Haparanda-Kemi

Flo
Traveller
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Hi!

I know, this has been mentioned in the European Rail Timetable too. I have also contacted Veljekset Salmela for confirmation regarding Interrail about one month ago but havent received an answer yet. :|
Maybe you would want to try your luck: Tornion.toimisto _at_ VeljeksetsalmelaOy.fi :)


Flo 8)

EDIT: When I was travelling there in 2013 we have been using buses of operator NET-Matkat where Interrail was accepted too. I also had a quick search and it seems that Veljekset Salmela had to file bankruptcy in January...and the Finnish schedule planner doesnt show their buses anymore...of course I contacted them as well but am waiting for response too... ;)

Peter
Traveller
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Hi...

Beside the topic free or not free here the blog, nice to read: [u]https://rail.cc/blog/kemi-lulea-bus/[/u]

Pete :)

Coryza
Traveller
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I've emailed the company that shows (one of) the Haparanda-Kemi bus schedules...

Dear Koen Nijbroek,

Thank you for you message.

Unfortunately InterRail pass is not valid from Haparanda to Kemi.


Kind regards,
_________________________________________________
Kim Vaisanen, Customer Service
Matkahuolto Ltd
Lauttasaarentie 8, P.O.Box 111, FI-00201 HELSINKI, FINLAND

Flo
Traveller
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Alright - I'd be curious to hear from the actualy bus company though. :)

I've contacted Net-Matkat by mail in February and now wrote them on Facebook. If you want to try your luck: <!-- e -->[u]mailto:net@net-matkat.fi[/u]<!-- e -->

Coryza
Traveller
57 comments

Apparently I have a lot of luck...

Hi!

Yes is it still valid!


NET-Matkat

Flo
Traveller
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Haha nice! :)
Thanks, good news at last.

Did you write them a mail?
I wrote them on FB:
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Coryza
Traveller
57 comments

I've send them an email. A simple one-liner was rather effective it seems.

Coryza
Traveller
57 comments

Hereby the free bus schedule!

sebhoff
Traveller
6 comments

OK - this is an old thread, but here's some information straight from the horse's mouth (in this case, the driver of the 15:05 bus I took a few hours ago): No, Interrail/Eurail tickets are definitely *not* valid for travel between Haparanda/Tornio and Kemi. A ticket costs 5.90€, and the bus also doesn't stop at the train station in Kemi, as suggested by the timetable. But it's only a 3-minute walk from the bus station to the railway station.
The driver also said that the Interrail ticket might be valid on buses from another company (not a long distance bus company), but he didn't know more about it (and I couldn't find anything doing a quick search). I suspect it's best to just fork out the 5.90€... 8)
BTW, the bus terminal in Haparanda/Tornio is right opposite a huge IKEA - and if you arrive from Luleå, there is just enough time to have lunch at the restaurant. Count in 5 minutes in and out to navigate through the place, though - I didn't find a shortcut.

PS: My ticket was valid on the Luleå to Haparanda leg of the journey.

Flo
Traveller
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Thanks for the update!
Do you know by any chance the name of the bus company? At [u]http://matkahuolto.fi/[/u] I can find a 1505 departure (Haparanda - Kemi) operated by Ketosen Liikenne Oy - a single ticket is offered at 6,80€ though.. :D
The local buses operated by NET Matkat which used to accept Interrail do not run on Sundays.

sebhoff
Traveller
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Yes - that's the name of the company. Maybe I was given a student ticket? There was a Japanese student just in front of me and I think he was showing his student ID. Maybe the driver thought I was a student, too - although I'm clearly *much* older... :D

Flo
Traveller
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Yup, Opiskelija means student. And the bus was a long-distance express (pika) bus as oposed to the regular local buses.