Tampere Getting there & around

Getting there & away

Land

Bus

The main bus station(Hatanpäänvaltatie 7) is a block from the Koskikeskus shopping centre. Regular express buses run from Helsinki (€28.10, 2½ hours) and Turku (€25.60, three hours) and most other major towns in Finland are served from here.

Local buses are most conveniently taken from Keskustori (central square).

Train

The train station is in the centre at the eastern end of Hämeenkatu. Express trains run hourly to/from Helsinki (€24.90, two hours). Intercity trains continue to Oulu (€52.50, five hours) and there are direct trains to Turku, Pori, Jyväskylä, Vaasa and Joensuu.

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Boat

You can cruise to and from Hämeenlinna by lake ferry in summer. Suomen Hopealinja(Finnish Silverline; 212 4804; www.finnishsilverline.com) operates cruises from Tampere's Laukontori quay daily (one way €39, 8½ hours), and north to Virrat along the Poet's Way (€44, eight hours).

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Air

You can fly to Tampere direct from Stockholm and Copenhagen with Blue 1(06000-25831; www.blue1.com); all other international flights are via Helsinki. There are several daily Finnair flights to Tampere from Helsinki and other major Finnish cities.

Ryanair (www.ryanair.com) also flies to and from Tampere, using a dedicated terminal. There are daily services to London Stansted, Hahn and Riga.

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