VR Matkalla

4.4
24.8K reviews
1M+
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Content rating
PEGI 3
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About this app

The VR Matkalla app is a travel companion that can help you at every stage of your journey.

START TRAVELLING

The VR Matkalla app is the best way to buy tickets for VR’s commuter and long-distance trains. The app offers single tickets, multi-tickets, and season tickets for regular travellers. Starting or continuing your journey in the capital region is easy! You can buy a handy HSL single ticket for your journey.

We will send your ticket to both the app and your email. You can pay for your journey using online banking, a payment card, MobilePay, Siirto or Epassi. If you have bought your tickets as a logged-in customer, you can always find the tickets you have bought in the app. This means that you can buy your ticket on your computer at home and still travel with that same ticket on your phone.

WHERE WOULD YOU LIKE TO SIT?

You can conveniently reserve a seat using the coach map when buying a ticket. You can also buy the seat next to you and enjoy the extra space. If you want to add a touch of luxury to your journey, you can travel in Ekstra Class or the restaurant car’s upstairs section, which offers the best view. You can also buy a ticket for your travel companion, bicycle, or pet.

PLANS CAN CHANGE

Sometimes things don’t go as planned. In the VR Matkalla app, you can also make changes after buying the ticket. You can easily change your seat and departure time yourself. If needed, the change can be made to the tickets of the whole travel party. If you’ve bought cancellation insurance, you can also cancel your journey in the app for free if plans change.

WHERE ARE WE AT?

With the VR Matkalla app, you will get real-time updates about your journey, so you will always know what is happening. You will be informed about things like your train’s departure, the movement of the train, changed timetables, transfers, and your train’s arrival. You can also view your train’s services and accessibility information in the app. If we have to cancel your train journey, we will suggest new journeys in the app for you to choose from.

YOU WILL ALWAYS KNOW YOUR BENEFITS

For those who download the app, we offer tasty benefits that you can use in the train’s restaurant car. In addition, we will also tell you about changing benefits that will make your journey even better. You can find our tips and benefits in the Messages section of the VR Matkalla app.

We continuously develop our app. You can now also check the carbon footprint of the journeys you’ve taken in the past 12 months. Did you know that the carbon dioxide emissions of a train are 98% lower than those of a car?
Updated on
May 7, 2025

Data safety

Safety starts with understanding how developers collect and share your data. Data privacy and security practices may vary based on your use, region, and age. The developer provided this information and may update it over time.
No data shared with third parties
Learn more about how developers declare sharing
This app may collect these data types
Personal info, App activity, and App info and performance
Data isn’t encrypted
You can request that data be deleted

Ratings and reviews

4.4
24.5K reviews
Pavel K
May 27, 2025
Simple to use and good UI however there is one big issue when booking combination tickets from the airport (P+R trains): it does not let you book a combination if the transfer time is too short, e.g. if the P train arrives in Tikkurila 4 minutes before R departs from Tikkurila the app doesn't even show you that trajectory and forces you to book a combination with the later R train (i.e. having to wait an extra 30 min even though you could've gotten on the previous one if you transferred quickly)
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Dániel Baranyai
August 30, 2020
Was about to catch a train, but the ticket payment was denied. Have tried 10 times at least, and managed to buy 2 tickets in total. No such luck with the student ticket, so we had to buy a more expensive one for my friend. (We missed the train...) The API is very slow and unreliable, please fix it! Except for this, I didn't have any bad experience using the app.
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Jaakko Niemelä
July 17, 2020
Way too much "dumbed down" which makes the overall usage frustrating. The first experience at showing the conductor my ticket was interesting. You go to the ticket page and see that there is a ticket (shows you the overview of the journey) but you cannot open the ticket for inspection. You have to go to the home page and click a small QR-code icon in the upper right corner. It was easier to get the ticket from my inbox even it was purchased two weeks ago.
9 people found this review helpful
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What’s new

Includes minor fixes.