By train
Travel from Helsinki to Lahti by train takes about an hour. The train service is provided by VR (http://www.vr.fi/), the national train company. Trains are also preferred by locals, because they're fast and comfortable. There are several train types:
Local train Z Lähiliikennejuna Z. Costs around â¬13,80 adult, â¬6,90 child6-16 years. - Stops at Pasila, Tikkurila, Kerava, Haarajoki, and Mäntsälä. Goes hourly from about 6AM to roughly midnight.
InterCity trainsInterCity-juna. Costs around â¬20 adult, â¬10 child. Very comfortable trains, usually with 6 wagons, 3 of them are double-deckers. Stops at Pasila, Tikkurila and depending on the train also at Kerava. Most of the Intercity trains continue onwards from Lahti and are only marginally faster than the Z train. Current winter 2009 timetable indicates 54 minutes travel time.
Pendolino trains. Costs around â¬25,2 adult, â¬12,6 child. Very comfortable trains and they tilt while turning allows faster speeds.
Stops only at Pasila and Tikkurila before Lahti. 48 minutes travel time. All of the Pendolino trains continue from Lahti.
Allegro train, travel between Helsinki and St. Petersburg stop in Lahti.
If you travel with children, you should choose PerhelippuFamily ticket. With each adult, one child can ride for free. For example, if you have three children, you will only pay for 2 adults and 1 child.
The train station is less than ten minutes walk from the city center. Cross Mannerheiminkatu and take Rautatienkatu towards north. = Leave the radio hill to your left and railway tracks behind you.
Check more informations from VR's websites. www.vr.com
By car
Lahti is exactly 104 km from Helsinki, a one-hour drive on the expressway number 4 connecting the two cities.