Helsinki → Oulu
Helsinki to Oulu by train
Helsinki
Oulu
A direct train runs from Helsinki to Oulu, scheduled from 5 h 25 min, with 102 departures in a timetable week.
- Service
- Direct: one train, no change
- Scheduled time
- from 5 h 25 min (typically 6 h 37 min)
- Departures in a timetable week
- 102
- Operator
- VR
- Stations
- Helsinki → Oulu
- Straight-line distance
- 523 km
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What this is based on
Arrive inOulu →- From the operator's published timetable, valid to 31 Dec 2027. The departure count is for one week of that timetable (the week it was read, early October 2026) and counts every direct departure from Helsinki to Oulu; it is not a daily figure.
- The stations shown are the pair used by the most departures; other stations in either place may also be served.
- Source: Open timetable data (GTFS): Porvoon Museorautatie, Pieksämäen Höyryveturiyhdistys ry. How Head Your Way works.
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Airports: Oulu Airport (OUL) · Stations: Oulu; Oulu Tuira; Oulu Nokela · Ports: Oulu
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