Tickets and fares

Single tickets

For occasional journeys
Valid for 80–110 minutes

Multi-journey tickets

Irregular but frequent journeys
10-journey and 20-journey tickets

Season tickets

For regular journeys

Season ticket as one-off purchase

Auto-renewing subscriptions

Ticket valid always
Payment every 30 days

Day tickets

For journeys over a few days

Valid for 1–13 days

Zone extension tickets

Zone extension to a season ticket
Valid for 90–110 minutes

HSL area and zones

The HSL area is divided into four zones, identified by letters A, B, C and D, spreading out from the center of Helsinki.

HSL app

Buy tickets, check routes and stay updated about any service changes.

HSL card

Top up your HSL card with a season ticket or value to buy single tickets at card readers. You can top up your card at the online Ticket Store or at sales and service points.

Contactless payment

Buy adult single tickets with contactless payment on board public transport or at stations.

Top up your HSL card at the Ticket Store

You can top up your HSL card online at the HSL Ticket Store anytime, anywhere.

Discover the Ticket Store

Paper single and day tickets

You can buy single and day tickets at sales points as well as at the HSL and municipal service points. Additionally, companies and groups can order tickets in advance. The tickets include a QR code that must be shown to card readers.

Visit a sales or service point

At sales and service points, you can top up your HSL card and purchase single and day tickets. At the HSL and municipal service points, you can also purchase a new HSL card and manage other HSL card-related issues.

Ticket machines are being phased out

For now, tickets can still be purchased at HSL ticket machines located at key transport hubs.

Instructions for purchasing tickets

See the instructions for purchasing and using tickets as well as answers to frequently asked questions.

Read the instructions for purchasing tickets

Discount groups

People with reduced mobility

Visually impaired people

School journey ticket (Kela)

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Penalty fare and other fees

Penalty fare

Remember to buy a ticket! If you do not have a valid ticket, you will be charged a €100 penalty fare in additon to the price of a single ticket. When using the HSL app, you must have a ticket on your phone before boarding a bus, tram or commuter train, or entering the Metro or ferry payment area.

Other fees

Are you looking for information about service fees at sales and service points, cancellation fees, or the payment method fee for mobile payment?