Choose the most appropriate ticket product
- For occasional travellers and travellers who take the bus a few times a week are advised to use contactless payment or to get a value ticket, which is always a cheaper option than single tickets.
- The best option for regular travel is the season ticket. You can have value ticket and a season ticket on your Waltti Travel Card at the same time.
- A daily ticket (1-7 days) and contactless payment are suitable for visitors or for short term travel needs.
- Please note! Ticket for zone "Lähi" allows you to travel on small minibuses called "Lähibussi" only.
Pricing
Pricing is based on the number of zones to which the trips extend. The zone Lähi (L) is included in the zone A free of charge. You can buy a ticket for one or more zones:
- One zone tickets are Lähi, Lähi-A, B, C, and D
- Two zone tickets are Lähi-B, B-C or C-D
- Three-zone Lähi-C or B-D tickets
- The four-zone ticket Lähi-D covers all zones
You can transfer from one bus to another while your ticket is valid
Show the ticket to the driver when you board the bus. The transfer times are:
- One zone ticket 60 minutes
- Two or three zones 80 minutes
- Four zones 120 minutes
- If you use contactless payment, your ticket is always valid for 90 minutes.
Single ticket
- If you travel by bus occasionally, we recommend contactless payment.
- You can pay in cash on board, please bring exact change.
- You can buy single tickets also from R kiosks and self-service ticket machines. The validity of tickets bought from a ticket sales office and a vending machine starts at the time of purchase.
- Keep the ticket for the entire trip. The ticket will show the period of validity and the zones where you can travel.
Prices of single ticket bought from a sales point, vending machine or on board in cash
At night, between 23:00 and 04:30, double fare is charged for single tickets.
Zones | Adult | Child 7-16 yrs. |
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Lähi (L) | 1,50 € | 1,50 € |
Lähi-A, B, C, D | 3,30 € | 1,70 € |
Lähi-B, B-C, C-D | 5,80 € | 2,90 € |
Lähi-C, B-D | 8,30 € | 4,20 € |
Lähi-D | 10,10 € | 5,10 € |
Day Ticket
You can buy day tickets (1-7 days) from Oulu10 Service Point. Adult 1 and 2 day tickets are available to buy for zone A from Oulu tourist information, and adult and child 1, 2 and 7 day tickets are available to buy for zone A from Nallikari Holiday Village. A day ticket bought from these service points is valid from the moment of boarding.
R-kiosks sell only one day tickets. A day ticket bought from a R-kiosk or a vending machine is valid from the moment of purchase.
A mobile one day ticket is available too.
Adult
Zones | 1 day | 2 days | 3 days | 4 days | 5 days | 6 days | 7 days |
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Lähi-A, B, C, D | 8,00 € | 12,00 € | 16,00 € | 20,00 € | 24,00 € | 28,00 € | 32,00 € |
Lähi-B, B-C, C-D | 12,50 € | 18,00 € | 23,50 € | 29,00 € | 34,50 € | 40,00 € | 45,50 € |
Lähi-C, B-D | 18,00 € | 23,50 € | 29,00 € | 34,50 € | 40,00 € | 45,50 € | 51,00 € |
Lähi-D | 22,00 € | 27,50 € | 33,00 € | 38,50 € | 44,00 € | 49,50 € | 55,00 € |
Child 7-16 yrs.
Zones | 1 day | 2 days | 3 days | 4 days | 5 days | 6 days | 7 days |
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Lähi-A, B, C, D | 4,00 € | 6,00 € | 8,00 € | 10,00 € | 12,00 € | 14,00 € | 16,00 € |
Lähi-B, B-C, C-D | 6,25 € | 9,00 € | 11,75 € | 14,50 € | 17,25 € | 20,00 € | 22,75 € |
Lähi-C, B-D | 9,00 € | 11,75 € | 14,50 € | 17,25 € | 20,00 € | 22,75 € | 25,50 € |
Lähi-D | 11,00 € | 13,75 € | 16,50 € | 19,25 € | 22,00 € | 24,75 € | 27,50 € |
Value ticket
If you travel by bus a few times a week, consider contactless payment or you can add money (value) to your Waltti Travel Card which allows you pay as you go.
- With value ticket you can buy your own ticket as well as pay for another person in the same age group. Show the card to the card reader once for each passenger. A child value ticket cannot be used to pay for adult.
- You can add value to your travel card at the Waltti online shop, R kiosk or Oulu10 Service Point.
- If you add money online to a card that has not been used for a while, the value will be transferred to the card when you show it to the card reader on the bus.
- When you travel with a value ticket, you will not be charged night-time fares.
