchair space
Call our free customer service number and book a wheelchair space for the train service of your choice in advance. There are a limited number of wheelchair spaces on the trains.
Employer-subsidized ticket taxation guidelines
How does an employer-subsidized public transport ticket work from the Finnish Tax Authority’s point of view? Read the detailed guidelines.
Move to vero.fi, Opens in a new tabHSL’s commuter benefit
If you only need to use an employer-subsidized public transport ticket in HSL’s traffic area, choose HSL’s commuter benefit ticket.
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VR’s season ticket
Buying a season ticket
- You can purchase a season ticket for Eko Class long-distance traffic or for VR’s commuter traffic.
- The price of the season ticket will be calculated on the basis of route distance and season length.
Quota seats
- For those who travel with season tickets, a quota of seats has been reserved on the most popular long-distance trains. These seats cannot be booked on the coach map. Please note that you may need to change your seat during the trip if you have selected a non-quota seat. The most popular train services can also be very full at times.
- Read more about season ticket
Information about the season tickets
Season ticket for long-distance traffic
- With a season ticket for long-distance traffic, you can travel on both long-distance trains and VR commuter traffic on the route marked on the ticket.
- You can buy long-distance season tickets for a minimum of 14 and a maximum of 365 days.
- You can choose to start the season in the next 60 days.
- During the ticket’s validity period, you can make as many Eko Class journeys as you want on the route that you have chosen.
Season ticket for VR’s commuter traffic
- With a commuter season ticket you can travel only on VR’s commuter traffic trains on the route marked on the ticket.
- You can buy season tickets for VR’s commuter traffic for a minimum of 14 and a maximum of 365 days.
- You can choose to start the season in the next 60 days.
- You can travel as much as you want on the route that you have chosen during the ticket’s validity period.