On track

Due to track work, we will replace the long-distance trains by buses between Helsinki and Karjaa September 14-15. Trains will operate between Karjaa and Kupittaa.

From 29July to 10 October, there will be occasional replacement buses on the route. The routes to be replaced by buses vary. You can find the most up-to-date information on the replacement bus services and timetables through the journey search. Some of the services will be added to the journey search later.

Bus departure and stopping areas:

• Helsinki: Postikatu stop on the Sokos side of Postikatu
  
• Kirkkonummi: bus parking area next to track 1 on the west side of the station building
  
• Karjaa: Next to track 2, at the museum locomotive
  
• Salo: Front of station
  
• Kupittaa: bus stop on Joukahaisenkatu
  
• Turku: At the Logomo bridge, on the city side
  
• Port of Turku: bus platform 7 next to track 2
  

NOTE! Replacement buses do not stop in Pasila. Only one departure stops at Leppävaara, bus that departs from Helsinki at 23:05.

On two Saturdays in August, the 24 Aug and 31 Aug, railbus services between Ylivieska and Iisalmi will be replaced by buses due to track work. You can find the most up-to-date information about bus replacements and schedules in trip search.

Stops for the replacement buses:

• Iisalmi: in front of the railway station building
  
• Runni: crossroads of Runnintie and Kiuruvedentie
  
• Kiuruvesi: railway station parking lot
  
• Pyhäsalmi: railway station
  
• Haapajärvi: railway station
  
• Nivala: railway station parking lot
  
• Ylivieska: south side of the old bus station / Restaurant 10Kerho
  

On weekdays from 1 August to 1 November, some train services will be replaced by buses between Jyväskylä and Pieksämäki and between Pieksämäki and Kuopio.

In addition, from 13 August to 11 September, InterCity train 73 (Helsinki–Kajaani) will be replaced by a bus service on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from Suonenjoki to Kuopio.

On Saturdays from 17 August to 14 September, we will replace two morning train services from Jyväskylä to Tampere with buses.

Please note! The bus service between Jyväskylä and Kuopio consists of both direct express buses and buses that run through all the minor stations.

Trains run normally from Pieksämäki to Joensuu and Kouvola.

Bus departure points and stops:

• Jyväskylä: Travel Centre bus area
  
• Hankasalmi: railway station parking lot
  
• Pieksämäki: in front of the station building
  
• Suonenjoki: next to the old station building
  
• Kuopio: in front of the main doors of the railway station
  

• Jämsä: in the car park of the railway station
  
• Orivesi: in front of Matkahuolto (Aihtiantie 10)
  
• Tampere: in the car park near the main entrance of the railway station
  

Our journey search always contains the most up-to-date information on replacement buses and timetables.

From 1 July to 31 October we will replace some of the trains on the routes Jyväskylä–Pieksämäki/Kuopio–Jyväskylä by buses.

From 12 July to 14 July we will replace some of the trains on the routes Jyväskylä/Pieksämäki/Suonenjoki–Kuopio–Siilinjärvi by buses.

From 1 August to 9 August we will replace some of the trains on the routes Jyväskylä–Pieksämäki–Kuopio–Siilinjärvi by buses.

We are replacing some commuter train services with buses between Kerava and Järvenpää from 5 Aug to 6 Sept. You can find the services to be replaced and their timetables on trip search.

Stops for the replacement buses:

• Kerava: railway station, bus platform 11 (Ke0408)
  
• Ainola: towards Järvenpää, bus stop Heinähäntä (Jä2157) and towards Kerava, bus stop Heinähäntä (Jä2156)
  
• Järvenpää: railway station, bus platform 11 (Jä2121)
  

The bus number is 969X.

One late Z-train service will be replaced by a bus from Lahti to Kerava due to track work from 26th to 29th August and from 3rd to 6th September. A connecting train, Z 19880, will run from Kerava to Helsinki.

Our journey search always contains the most up-to-date information on replacement buses and timetables.

