HSL's transport services over the Easter holidays

On Maundy Thursday, a Friday service will operate on HSL’s public transport. On Good Friday as well as on Easter Sunday and Easter Monday, a Sunday service will operate. Tram routes 7A and 7B will be diverted due to the Via Crucis Easter play on Thursday evening 2 April and on Good Friday. On Easter Saturday, there will be additional services on bus route 24S to Seurasaari.

On Maundy Thursday 2 April, a Friday service will operate on HSL public transport. Kirkkkonummi bus route 918 and 919 as well as service routes in Espoo will operate a Thursday service. On U line routes 455-465 to Nurmijärvi, the M-P-services and P* services will operate.

On Good Friday 3 April, a Sunday service will operate with night buses running on the night of Good Friday. On U line buses, the SS services will not be running. On U line routes 455-465 to Nurmijärvi, the S and P* services will operate.

Additional night bus services over Easter

There will be additional services on route 615 Rautatientori (Central Railway Station)-Airport:

From Rautatientori at 5.55am and 7.25am

From the Airport at 6.35am

Also the following commuter trains will run on the night of Good Friday: I trains from Helsinki at 10.16pm, 10.46pm, 11.16pm; I trains from Tikkurila at 11.16pm 11.46pm; N trains from Helsinki at 0.01am, 1.01am, 2.01am and 3.01am; N trains from Kerava at 0.45am, 1.45am, 2.45am and 3.45am; T trains from Helsinki at 2.31am and 4.01am; H train from Riihimäki at 11.14pm; T trains from Riihimäki at 0.37am and 1.37am; and L trains from Helsinki at 2.47am and 3.47am.

On Easter Saturday 4 April, a Saturday service will operate.

Bus route 24S will provide additional services to Seurasaari from Erottaja at 5.23pm, 6.03pm, 6.44pm, 7.42pm and 8.38pm.The bus will leave from Seurasaari to Erottaja at 7.15pm, 8.15pm and 9.15pm. The bus will not run via Hietaniemi.

On Easter Sunday 5 April, a Sunday service will operate with night buses running. On U line buses, the SS services will not be running. On U line routes 455-465 to Nurmijärvi, the S and L* services will operate. 

Also the following commuter trains will run: I trains from Helsinki at 10.16pm, 10.46pm and 11.16pm; I trains from Tikkurila at 11.16om and 11.46pm; N trains from Helsinki at 0.01am, 1.01am, 2.01am and 3.01am; N trains from Kerava at 0.45am, 1.45am, 2.45am and 3.45am; T trains from Helsinki at 2.31am and 4.01am; H train from Riihimäki at 11.14pm; T trains from Riihimäki at 0.37am and 1.37am; and L trains from Helsinki at 2.47am and 3.47am.

On Easter Monday 6 April, a Sunday service will operate.  Also the U line SS services will run.

There will be additional services on route 615 Rautatientori (Central Railway Station)-Airport:

From Rautatientori at 5.55am and 7.25am

From the Airport at 6.35am and 11.20pm

Tram routes 7A and 7B diverted due to Via Crucis

Tram routes 7A and 7B will be diverted on Thursday 2 April 9.45pm-11pm during the dress rehearsal for the Via Crucis Easter play as well as at the same time on Good Friday 3 April when the play is staged. The tram routes will run in both evenings via Siltasaarenkatu, Kaisaniemenkatu and Kaivokatu to Mannerheimintia. The trams will not serve Kruununhaka.

The play will start at 9.30pm in Kaisaniemi Park. The procession will travel along Unionkatu, Rauhankatu and Snellmaninkatu to the Helsinki Cathedral. Traffic may back up.  Up to 20,000 spectators are expended to attend the event on Good Friday.

HSL’s customer services over the Easter holidays

On Maundy Thursday, HSL’s service point at the Central Railway Station will be open until 5pm.  The service point in Itäkeskus will be open until 5.15pm and the service point in Pasila until 4pm. The service points will be closed from Good Friday until Easter Monday with the exception of the Central Railway Station service point which will be open on Easter Saturday from 10am to 3pm.

HSL’s customer service line on 09 4766 4000 will be open on Maundy Thursday until 7pm and over the Easter holidays from 9am to 5pm.