Zones | Adult | Senior (65 years or older) Mon-Fri 9.30 am - 2.30 pm | Child 7-16 yrs. |
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Lähi (L) | 1,20 € | 1,20 € | 1,10 € |
Lähi-A, B, C, D | 2,05 € | 1,55 € | 1,10 € |
Lähi-B, B-C, C-D | 4,05 € | 3,05 € | 2,10 € |
Lähi-C, B-D | 6,25 € | 4,70 € | 3,15 € |
Lähi-D | 8,20 € | 6,15 € | 4,15 € |
Season ticket 30 days or 90 days
- You need a Waltti Travel Card to get a season ticket.
- The season ticket is personal. You must prove your identity when purchasing a season ticket.
- The season ticket gives you unlimited travel for 30 or 90 days over the zones where the ticket is valid.
- The validity period begins when the ticket is first validated on the bus card reader.
- You can have two periods of validity simultaneously on your Waltti Travel Card: the current period and the following one.
- You can also add money to your Waltti Travel Card, but the season ticket is always the primary payment method. If you want to use the value ticket feature, tap "poikkeusmatka", then choose the zone and show your card to the card reader.
- Changes in the age group of the Waltti Travel Card will be updated automatically.
- Learn more about buying a season ticket.
30 days
Zones | Adult | 17-24 yrs. | Child 7-16 yrs. |
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Lähi (L) | 34,30 € | 34,30 € | 34,30 € |
Lähi-A, B, C, D | 52,50 € | 42,00 € | 37,00 € |
Lähi-B, B-C, C-D | 79,00 € | 66,30 € | 50,70 € |
Lähi-C, B-D | 85,00 € | 71,50 € | 54,50 € |
Lähi-D | 90,00 € | 75,00 € | 60,00 € |
90 days
Zones | Adult | 17-24 yrs. | Child 7-16 yrs. |
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Lähi (L) | 102,90 € | 102,90 € | 102,90 € |
Lähi-A, B, C, D | 157,50 € | 126,00 € | 111,00 € |
Lähi-B, B-C, C-D | 237,00 € | 198,90 € | 152,10 € |
Lähi-C, B-D | 255,00 € | 214,50 € | 163,50 € |
Lähi-D | 270,00 € | 225,00 € | 180,00 € |
All of the above prices include VAT 10% (decisions of the Public Transport Division 30.10.2014, 15.4.2015 and 23.5.2018). Changes in the prices and terms of use are possible.
Other prices
Passengers entitled to travel free of charge:
- Assistants of European Disability Card holders with an A on their card. The cardholders will pay their own trip.
- Wheelchair user and assistant.
- Walker user Mon-Fri between 9.30 am - 2.30 pm
- Child in a stroller or pram and accompanying adult only on trips within zone A and on trips within zone B.
- Child in a stroller or pram in zones C and D and on trips that cross zone boundaries. The accompanying adults will pay their own ticket.
- Four children under 7 years with an accompanying adult. A baby in a stroller or pram will be included in the number of children. Additional children will be charged a child bus fare.
- War veterans with a veteran ticket throughout the area.
- On duty police officers and traffic wardens in uniform.
- Police officers not in uniform but on duty by displaying their badge.
Products and service fees
- Waltti travel card payment 3.30 € (incl. VAT 10 %). You will not be charged a fee for the card when you purchase your Waltti travel card online.
- Protective case 1.10 € (incl. VAT 24 %).
- Service fee when you load new season or value to your Waltti travel card on bus 3.00 €/load.
- Processing fee 5.50 € (incl. VAT 10 %). For example, a crediting value or transferring a ticket to another Waltti travel card.
Luggage, pets and bicycles
There is no charge for small luggage, for example:
- Carry-on luggage on the bus, for example two suitcases
- Skis with poles or a snowboard
Pets travel for free on Oulu buses.
Price for bicycle is 2,00 € per bicycle that is payable in cash when you enter the bus. A mobile ticket or Waltti card cannot be used for payment of luggage charge. This luggage charge can be applied for other bulky luggage.
On route 59, to or from Hailuoto, a zone ticket price is charged of the passengers, and 3.30 € for a baby carriage, a bicycle or a big dog.
Check out the travel instructions when travelling with luggage, a baby carriage, a pet or a bicycle. The driver may refuse to accept large luggage on the bus if it causes harm or danger to other passengers or if the space reserved for luggage is full.
Travelling with a baby carriage or bulky luggage?
Make your trip more comfortable and check the travel instructions in advance!
Right to an assistant
The assistant of a European Disability Card holder can always travel free of charge on public transport routes 1-64 in Oulu region and in citybuses when the card is marked with the symbol A.
Show the card to the driver in the bus. The cardholders pay their own ticket according to the normal zone price list.
The assistant must actually assist the cardholder throughout the trip - from getting to the bus until the end of the trip.