Stops for the replacement buses:

• Kerava: bus platform 11
  
• Haarajoki: train station bus stop
  
• Mäntsälä: train station bus stop
  
• Henna: train station bus stop
  
• Lahti: Travel Centre, charter bus platform (Matkakeskuksen tilausajolaituri)
  

On two Tuesdays, July 7, Aug 6 and Sept 3, we have to replace some R train services by buses between Kerava and Riihimäki.

You can find the most up-to-date information on the replacement bus services and timetables through the trip search.

The train services to be replaced are:

• at 1.08 and 2.33 Kerava-Riihimäki
  
• at 2.48 Riihimäki-Kerava
  

Stops for the replacement buses:

• Kerava: railway station, bus platform 11 (Ke0408)
  
• Ainola: towards Järvenpää, bus stop Heinähäntä (Jä2157) and towards Kerava, bus stop Heinähäntä (Jä2156)
  
• Järvenpää: towards Riihimäki, railway station bus platform 16 (Jä2126) and towards Kerava, railway station bus platform 11 (Jä2121)
  
• Saunakallio: Wärtsilänkatu bus stops near the traffic circle (see a more precise location in the map below)
  
• Jokela: railway station bus stop (Tu6100) towards Riihimäki, and railway station bus stop (Tu6101) towards Kerava
  
• Hyvinkää: railway station, bus platform 7
  
• Riihimäki: travel centre, bus platform 6
  

The bus number is 969X.

The map of the stops for the replacement buses in Saunakallio can be found here (PDF in Finnish).

Due to track work, we will replace some of the trains by buses between Kouvola and Imatra/Joensuu on August 31-September 1.

• Kouvola: between the station building and track 1
  
• Lappeenranta: in front of the railway station
  
• Joutseno: the station car park next to the platform
  
• Imatra: Bus stop Keskuasema P on Tainionkoskentie near Central station
  
• Simpele: Neste Simpele yard, between the petrol station building and the hall
  
• Parikkala: car park at the railway station
  
• Kesälahti: next to the station building
  
• Kitee: railway station car park
  
• Joensuu: in front of the railway station
  

We have to replace train services by buses between Kouvola and Kotka port on Mon-Fri September 2-27 due to track work. You can find the most up-to-date information on the replacement bus services and timetables through the trip search.

The services to be replaced:

• at 12.00 Kouvola-Kotka port
  
• at 11.25 Kotka port-Kouvola
  

Stops for the replacement buses:

• Kouvola: between the railway station building and track 1
  
• Myllykoski: towards Kouvola the bus stop is located on Rautakorventie, next to the theatre Anjalankoski. Towards Kotka the bus stop is located on Rautakorventie, in the crossroads of Heikintie
  
• Inkeroinen: in the crossroads of Asematie and Terholantie, in front of the driving school Ajatus
  
• Tavastila: railway station stopping point bus stop
  
• Kymi: bus stop Karhulantie 246 L (route Kouvola – Kotka), bus stop Karhulantie 253 I (route Kotka – Kouvola). NB. The buses don't stop at Kymi railway station.
  
• Kyminlinna: by the bus stop on Huumaantie (route Kouvola – Kotka), bus stop next to the railway station (route Kotka – Kouvola)
  
• Paimenportti: towards Kotka there are two bus stops on Kotkantie, bus stop Kymenlaakson keskussairaala E and Liitulahdentie crossroads, the bus stops on both stops. Towards Kouvola there are two bus stops on Kotkantie, bus stop after Liitulahdentie crossroads and Kymenlaakson keskussairaala P, the bus stops on both stops
  
• Kotka: bus stops on Kotkantie by the railway station
  
• Kotka port: on Tornatorintie by the railway station
  

The maps of the stops for the replacement buses can be found here (in PDF).

On Sunday 1 September, one early morning Z train service will be replaced by a bus from Kouvola to Lahti due to track work. The Z 9804 connecting train runs from Lahti to Helsinki. You can always find up-to-date timetable information in the journey search.

Bus departure and stopping areas:

• Kouvola: Between the station building and platform 1
  
• Lahti: Travel Centre, charter bus platform
  

Track work in Turku from 15 August 2022. Trains to and from Helsinki arrive and depart from the Kupittaa station instead of Turku. Replacement busses will operate between Kupittaa and Turku port until further notice.

You can find the most up-to-date information on the replacement bus services and timetables through the trip search.

