Hotel/Travel Information
Hotelli Victoria
Itsenäisyydenkatu 1, FIN-33100
Tel: +358 3 242 51111, Email:
sales@hotellivictoria.fi
Double room: 100 EURO
Single room: 79 EURO
We have a limited amount of rooms in Hotelli Victoria. The deadline of hotel room reservation is on the 15th of August, but we urge you to make the reservation as early as possible. Prices apply only if you mention the code NWUML05 when booking the hotel room.
How to reach Tampere
(Instructions are quoted from
the website
of University of Tampere)
International flights to Tampere arrive at Tampere-Pirkkala Airport (about 20 km from the city centre of Tampere) and, to Helsinki, at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport (about 20 km from the city centre of Helsinki) and . It is also possible to arrive in Helsinki by ferry from Estonia, Germany and Sweden. From Tampere-Pirkkala Airport there is a coach connection to the city centre, but only during the daytime. A single ticket costs about 5 euros. The airport taxi to the city centre costs 10 euros, normal taxi about 30-35 euros.
For more information on airports in Finland and transport connections, please see web pages of Civil Aviation Administration.
For those landing at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport, there is a direct bus service available from the airport to Tampere city centre. Buses ("Express-line") leave from in front of the terminal. A single ticket costs approximately 19-21 euros.
Please check the timetables on the web site of the Express Bus Company.
You can also take the Finnair bus to the Railway Station in Helsinki, then the train to Tampere. Trains run nearly every daytime hour and a single ticket costs about 20-25 euros depending on the train selected. We recommend those landing at Helsinki to take an Express-line bus to Tampere. For those arriving in Turku by boat, there is a direct train service from Turku harbour. The journey from Helsinki or Turku to Tampere takes about two hours.
Please check the timetables on the web site of Finnish Railways (Valtionrautatiet, VR).
University of Tampere is located in the center of Tampere, about 10-munite walk from the railway station. More information about the locations of the University can be found here.
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