The Travel Card - one card for all forms of transportation

The municipalities in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area co-operate through the Helsinki Metropolitan Area Council (YTV) on various issues, including transportation system planning. Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa and Kauniainen together form an integrated regional transportation area.

The Helsinki Metropolitan Area travel card makes it easy to travel around in the Metropolitan Area. The remotely readable and reloadable Travel Card can be used on all forms of public transportation in the Metropolitan Area - on buses, trams, local trains, metro (in Helsinki), as well as on the Suomenlinna ferry.

No matter which mode of public transport you choose, the same ticketing and fare collection system is in use on all transport modes.

Fare pricing is based on zones which are determined by municipal boundaries. An internal ticket entitles you to travel within one city.

A regional ticket allows you to travel within the YTV area (Helsinki, Espoo, Kauniainen and Vantaa), while a two-zone extended regional ticket allows travel in Espoo, Kauniainen, Vantaa, Kerava and Kirkkonummi. A three-zone regional ticket entitles you to travel within the whole area, i.e. all six municipalities.

International students and the travel card

International students, who are temporary residents of the Helsinki region area, may also purchase a travel card. Temporary residency must be registered by means of notice of relocation given to the local Register Office (maistraatti) from where you will receive a residency certificate (kotipaikkatodistus) at €3.70 . This residency certificate is needed to buy the travel card.

Fares

The complete list of fares in Helsinki you can find by first clicking "Tickets" on the left and then "Ticket fares for Helsinki local transport"on the right.

A student (with a status of a degree student or an exchange student) is usually eligible for a discount or at least for a regular-price travel card. Practices vary according to the municipality.

Additional information

YTV transport Web pages form a versatile database for transportation in the Helsinki metropolitan area, including timetable search, maps, journey planner, tickets and fares information and a passenger guide.

The City of Helsinki transport Web pages offer information specialised on the internal lines of the city of Helsinki. This site features the wonderful Journey Planner!

Local train timetables, route maps, tickets and fares ass well as other information about commuter traffic can be found on VR passenger service Web pages.