New bus routes to be introduced in western Espoo on 6 February 2023
Bus services in western Espoo will remain unchanged for a while after the opening of the metro line to Kivenlahti on 3 December 2022. The new routes will be introduced in February 2023, with the exception of trunk bus routes 520, Matinkylä – Leppävaara – Martinlaakso and 530, Matinkylä – Espoon keskus – Myyrmäki, which will start in August 2023.
Below you can read more about the changes by route. There is a separate website about changes to bus routes in Kirkkonummi.
Changes by area
Direct link to the Metro.
Bus services in Kauklahti and Saunalahti will increase. Buses will link with trains at Kauklahti train station and with the metro in Kivenlahti and Espoonlahti. Buses will no longer run to the Matinkylä bus terminal.
In the future, journeys between Kauklahti and Espoonlahti will be served by two bus routes instead of one. New bus routes 162, Espoonlahti (M) – Kauklahti and 165, Espoonlahti (M) – Vanttila will provide links between trains and the metro. In addition, the area will be served by a new route 163, Espoonlahti (M) – Kallvik, which will provide feeder services to Espoonlahti from Kalvik, Saunalahti, Tillinmäki and Kiviruukki.
Direct peak time services to Kamppi will continue to run. Bus services currently operating from the areas along the new section of the metro line will be withdrawn and services will be transferred to areas to the north of Länsiväylä. The aim is that the routes serving large areas to the north of Länsiväylä will cut the load of the metro and enable more direct journeys to Helsinki city center. Buses 164 and 164K (Kamppi (M) – Kurttila / Tillinmäki) will provide direct journeys in the direction of rush hour traffic between Saunalahti and the Kamppi terminal.
This means that in the morning peak, the buses run from Espoo to Kamppi and in the afternoon from Kamppi to Espoo. Both buses will run at peak times every 20 minutes. The route of bus 164 will extend to Kurttila and the route of bus 164K to Tillinmäki. The combined peak-time headways of the buses from Saunalahti will be 10 minutes.
There will also be changes to the routes of buses 166 and 167.
Map of the area: bus routes 162, 163, 164/K, 165, 166, 167, 242 and 213.
When the new routes are introduced, passengers will change to the metro in Kivenlahti, Espoonlahti or Soukka instead of Matinkylä. Trunk bus route 510 will provide a direct connection from Espoonlahti to Meilahti, Pasila and Vallila in Helsinki.
The current feeder bus routes 143 and 146 will be withdrawn and the routes of buses 145 and 147 will change. The new feeder buses will terminate at the Espoonlahti bus terminal.
Bus route 542 will be extended to Soukanniemi so that the bus will provide frequent service in a wider area.
Bus routes 543 and 544 will run as currently until August 2023. When the new trunk bus routes start, there will also be changes to these routes. We will provide more information about the changes to take place in autumn 2023 during the spring and summer 2023.
The current direct services to Kamppi (buses 143A, 146A, 147A, 164(V)A) will be withdrawn.
Map of the area: New bus routes 145, 147, 510, 542 and current routes 543 and 544
There will be bigger changes to bus routes in the area in autumn 2023 when the new trunk bus routes 520 and 530 start. At this stage, two new routes will be introduced: 121 and 121A.
There will be direct peak-time services to Kamppi. Bus route 121A will replace the current route 125K between Latokaski and Olari. The route will also provide a direct link to Kamppi. In addition, bus 121 will run from Olari via Niittykumpu to Kamppi. The buses will run every 20 minutes at peak times, which means that the combined weekday peak-time headways of the buses from Olari will be 10 minutes. Bus 121A will have slightly wider operating hours to enable school journeys also in the early afternoon.
There will also be changes to bus routes 124 and 125. In the future, the buses will terminate at the new bus terminal in Espoonlahti. The route of bus 124 will change so that the bus will serve journeys to schools fro Espoonlahti, Nöykkiö and Finnoo to Olari.
Map of the area: Bus routes 121/A, 124, 125 and routes 133, 134, 136, 531/B, 532, 533, 543 and 544
Journeys from Latokaski, Nöykkiö and Tillinmäki to Matinkylä will be served by two buses instead of three buses. The current bus route 157 will be withdrawn and the routes of buses 158 and 159 will change. The buses will continue to run to the Matinkylä bus terminal but passengers can also make feeder journeys to Espoonlahti and Kivenlahti. Buses 124, 125, 158, 542 and the new route 163 provide feeder services in the direction of Espoonlahti.
There will be direct peak-time services to Kamppi. Bus route 121A will replace the current route 125K between Latokaski and Olari. The route will also provide a direct link to Kamppi. In addition, bus 121 will run from Olari via Niittykumpu to Kamppi. The buses will run every 20 minutes at peak times, which means that the combined weekday peak-time headways of the buses from Olari will be 10 minutes. Bus 121A will have slightly wider operating hours to enable school journeys also in the early afternoon.
Map of the area: Bus routes 121A, 124, 125, 158, 159, 163, 542 and routes 134, 136, 531
Routes
Below you can read more about new routes and changes to existing routes. You can also see the headways of each route on different days of the week.
New peak-time routes 121 and 121A will be introduced. Bus 121 will provide direct service from Olari to Kamppi. The terminus of bus 121 will be on Kuunsilta. The new route 121(A) will replace the current route 125K. Route 121(A) will have the same operating hours as route 125K. Route 125K will be withdrawn. Buses 121 and 121A will run every 20 minutes, i.e. their combined peak-time headways will be 10 minutes.
