Arriving at the fairs
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Driving instructions
Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre is located in Härmälä, the boundary of Tampere and Pirkkala. There’s Tampere motorway E12 within sight and the closest exit is number 42.
Address for GPS:
Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre (TESC)
Ilmailunkatu 20, 33900 Tampere
GPS coordinates:
Lat: N 61° 27.815′ Lon: E 23° 43.994′
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Public transport
Tampere City Public Transport
Tampere City Public Transport buses 14 and 34 drive to Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre.
Bus 14 route goes from Tampere railway station (bus stop is in front of Stockmann, ID 0505), Keskustori (Central Market) and Tampere bus station (ID 0522). It takes about 15 minutes to get from Keskustori to Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre.
Bus 34 leaves from Keskustori and goes all the way to Pirkkala.
Public Transport – Bus
Tampere bus station is about 5 km away from Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre. Easiest way to get to the fair is to jump in one of the public transport buses (lines 14 and 34) from the bus stop in front of the bus station: Bus station (ID 0522).
Operators: Matkahuolto, ExpressBus, Onnibus
Taxi
Tampereen Aluetaksi Oy, tel. +358 100 4131
Taxi stand is located in the front of main entrance in Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre. Tampere City Centre is about 15 minutes away from here.
By Train
Tampere railway station is about 6 km away from Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre. Easiest way to get to the fair from railway station is to jump in bus number 14 from the bus stop in front of Stockmann: Railway station A (ID 0505).
VR customer service (from 7 am to 10 pm), tel. +358 600 41 900
Price of call in Finland €1.99 / answered call + local network charge. When calling from a foreign telephone service operator +358 9 2319 2902
VR Aikatauluautomaatti 24 h, tel. +358 307 20 906
By Aeroplane
Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre is only 15 minutes away from Tampere–Pirkkala international airport.
Tampere City Public Transport
Tampere City Public Transport buses 14 and 34 drive to Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre.
Bus 14 route goes from Tampere railway station (bus stop is in front of Stockmann, ID 0505), Keskustori (Central Market) and Tampere bus station (ID 0522). It takes about 15 minutes to get from Keskustori to Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre.
Bus 34 leaves from Keskustori and goes all the way to Pirkkala.
Timetable: Bus 14
Timetable: Bus 34
Bus stops and line map
Route planner
Public Transport – Bus
Tampere bus station is about 5 km away from Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre. Easiest way to get to the fair is to jump in one of the public transport buses (lines 14 and 34) from the bus stop in front of the bus station: Bus station (ID 0522).
Operators: Matkahuolto, ExpressBus, Onnibus
Taxi
Tampereen Aluetaksi Oy, tel. +358 100 4131
Taxi stand is located in the front of main entrance in Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre. Tampere City Centre is about 15 minutes away from here.
By Train
Tampere railway station is about 6 km away from Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre. Easiest way to get to the fair from railway station is to jump in bus number 14 from the bus stop in front of Stockmann: Railway station A (ID 0505).
VR customer service (from 7 am to 10 pm), tel. +358 600 41 900
Price of call in Finland €1.99 / answered call + local network charge. When calling from a foreign telephone service operator +358 9 2319 2902
VR Aikatauluautomaatti 24 h, tel. +358 307 20 906
By Aeroplane
Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre is only 15 minutes away from Tampere–Pirkkala international airport.
Parking
Parking fee 6 €.
Parking tickets are sold from the ticket offices which are located in the entrances. Although it’s possible to pay the ticket on your way out, we strongly recommend to buy the ticket from inside since paying outside causes issues with traffic piling up.
Payment methods
In the ticket offices inside you can pay using the most commond debit and credit cards or cash. On the outside cash is only available payment method. There is a cash machine (called “Nosto”) in the main lobby of Tampere Exhibition and Sports Centre.
Coaches
Parking spaces for coaches are located in the northern side of the parking area unless instructed otherwise by staff.
Disabled parking
Disabled parking is free of charge. The reserved parking spaces are in front of the main entrance.