HSL area and zones

The HSL area consists of Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, Kauniainen, Siuntio, Kirkkonummi, Sipoo, Kerava and Tuusula.

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

Which ticket do I need?

Before buying a ticket, check the zones you travel through and buy a ticket accordingly.

In Helsinki, Espoo, Kauniainen and Vantaa, i.e. in zones A, B and C, you need an AB or BC ticket, depending on the area you travel in. NB! There are no one-zone tickets for zones A, B and C.

You can see the zone boundaries on a map in the route search. The route search also tells you which ticket you need for your journey.

Try the route search

Zone extension tickets

If you have a season ticket, you can inexpensively expand its validity area by buying a zone extension ticket.

See prices

Neighboring municipalities

Residents of the neighboring municipalities can buy season tickets at the same price as residents of the HSL area. Correspondingly, residents of the HSL municipalities can purchase commuter tickets for some of the neighboring municipalities.

HSL season tickets for residents of neighboring municipalities

Residents of the following neighboring municipalities can buy adult season tickets for the HSL area at the same price as residents of the HSL area:

Askola
Hanko,
Hausjärvi,
Inkoo,
Karkkila,
Lohja,
Loppi,
Mäntsälä,
Nurmijärvi,
Pornainen,
Porvoo,
Pukkila,
Raasepori, and
Vihti.

You can buy tickets for all HSL zones, A, B, C and D.

Residents of Järvenpää can buy adult AB, BC, ABC and D tickets until 31 December 2024.

You can buy a season using your HSL card or the HSL app.

Residents of Askola and Loppi can buy a season ticket only using the HSL app.

You can purchase season tickets for 14, 30, 60, 90, 120, 150, 180, 210, 240, 270 or 360 days. You can top up your HSL card with a season ticket or value at all HSL sales and service points, via the online HSL card service as well as at some HSL ticket machines. Alternatively, you can buy your ticket directly on the HSL app.

To find HSL sales and service points, see the sales point search.

Commuter tickets for neighboring municipalities for residents of HSL municipalities

Residents of the HSL municipalities can buy commuter tickets for the neighboring municipalities allowing travel by bus from Helsinki, Espoo, Kerava, Kirkkonummi, Sipoo and Vantaa to the neighboring municipality in question. You can purchase commuter tickets for the following neighboring municipalities:

Nurmijärvi
Järvenpää-Tuusula
Hausjärvi
Inkoo
Järvenpää
Lohja
Loppi
Mäntsälä
Pornainen
Raasepori, and
Vihti

These tickets are loaded on a Matkahuolto travel card.

HSL tickets in Järvenpää

Järvenpää is located in the middle of the HSL area but it is not a HSL member municipality. However, you can use HSL tickets when travelling through Järvenpää and on journeys that start from or end in Järvenpää. All stops and stations in Järvenpää are located within zone D. More information about zones

Train stations Järvenpää, Ainola, Saunakallio and Haarajoki: you can use either HSL or VR tickets. This applies to journeys that start from or end at the above-mentioned stations.

For instance, if you travel from Saunakallio to Pasila, you can purchase either a HSL ticket for zones ABCD or a VR ticket.

Buses: HSL tickets are valid on those bus routes that, in addition to Järvenpää, also serve Tuusula (665/665A) or Sipoo (986, 987). Additionally, bus routes 989 and 989A accept HSL tickets. HSL tickets are not accepted on bus routes 989B, 989BB, 989HJ, 989J, 989HV and 989V.

Only HSL tickets are accepted on K services on bus route 967 that run to Purola in Järvenpää.

HSL tickets are not valid on Järvenpää’s internal bus routes 21–27. In order to travel on these bus routes, you need to have Järvenpää’s own public transport ticket.