Headways of bus 121 at peak times / during the daytime / on Saturdays / on Sundays:
20min/-/-/-
Headways of bus 121A at peak times / during the daytime / on Saturdays / on Sundays:
20min/-/-/-
Bus 124 will be rerouted. The terminus of bus 124 will be at the Espoonlahti bus terminal. The bus will also be rerouted in Olari so that it will continue to serve school journeys from Espoonlahti, Nöykkiö and Finnoo to Olari. Route 124K will be withdrawn.
Headways of bus 124 at peak times / during the daytime / on Saturdays / on Sundays:
15/15/15/30
The terminus of bus 125 will move to the Espoonlahti bus terminal. There will be no other changes to the route.
Headways of bus 125 at peak times / during the daytime / on Saturdays / on Sundays:
15/15/15/30
Bus 145 will be rerouted. In the future, bus 145 will run from Suvisaari to Espoonlahti. The best place to change to the metro is at Soukka station. The bus will also replace withdrawn services on Kipparinkatu.
Headways of bus 145 at peak times / during the daytime / on Saturdays / on Sundays:
30/30/30/60
Bus 147 will be rerouted. In the future, bus 147 will provide feeder services from Laurinlahti to Espoonlahti and Soukka metro stations. Together with bus 542, bus 147 will provide frequent peak-time service (every five minutes) from Ala-Soukka.
Headways of bus 147 at peak times / during the daytime / on Saturdays / on Sundays:
10/15/15/30
Bus 158 will be rerouted to run to Tillinmäki instead of Kattilalaakso. The bus will provide service from Tillinmäki, Nöykkiö and Eestinlaakso to Matinkylä and Espoonlahti metro stations.
Service frequency of bus 158 at peak times / during the daytime / on Saturdays / on Sundays:
15/15/15/30
Bus 159 will be rerouted to run via Martinsillantie. Bus 159 will provide service from Latokaski and Nöykkiö to Matinkylä. In the future, the bus will provide access to schools and daycare centers located along Martinsillantie as well as to commercial services.
Headways of bus 159 at peak times / during the daytime / on Saturdays / on Sundays:
15/15/15/30
Bus 162 will provide a new transport link along Kauklahdenväylä connecting Espoonlahti, Saunalahti and Kauklahti. The bus will serve Vanha Saunalahdentie.
Headways of bus 162 at peak times / during the daytime / on Saturdays / on Sundays:
15/15/15/30
A new route 163 will be introduced. Bus 163 will improve services from Saunalahti to Espoonlahti and also provide feeder services from western Tillinmäki and Kiviruukki to the metro. The terminus of the route will be in Kallvik.
Headways of bus 163 at peak times / during the daytime / on Saturdays / on Sundays:
30/30/30/60
A new route 164(K) will be introduced. Bus 164 will provide service from the north end of Kurttilantie via Saunalahti to Kamppi. Bus 164K will provide direct service from Tillinmäki via Saunalahti to Kamppi. The buses will run every 20 minutes, i.e. their combined headways will be 10 minutes. The buses will operate in the direction of rush hour traffic i.e. in the norming, the buses will run from Kurttila and Tillinmäki to Kamppi and in the afternoon, from Kamppi to Espoo. The current direct bus routes 143A, 146A, 147A and 164A(V) will be withdrawn.
Headways of bus 164 at peak times / during the daytime / on Saturdays / on Sundays:
20min/-/-/-
Headways of bus 164K at peak times / during the daytime / on Saturdays / on Sundays:
20min/-/-/-
Bus 165 will be rerouted from Saunalahdenranta to Kummelinvuorentie. The bus will run in the direction of Kauklahti station via Kurttilantie, Kauklahdenväylä and Hansatie, improving service from Lasilaakso to Espoonlahti. The bus will provide feeder service from Vantinmäki to Kauklahti station.
Headways of bus 165 at peak times / during the daytime / on Saturdays / on Sundays:
15/30/30/30
Bus 166 will be rerouted. Bus 166 will provide journeys from Lasilaakso and Bassenkylä to Kauklahti station. The bus will run via Hyttimestarintie, also providing access to services, leisure activities and the Swedish-speaking school in Lasihytti.
The combined headways of buses 166 and 167 from Lasilaakso is 15 minutes at peak times and 30 minutes at other times.
Headways of bus 166 at peak times / during the daytime / on Saturdays / on Sundays:
30/60/60/60
Bus 167 will be rerouted. Bus 167 will provide journeys from Lasilaakso and Järvikylä to Kauklahti station. The bus will run via Hyttimestarintie, also providing access to services, leisure activities and the Swedish-speaking school in Lasihytti.
The combined headways of buses 166 and 167 from Lasilaakso is 15 minutes at peak times and 30 minutes at other times.
Headways of bus 167 at peak times / during the daytime / on Saturdays / on Sundays:
30/60/60/60
Bus 242 will provide services between Kauklahti, Mikkelä and Espoon keskus outside the operating hours of bus 213.
The terminus of bus 242 will move to Hansakallio, to the terminus of bus 213. Bassenkylä will be served by route 166 at peak times, during the daytime, in the evening and on weekends.
Bus 242 will run every 60 minutes on weekday evenings and on weekends.
Trunk bus route 510 will be extended to Espoonlahti and Kauklahti.The bus provides a direct connection to Meilahti, Pasila and Vallila in Helsinki.
Headways of bus 510 at peak times / during the daytime / on Saturdays / on Sundays:
7-8/10/10/15
Route of bus 542 will be extended to Soukanniemi. The bus will provide feeder service from Soukanniemi to Soukka metro station as well as from Latokaski and Kattilalaakso to Kivenlahti metro station. In addition, access from Soukanniemi to services in Espoonlahti will improve.
Headways of bus 542 at peak times / during the daytime / on Saturdays / on Sundays:
10/15/15/30
Timetables
The timetables of the new routes will be available in the Journey Planner after 26 December 2022.