Multi-ticket
Always affordably on rails
Do you regularly travel the same route? In that case, a multi-ticket is the best and most economical option for you. Make the most of your train travel time by working or relaxing. You can use your multi-ticket to travel in both directions on the chosen route.
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Multi-tickets for all routes
An excellent option for frequent travellers
- Multi-tickets contain 10 or 30 one-way journeys on the selected route.
Journeys must be used during the validity period of the ticket.
- You can buy multi-tickets both on this website and in the VR Matkalla app. The tickets can be used through either channel, regardless of which one you used to buy the tickets.
- Don't forget to book a journey using your multi ticket before your train departs.
Multi-ticket for long-distance traffic
Valid for both long-distance and commuter trains
- With a multi-ticket for long-distance trains, you can travel on both long-distance and commuter trains on the route marked on the ticket.
- The ticket will be valid for 6 months.
Multi-ticket for VR's commuter traffic
Valid only for commuter trains
- With a multi-ticket for VR’s commuter trains, you can travel on all of VR’s commuter trains on the route marked on the ticket.
- The ticket will be valid for 4 months (120 days) from the purchase date.
Information on the multi-tickets
Children (4–17 years), students and pensioners get a discount on the multi-tickets.
The route selected for the multi-ticket for long-distance or VR’s commuter trains can start or end also in the HSL area. If you travel only within the HSL area, please buy an HSL ticket.
Multi-ticket for long-distance traffic
- You can purchase an Eko Class 10- or 30-trip multi-ticket from vr.fi, the VR Matkalla app, customer service or a station’s ticket sales. If you pay a surcharge, you can also use the same services to purchase an Ekstra Class multi-ticket. With an Ekstra Class multi-ticket, you can also book a seat for the upstairs of the restaurant car.
- Note that there is no Ekstra Class on night trains, and therefore the ticket is not valid on night trains.
- You can also book a wheelchair space or pay a surcharge to book a seat for travelling with a pet or a bike space.
- You can also pay a surcharge to book an empty seat next to you.
Multi-ticket for commuter traffic
- You will save 20% on the price of a single ticket if you use a multi-ticket.
Multi-ticket for long-distance traffic
- Multi-tickets cannot be changed or cancelled.
- However you can cancel a journey you have booked using your multi-ticket for long-distance trains for free up to 30 minutes before the scheduled departure of the train. A commuter train journey can not be changed or cancelled.
- You can cancel a journey after signing in on this website or the VR Matkalla app, visiting a VR service point or calling VR's customer support.
- Services subject to an additional fee, such as a seat in Ekstra Class or an empty seat next to you, will be refunded when you cancel the journey at least 30 minutes before the train's scheduled departure. The price of the additional service can be refunded for the majority of payment methods within 5 business days. If it is not possible to refund the service, you can contact our customer service in order to arrange the refund.
- Unused multi-ticket journeys will not be refunded.
- Please note: If you bought your ticket through a retailer, please contact them directly if you want to make any changes or cancel the ticket.
Multi-ticket for VR's commuter traffic
- Multi-tickets for commuter trains and individual commuter train multi-ticket journeys cannot be changed or cancelled.
Multi-tickets for long-distance trains:
- Eko class: by signing in on this website or to the VR Matkalla app, you can buy and use 10 or 30 journey multi-tickets to Eko calss.
- Ekstra class: To purchase a 10 or 30-trip multi-ticket for Ekstra Class, log in on this website or the VR Matkalla app.
- If you have a VR user name, you can also buy your multi-ticket from our customer service or from VR service points. You can find and book your trips in the "My tickets" section.
Multi-tickets for VR’s commuter trains:
You can buy and use 10 or 30 journey multi-tickets by signing in to this website or to the VR Matkalla app. You can book your trip in the "My Journeys" section or in the app.
You can buy 10 journey multi-tickets to VR's Commuter trains also from R-kiosks and ticket vending machines at stations. This way you get the multi-ticket as a print out.
Multi-ticket for long-distance traffic
Please remember to book your journey with your multi-ticket for long-distance trains before the train’s scheduled departure.
- Booking a journey with a multi-ticket works similarly to seat reservation.
- You need to sign in on this website or in the VR Matkalla app to book a journey.
- You can also book a journey with your multi-ticket by calling our customer support 0100 3232 (cost 0,06 €/min + lnc/mcc). We will send you your ticket by email.
- Once you have booked a journey with your multi-ticket, you will receive a ticket that you must show during ticket inspection.
- If you have not booked a journey with your multi-ticket before boarding the train, you must buy a new ticket from the conductor.
- You cannot use your multi-ticket to book a journey for a train that is sold out.
- Multi-tickets cannot be used to book a compartment for yourself
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- Journeys must be used during the validity period of the ticket.
- The commercial resale of individual journeys booked with a multi-ticket is not permitted. If a serial ticket is used in violation of the conditions, VR has the right to cancel the multi-ticket.
Please note that you cannot book or pick up tickets for individual journeys with a multi-ticket for long-distance trains from an R-kioski, a Matkahuolto, a Matkahuolto service point or a travel agency.
Multi-ticket for VR's commuter traffic
Please remember to activate the journey before boarding the train.
- Journeys booked with the multi-ticket are valid for two hours.
- Traditional paper multi-tickets must be validated with the orange validator in the train’s vestibule when boarding the train.
- Journeys must be used during the validity period of the ticket.
When you travel by train instead of by car, you save:
€248.71/monthThe cost of the train ticket was calculated on the basis of a 180-day season ticket.
Car costs are based on a calculated estimate. The fuel consumption of the car was calculated on the basis of the average fuel price from the previous three months and the average consumption with a value of 5.4 l/100 km. Car maintenance costs include taxes, insurance and service costs. (Source: 'Car Cost Index 2022' by LeasePlan Corporation N.V.) The costs do not include the purchase price, depreciation or parking costs of the car.
Buy a season ticket
Pay your ticket with Edenred, Epassi and Smartum
Use your commuting benefitRemember to use your commuting benefit by the end of the year! With the Epassi, Edenred or Smartum, you can pay for single, multi- and season tickets in the VR Matkalla app. You can use the ticket for traveling for work and on free time.
Multi-tickets in the VR Matkalla app
Download the app to buy and easily use multi-tickets
Multi-tickets for both long-distance and commuter trains
Multi-ticket is a flexible choice
Relaxed and easy-going travellingYou can use your multi-ticket to travel in both directions on the chosen route. Multi-tickets are not personal, so you can also share the the trips of the ticket with a friend.
Which routes are included in the VR commuter traffic area and which belong to the HSL area?
VR’s commuter traffic encompasses traffic operated with commuter trains with line IDs in areas from Helsinki to Kotka and Nokia. VR’s commuter traffic tickets are not valid on VR’s long-distance trains.
Tickets for the HSL area are bought according to the HSL zones. The HSL area is divided into four zones, identified by the letters A, B, C and D, spreading out from the centre of Helsinki.
Check the traffic areas