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Since I was on the budget of (basically) a backpacker, this was my cheapest alternative to getting to Finland from England. I'd seen pictures of Tampere on VT and thought it wouldn't be a bad place to stop for a day or two anyway.
Ryanair isn't a bad way to fly, although around about the 2 hour mark in a flight the seats tend to feel a bit uncomfortable. But service is always good and the cabin crew are friendly and helpful. If you want food or drink on the flight you will either have to bring your own or pay for food on board (in which I think on this flight they only accepted GBP or Euro).
If you are looking for the cheapest way to get to Finland (or just to Tampere) then Ryanair is probably the way for you to go. Leave a Comment
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Tampere-Pirkkala airport, located about 10-20 km from Tampere city cenre, can be fairly well reach with fligths from other countries.
You may also first fly to Helsinki and have a connection flight from there. Nevertheless bus and train connections from Helsinki are much cheaper and probably (in a case of waiting in Helsinki-Vantaa airport) faster too.
It takes about 2 to 2 and half hours to get from Helsinki-Vantaa airport to Tampere, when using the direct bus connection.
There are also some train connections from and to Russia. Check http://www.vr.fi for those.
In general bus and train connections to Tampere are pretty good. Leave a Comment Theme: Airplane
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daily cheap flights with ryanair from London and Frankfurt to Tampere.
i usually fly ryanair to tampere, it's pretty good and always on time, even when it snows a lot Leave a Comment
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Tampere is the lucky Finnish city to be one of Ryanair's destinations. Currently (as of 10/04) there are daily flights from/to London Stansted, Frankfurt Hahn and Riga. Tampere-Pirkkala airport is some 15-20km southwest from the city center, but there's a Ryanair bus from the airport that goes to the city center. There's even a direct bus to our capital Helsinki. Leave a Comment
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One of these countries is Finland, where the destination airport is in Pirkkala, 12 kms from Tampere. I would prefer it should have been in Turku, but the local officials in Turku did not want to take it here for some reason. From Tampere there are connections to London, Riga and Central Europe, Hahn, near Frankfurt. Now we have to travel first to Tampere by bus or train, and from Tampere by bus or taxi to the aeroport. And when coming back, other way around. The expences travelling from Turku to the aeroport (44+12 euros) are higher than the flight expences to Frankfurt!
In the beginning there was a bus line from the aeroport to Turku, but it was going at bad time (the flight arrives from Frankfurt at 6pm, and the bus departures at 11pm), so nobody coming from the Central Europe was using that bus, but the general turns. Also, the other connections are very poor, because the bus from the port goes to the railway station just the train has left to Turku (18:11).
If you are very quickly and lucky, and do not have to wait your luggages and are able to take a taxi to the railway station (12 euros), you may catch the train to Turku. In that time a bus goes to Turku, but the aeroport bus is not alloved to stop at bus station.
In Helsinki direction you are more lucky, because the next train leaves at 19:07. Leave a Comment Theme: Airplane
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 Fasade of Tampere-Pirkkala
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When I was in Finland I had a railpass (valid for 3 countries - Finland, Sweden and Norway, for any five days travel over 2 months). If you're trying to travel cheaply, then rail passes are a great way to go.
The trains in Finland are one of the best I've been on. They're big, clean, the seats are confortable and there is plenty of leg room. There were announcements before every station (which not all trains do), which was helpful.
By train in Finland is a great way to travel. Leave a Comment
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The best way to see Tampere is by foot or by local bus. In Tampere everything is pretty close to each other and you could easily walk in the city.
If you want to go and see some sights which are outside the city area I suggest you to take a local bus which is quite cheap (I know that some people may argue with me about that). :-) Leave a Comment Theme: Other
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Get cheap flights to Tampere. Airports in the area include Tampere T. Pirkala (TMP). When you fly to Tampere you can take in Pyynikki park & tower, Särkänniemi Amusement Park, Näsinneula (Observation Tower), Tuomiokirkko, Moominvalley, The Lenin Museum, Arboretum, Amuri museum of workers' housing, Pispala and Vapriikki Museums. Check flights to Tampere when you want to visit these nearby places: Ryydynpohja, Pirkkala and Nokia.
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