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Tampere	Looking for cheapest/best transportation Helsinki>Tampere>Helsinki Posted: Sun July 9, 2006 01:15 PM UTC Hi. I've got yet another transportation related question. :) Going to Tammerfest for a few days and I'm looking for a way to get to Tampere and back from Helsinki. 1) Where's the Kamppi bus station, that Express buses leave from? I know where the buses to Espoo are leaving, are long distance buses leaving from somewhere close to the 'Espoo direction station'? 2) Is ISIC, international student card, valid on buses, so I could get student discount? It's not on trains.. 3) Is it true, that if I'll buy a return ticket, I'll get 10% discount on buses? 4) Where could I find a timetable for 'vakiovuoro' buses? And a price list.. If they're not that slow, I might consider them. 5) And last but not least - would I just be better off paying extra 15€ for return journey by train? After all, I'm on a budget here and Expressbus' 37,8€ return tickets seems to be most reasonable. This turned out a bit long, but I hope someone's will be able to answer at least to some of them. Thanks Silver Report Advertising or Inappropriate Posting	SilverSilver	3 replies [Reply]

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Looking for cheapest/best transportation Helsinki>Tampere>Helsinki
Posted: Sun July 9, 2006 01:15 PM UTC

Hi.

I've got yet another transportation related question. :) Going to Tammerfest for a few days and I'm looking for a way to get to Tampere and back from Helsinki.
1) Where's the Kamppi bus station, that Express buses leave from? I know where the buses to Espoo are leaving, are long distance buses leaving from somewhere close to the 'Espoo direction station'?
2) Is ISIC, international student card, valid on buses, so I could get student discount? It's not on trains..
3) Is it true, that if I'll buy a return ticket, I'll get 10% discount on buses?
4) Where could I find a timetable for 'vakiovuoro' buses? And a price list.. If they're not that slow, I might consider them.
5) And last but not least - would I just be better off paying extra 15€ for return journey by train? After all, I'm on a budget here and Expressbus' 37,8€ return tickets seems to be most reasonable.

This turned out a bit long, but I hope someone's will be able to answer at least to some of them.

Thanks
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RE: Looking for cheapest/best transportation Helsinki>Tampere>Helsinki
Posted: Mon July 10, 2006 12:53 PM UTC

Hi. Here's some answers; hopefully they are useful...
1) Kamppi bus station is the same place where busses to Espoo leave as well.
2) I guess that ISIC is not valid on the busses either, sorry about that..
3) Yes, in busses you get some discount for buying return ticket. As far as I know that is 10%.
4) You can look for bus timetables and other info from: http://www.expressbus.fi/, there is also info in English.
5) Hmm, I prefer trains as they are faster and more comfortable, but busses are fine as well and take about 2,5 hours from Helsinki to Tampere.

Hope you have a good time in Tampere!

Cheers, Johanna

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