Cheapest€49.11
- Norwegian Air Shuttle NA103112:111h 10m13:21Vantaa HELOulu OUL
Door to door 4h 20mCO2 133.1 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Travelling from Vantaa to Oulu costs €49.11 at the cheapest and takes 4h 16m door to door at the fastest, across 2 modes and 5 operators. The route covers 537 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 537 km
- Fastest
- 4h 16m
- Average
- 4h 23m
- Services per day
- 43
- Cheapest
- €49.11
- CO2 per passenger
- 103.5 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on 29 September 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 4h 16m | 1h 6m | 3h 10m | €53.83 | 133.1 kg | 32 |
| Train | 4h 19m | 3h 35m | 44m | €60.84 | 17.3 kg | 11 |
- 4h 16mFastest, by Flight
- €53.83Cheapest, by Flight
- 17.3 kgLowest CO2, by Train
- 537 kmDistance travelled
The cheapest and the fastest on 29 September 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€63.86
- Finnair F549408:061h 6m09:12Vantaa HELOulu OUL
Door to door 4h 16mCO2 133.1 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Lowest CO2€65.79
- Vr V897406:233h 36m09:59Korso railway stationOulu railway station
Door to door 4h 20mCO2 17.3 kgChanges 0Refundable
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modelled until our booking connectors are live.
| Operator | Service | Departs | Arrives | Takes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helsingin seudun liikenne1 changes | 570 | 09:21 | 14:48 | 5h 37m |
| Helsingin seudun liikenne2 changes | 553 | 09:16 | 14:48 | 5h 32m |
| Helsingin seudun liikenne1 changes | 570 | 10:19 | 16:41 | 6h 32m |
| Helsingin seudun liikenne2 changes | 721 | 10:16 | 16:41 | 6h 30m |
| Helsingin seudun liikenne1 changes | 570 | 11:21 | 17:12 | 6h 1m |
| Helsingin seudun liikenne1 changes | 570 | 11:53 | 17:36 | 5h 53m |
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of travelling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Vantaa to Oulu | Thu10 Sept | Fri11 Sept | Sat12 Sept | Sun13 Sept | Mon14 Sept | Tue15 Sept | Wed16 Sept | Thu17 Sept | Fri18 Sept | Sat19 Sept | Sun20 Sept | Mon21 Sept | Tue22 Sept | Wed23 Sept |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €116.37 | €107.52 | €88.05 | €81.56 | €72.12 | €70.35 | €62.68 | €75.07 | €70.94 | €73.30 | €67.40 | €59.73 | €57.96 | €53.83 |
| Train | €137.84 | €133.44 | €113.09 | €98.24 | €84.49 | €82.84 | €70.74 | €92.74 | €82.29 | €85.04 | €79.54 | €71.84 | €69.09 | €60.84 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-29 · €49.11
The journey ends at Oulu railway station. Everything past the barriers belongs to somebody else, the rooms included.
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When to book Vantaa to Oulu
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €47.9390 days
- €44.9860 days
- €50.2945 days
- €49.1130 days
- €53.8321 days
- €53.8314 days
- €62.687 days
- €88.053 days
- €116.371 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €44.98.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 159 percent. The dearest point is €116.37, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €67.40Sun
- €59.73Mon
- €57.96Tue
- €53.83Wed
- €75.07Thu
- €70.94Fri
- €73.30Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €70.35Sept
- €52.65Oct
- €47.34Nov
- €47.93Dec
- €46.16Jan
- €40.85Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 537 km against 525 km in a straight line, a detour of 2 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Vantaa at 06:19 and the last at 20:40, across 32 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Vantaa
Rail
- Korso railway station
- Malmi railway station
- Savio railway station
Coach
- Korso
- Puistola station
Air
- HEL
Oulu
Rail
- Oulu railway station
- Kello railway station
- Tuira railway station
Coach
- Oulun linja-autoasema
Air
- OUL
The fare from OUL into Oulu is the one price on this journey we cannot show you, because it is not ours.
Getting from OUL into Oulu?
Settled in advance, so the ride into Oulu costs what it said it would rather than what the rank says.
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Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Finnair | €53.24 | 4h 16m | 740 km/h | Fixed fare | Not published |
 Nordic Regional Airlines | €52.06 | 4h 16m | 740 km/h | Fixed fare | Not published |
 Norwegian Air Shuttle | €49.11 | 4h 16m | 740 km/h | Fixed fare | Not published |
| Norwegian Air Sweden | €50.29 | 4h 16m | 740 km/h | Fixed fare | Not published |
 Vr | €58.64 | 4h 18m | 140 km/h | Refundable | Power sockets, Wi-Fi |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €34.00 | 69% |
| Taxes | €6.12 | 12% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 14% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 4% |
| Total you pay | €49.11 | 100% |
We cannot promise Oulu railway station still has a left luggage office, because plenty of stations closed theirs.
Left luggage near Oulu railway station
Shops, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the opening hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Vantaa to Oulu
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Vantaa to Oulu?
The fastest journey from Vantaa to Oulu takes 4h 16m door to door, of which 1h 6m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 4h 23m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Vantaa to Oulu?
The cheapest fare from Vantaa to Oulu is €49.11, checked on 29 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €80.97. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Vantaa to Oulu?
The cheapest way from Vantaa to Oulu is by Flight, at €53.83 for one passenger on 29 September 2026. That journey takes 4h 16m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
What is the fastest way to get from Vantaa to Oulu?
The fastest way from Vantaa to Oulu is by Flight, at 4h 16m door to door. Only 1h 6m of that is spent moving; the remaining 3h 10m is reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end. The cheapest fare on that mode is €53.83.
When should I book Vantaa to Oulu?
Fares from Vantaa to Oulu bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €44.98. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 159 percent, measured on 29 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Vantaa to Oulu?
Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from Vantaa to Oulu, at €53.83. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on 29 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Vantaa to Oulu?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Vantaa to Oulu, at €40.85 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Vantaa to Oulu?
5 operators sell services from Vantaa to Oulu across 2 modes: Finnair, Nordic Regional Airlines, Norwegian Air Shuttle, Norwegian Air Sweden, Vr. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Vantaa to Oulu?
Every service we sell from Vantaa to Oulu is direct, with around 43 departures a day and a fastest journey of 4h 16m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
How much CO2 does the journey from Vantaa to Oulu produce?
Travelling from Vantaa to Oulu by Train produces about 17.3 kg of CO2 per passenger, the lowest of any mode on this corridor. The same journey by Flight produces about 133.1 kg, roughly 8 times as much for one passenger.
Which station or terminal do services from Vantaa to Oulu use?
Services from Vantaa to Oulu by Flight leave from Vantaa HEL and arrive at Oulu OUL. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Vantaa to Oulu?
1 of the 5 operators we sell from Vantaa to Oulu allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modelled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Vantaa to Oulu on 9 September 2026: 537 km of route against 525 km in a straight line, 43 services a day, 5 operators, a cheapest fare of €49.11, and 4h 16m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The journey is the easy half to plan. The days in Oulu are the half people leave until last.
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