TRAVEL
INFORMATION
There are several options how to get to
Tampere:
BY
AIR
There is one cheap airline called Ryanair,
flying daily once directly to Tampere at very favorable rates, 40-100
Euros for a one-way ticket, from Frankfurt (Hahn), London (Stansted)
and Riga. The earlier you book, the cheaper the flight will be (http://www.ryanair.com). The flight schedule is as
follows:
Frankfurt (Hahn) - Tampere 14:10 - 17:50
Tampere - Frankfurt (Hahn) 18:15 - 19:40
London (Stansted) - Tampere 17:20 - 22:10
Tampere - London (Stansted) 22:35 - 23:30
Riga -
Tampere 19:40 - 20:50
Tampere - Riga 21:15
- 22:25
Blue 1 is
also offering direct and cheap flights from Copenhagen (2- 4 x every day
and once on Sat. & Sun.) and Stockholm (2 - 4 x every day, once on
Sat. & Sun.) to Tampere, 40-130 Euros for a one-way ticket. Please check
the web-page for booking and more detailed information: http://www.blue1.fi
Otherwise, there are over 20 international
airlines offering regular flights to Helsinki (Vantaa), from where you
can continue to Tampere. There are daily five direct flights between Helsinki
(Vantaa) and Tampere offered by Finnair and Golden Air,
the flight time being 40 minutes, 30-40 Euros for a one-way ticket (http://www.finnair.com / http://www.goldenair.fi).
The airport is located 15 km southwest from Tampere.
You will get either by bus (6 € Ryanair bus) or taxi (12 €, http://www.taksitampere.fi)
to the city center.
BY BUS
Traveling by an express bus is an easy way to
get from the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport or the Helsinki city center to Tampere.
The bus departs every 1 - 2 hours, and the traveling time is
2 ½ hours, ~ 25 Euros for a one-way ticket. For
timetables, please check the following website: http://www.matkahuolto.fi
BY
TRAIN
There are excellent train connections on
comfortable trains between Helsinki and Tampere city centers. Trains depart
every hour (except for the night time). The traveling time is approximately 2
hours, only the Pendolino travels in 1 ½ hours. One-way tickets cost around 20
- 30 Euros. For timetables, please check the following website :http://www.vr.fi/heo/eng/index.html
It is also possible to reach Tampere by train
from Moscow (14 hours) and St. Petersburg (6 ½ hours). You have to change
trains in Riihimäki.
BY SEA
Finland is also easily reached by sea from Stockholm
(http://www.vikingline.com) Travemünde, Rostock (http://www.silja.fi),
Gdansk, Tallin (http://www.eckeroline.fi)
and St. Petersburg (http://www.silja.fi). There are good bus connections
to Tampere directly from the Ferry terminals.
