Train tickets go on sale from March 18

The national railway operator VR and the railway operator of Russia RZD will release the Allegro train tickets for the UEFA European Championship period for sale from March 18, said a VR press release.

The operators have prepared for the increased demand for tickets for the Allegro train that operates between Helsinki and St. Petersburg by doubling the number of seats on several trains.

There will also be a few night-time Allegro trains during the European Championship.

The tickets for the Allegro trains for Finland’s matchdays will go on sale on March 18 at 7 a.m. Finnish time. The reservation period of the Allegro tickets has exceptionally been extended to 100 days and therefore the tickets can be bought for departures until June 25. This makes it possible for buying single and return tickets at the same time. Normally, Allegro tickets go on sale daily with a reservation period of 90 days. The authorities will return to its normal reservation period on March 27.

“We have received many questions relating to Allegro tickets for the duration of the championship, and we are very happy that, together with RZD, we have managed to extend the reservation period so that you can purchase a return ticket with your single ticket. We have prepared for the greatly increased demand and have added plenty of seats on Allegro trains for the duration of the European Championship. We will also exceptionally drive some extra night-time Allegro shifts,” said Viktoria Hurri, head of Finnish-Russian Passenger Services at VR.

The travel time from Helsinki city centre to St. Petersburg city centre is only three and a half hours, and border and customs checks do not require passengers to leave seats or the train to make extra stops. Ticket prices start from as low as EUR 39.

In addition to the Allegro, passengers can also travel to the championship venue by the Tolstoi train that operates between Helsinki and Moscow, for which the reservation period will also be temporarily extended to 100 days. The Tolstoi train stops at the St. Petersburg-Ladozhsky station.

The match between Finland and Russia will be played on June 17 and the match between Finland and Belgium on June 22.

On the two days preceding the matches, i.e., on June 15–16, Monday and Tuesday, and on June 20–21, Saturday and Sunday, the morning and afternoon trains at 6.20 and 15.00 will run as double trains. On matchdays, the morning train departing from Helsinki at 6.20 will run as a double train. Return traffic will also always have added double trains for the two days following Finland’s matches, and they will depart from St. Petersburg for Helsinki at 10.30 and 15.00.

In addition to the double trains, there will also be exceptional night-time Allegro trains.