Stops for the replacement buses:

• Kupittaa: bus stops on Joukahaisenkatu, in front of the Kupittaa station
  
• Turku port: bus platform number 7, next to track 2
  

Read more about the changes in train services between Turku and Kupittaa here, Opens in a new tab.

Due to track work, we will replace some of the trains between Lieksa and Nurmes by buses on August 31-September 5.

Stops of the replacement buses:

• Lieksa: the car park in front of the station building
  
• Kylänlahti: the car park in front of the station building
  
• Höljäkkä: the car park in front of the station building
  
• Kohtavaara: next to the stopping point at the level crossing
  
• Nurmes: the car park in front of the station building
  

Due to track work, some of the trains between Oulu and Rovaniemi will be replaced by buses from June 24 to Oct 3, 15 October to 16 October and from 22 October to 24 October.

The train services to be replaced June 24-Oct 3 (excluding Aug 15-26):

• Mon-Thu at 11.55, 12.30 and 14.35 Oulu-Rovaniemi
  
• Mon and Wed at 18.00 Oulu-Rovaniemi
  
• Mon-Thu at 8.25 and 12.00 Rovaniemi-Oulu
  
• Mon and Wed at 14.40 Rovaniemi-Oulu
  

Note! On October 15, 22 and 23 night trains are not operating.

Stops for the replacement buses:

• Oulu: charter service platform at the bus station
  
• Kemi: parking lot in front of the railway station
  
• Tervola: parking lot in front of the railway station
  
• Muurola: parking lot in front of the railway station
  
• Rovaniemi: railway station
  

We have to replace train services by buses on route Oulu-Rovaniemi-Kemijärvi 12 Aug-4 Sept due to track work. You can find the most up-to-date information on the replacement bus services and timetables through the trip search.

Stops for the replacement buses:

• Oulu: charter service platform at the bus station
  
• Kemi: parking lot in front of the railway station
  
• Tervola: parking lot in front of the railway station
  
• Muurola: parking lot in front of the railway station
  
• Rovaniemi: railway station
  
• Kemijärvi: railway station and bus station (ABC service station), the buses stop at both stops
  

Note! The replacement buses do not stop at the Misi railway station.

We have to replace some R-train services on weekdays (Mon-Fri) by buses between Riihimäki and Toijala and between Hämeenlinna/Toijala and Tampere August 5-23 and November 4-22. due to track work. You can find the most up-to-date information on the replacement bus services and timetables through trip search.

Stops for the replacement buses:

• Riihimäki: Travel Centre, bus platform 6
  
• Ryttylä: junction of Kirkkotie and Ryttyläntie, by the grocery store Saarinen
  
• Turenki: by Kuumolantie (see a more precise location in the map below)
  
• Hämeenlinna: in front of the railway station building, stop Rautatieasema A (towards Tampere), stop Rautatieasema F (towards Riihimäki)
  
• Parola: along Hattulantie, stop Paloasema I (towards Riihimäki), stop Paloasema L (towards Tampere)
  
• Iittala: railway station, parking lot on the western side of the tracks
  
• Toijala: a turnaround in front of the railway station and a bus stop, both directions
  
• Viiala: western side of the tracks, stop Keskuskatu E (towards Riihimäki), stop Keskuskatu (towards Tampere)
  
• Lempäälä: Lempokatu stop (both directions)
  
• Tampere: near the main entrance doors of the railway station in the parking lot
  

The map of the stop for the replacement buses at Hämeenlinna can be found here (PDF in Finnish).

The maps of the other stops for the replacement buses can be found here (PDF in Finnish).

Due to track work, we will replace some of the trains by buses between Seinäjoki and Vaasa on September 14-15. These buses will be added to the journey search later.

Stops for the replacement buses:

• Seinäjoki: next to the platform 1 at the north end of the railway station
  
• Tervajoki: from the parking lot on Parkintie, next to the railway station building
  
• Vaasa: next to the long-distance bus departure and arrival area of ​​the travel centre, at the south end of the railway station building
  

Due to track work, we will replace some of the trains by buses between Tampere and Jyväskylä on Saturdays August 17-September 15.

We have to replace train services by buses between Tampere and Nokia on Apr 15-Sep 13 due to track work. You can find the most up-to-date information on the replacement bus services and timetables through the trip search.

Stops for the replacement buses:

• Tampere: parking lot near the main entrance of the railway station
  
• Tesoma: Tesomankatu, stop B (towards Pori), stop A (towards Tampere)
  
• Nokia: opposite the railway station, from the bus terminal stop
  

We have to replace some train services by buses between Tampere and Pori from 21 September to 1 November due to track work.

Stops for the replacement buses:

• Tampere: parking lot near the main entrance of the railway station
  
• Tesoma: stop Tesoma B (towards Pori), stop Tesoma A (towards Tampere)
  
• Nokia: opposite the railway station from the bus terminal stop
  
• Karkku: bus stops on Maakunnantie at the intersection of Asematie
  
• Vammala: railway station parking lot
  
• Kokemäki: next to the railway station building
  
• Harjavalta: railway station
  
• Pori: in front of the railway station on the city centre side
  

We will replace trains with buses on the Tampere-Seinäjoki-Vaasa-Lapua route due to track work from August 12th to September 4th. You can find the replacement shifts in the trip search.

The stops for the replacement buses are:

Tampere: from the parking area near the main doors of the railway station

Parkano: from the parking area of the railway station

Seinäjoki: from the north end of platform 1

Tervajoki: from the parking area on Parkintie, next to the station building

Vaasa: from the area next to the long-distance bus departure and arrival area of the travel center, at the south end of the station building

Lapua: from the parking area of the railway station

Departing night trains on Monday and Tuesday are cancelled for the entire journey from August 12th to September 4th.

On the mornings of Friday, 30 August, and Monday, 2 September, the R train departing from Helsinki at 4:06 a.m. will be replaced by a bus between Tikkurila and Kerava.

Timetable of the R train to be replaced by a bus:

• Departure from Helsinki: 4:06 a.m.
  
• Arrival in Tikkurila: 4:20 a.m.
  
• Departure of the bus from Tikkurila: 4:25 a.m.
  
• Arrival of the bus in Kerava: 4:48 a.m.
  
• Departure of the R train from Kerava: 4:53 a.m.
  
• Arrival of the R train in Riihimäki: 5:25 a.m.
  

Bus departure and stopping areas:

Tikkurila: bus turnaround at the south end of platform 1

Kerava: railway station, bus platform 7

Part of your trip or your entire trip has been replaced with a bus. The travel time of the bus is longer than that of the train and it has been taken into account in the timetable marked on your ticket.

Instead of a train, you can reach your destination by bus arranged by VR. The bus stops may be different from the train stops and the travel time may also be different. Check your ticket for current journey details.

Unfortunately, replacement buses do not have accessible travel services. If all trains on your travel date have been replaced with a bus due to track work, we will arrange an accessible taxi for you. Contact our free accessible travel service by calling 0800 188 822, and we will help you!

You can check the departure point of the bus from the list above.

• Replacement buses have limited space for baggage. Unfortunately, bikes cannot be taken on replacement buses.
  
• The safety belts on buses may not be suitable for safety seats for children.
  
• Pets can travel with their owners on replacement buses.
  
• Guide dogs, assistance and hearing dogs may travel free of charge.
  

If you want to give feedback about track work and things related to track maintenance, please be in contact with Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency (FTIA), Opens in a new tab.

If you want to give feedback about train traffic and replacement transport, you can give us feedback from here.

You can buy a new ticket in our online shop vr.fi , Opens in a new taband in our VR Matkalla app. You can also contact our customer service, tel. 0100 3232 (cost 0,06 €/min + lnc/mcc), queuing is charged.

We will automatically refund the ticket price with the payment method you used when you purchased the ticket. This requires no action on your part.

We need your account information for the refund. Please fill out our form with the link below. We will refund the ticket to the account you specified.

We will get the information about a track work from Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency at least 60 days before the start of the track work.

If you want to give feedback about track work and things related to track maintenance, please be in contact with Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency (FTIA), Opens in a new tab.

If you want to give feedback about train traffic and replacement transport, you can give us feedback from here.