On the bus you can pay your journey with cash. To buy a single ticket please make sure you have the exact amount or an amount close to the ticket price at hand, because the driver does  have a limited reserve of change.

You can also download a ticket app on your mobile phone and buy single ticket or daily ticket directly to your mobile phone.

Waltti Mobile  application and PayiQ Tickets application are available for Android and iOS devices. With a Mobile ticket app you can buy cheaper single tickets than with cash.

You can order Personal Waltti travel card on the Waltti webshop. It is also possible to top up your Waltti travelcard online.

Koskikatu 5, Joensuu

carelicum.palvelut@joensuu.fi

Waltti service time: Monday–Tuesday, Thursday-Friday 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Wednesday 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m.

Phone service time: Monday-Friday 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

You can top up your Waltti travel card at the following R-kioskis. Service charges: 3 € / top up. Please note that you cannot buy a new Waltti travel card from these kiosks:

R-kioski, Koskikatu 5, Joensuu  See opening hours.

R-kioski, Jukolankatu 19, Joensuu  See opening hours.

Single ticket is a personal ticket issued to an adult or child by the driver onboard the bus. The ticket price is based on the passenger’s age and number of travel zones. The ticket permits transfers within the zone for 60 min (1 zone ticket), 120 min (2-36zone ticket) and 150 min (7 zones).

Easy way to buy a single ticket is to download a mobile ticket application to your mobile phone. It is free of charge and easy to use. The mobile ticket must be purchased in advance and presented to the driver when you step onto the bus.

If you travel outside of rush hour, you can use cheaper Hilja tickets (only for zones City, A and B). They are valid on Monday to Friday 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. and after 6 p.m., Saturday and Sunday all day.

You can pay your Hilja ticket with cash or with mobile ticket, not by Waltti-card.

Day ticket comprises an unlimited number of trips in Waltti zone areas.

Day ticket is valid for 24 hours. You can buy a Day ticket at Carelicum service point where it is loaded on a specific card and it is valid from the first use.

Day tickets purchased at Waltti Ticket machine are printed on paper and they are valid from the moment of purchase.

You can load any value on your Waltti card up to 500 euros and use it to pay for occasional trips. The value does not expire and can be used as long as there is any left on the card.

The travel zones you use regularly are loaded on your value card in advance. If you use your card outside the selected zones, you must inform the bus driver when you step onto the bus.

Value ticket is valid in all Waltti transport regions in Finland. Please check the prices and benefits from the website of the regional public transport of your destination.

Value ticket permits transfers within the zone for 60 min (1 zone ticket), 120 min (2-6 zone ticket) and 150 min (7 zone ticket).

Season ticket is the choice of a regular traveller. When a season ticket has been loaded on your Waltti card, you can travel as often as you wish for 30 days within the zones specified on your ticket. The season starts when the ticket is used for the first time.

Student ticket

Within the Joensuu region public transport (JOJO), over 25-year-old students are eligible for a discount on tickets loaded onto Waltti card. Students, aged 24 and younger, may travel with the Youth ticket. In order to receive the discount, you will need a personal Waltti card. You can choose the ticket product you want to load onto the card (currently available: Season and Prepaid). You can use your Waltti card to pay for public transport on all buses marked with Waltt logos.

You must buy your first ticket at Carelicum service point. You need a certificate of studies not older than two months or a student card with a valid academic year sticker on it. After that you can load the student ticket on your card online or on the bus during the period of validity of the card.

Student discount is granted for a maximum of one year at a time and remains valid until end of September the following year.

A student ticket can be loaded on personal Waltti travel cards only.

School travel card supported by Kela

Kela’s school transport subsidy provides compensation for the daily cost of travelling to and from school if you attend upper secondary school. You are eligible for school transport subsidy if Your travel distance to school is at least 7 kilometres one way.

More information from your school office and Kela´s website.

• Children under 7 years of age
• A person travelling with a child in a pram on low-entry-buses
• A veteran of Finnish wars
• A person accompanying a person with disability EU disability card. The person with disability pays a normal fare.

Ticket fares 1.1.2023 -

Ticket fares 7.6.2021 - 31.12.2022

Ticket fares until 6.6.2021

If you travel by bus regularly, Waltti card is the cheapest and easiest way to pay. Waltti card can be used in two ways: you can purchase value or season on your Waltti card. Value ticket is used for occasional trips and season ticket allows you to travel as often as you wish within the selected zone for 30 days. More information in Waltti website.

A personal travel card can be used by the owner of the card only. The owner can, however, use the value loaded on the card to pay for several persons who belong to the same, or younger, age group provided that he or she travels with them throughout the journey. And do not worry if you lose your card. The products loaded on it can be transferred to a new card.

A multi-user travel card can be used by several people belonging to the same age group. When you use the card as a value card, you can pay for the journey of several people. A season card can only be used by one person at a time. Please take care of your card, as it is equal to cash. If you lose your card, the value cannot be recovered and returned to you.

By using the Waltti Card Reader application you can check the validity of your Waltti travel card or disposable card.

The Waltti application is free and can be downloaded from the Google Play Store. The application works on Android phones and tablets that are equipped with the NFC. The Waltti card reader displays the current season tickets, remaining value, latest value ticket, and previous tickets when you place your NFC phone against the card. You receive a receipt of your latest value ticket by sending the ticket details to your email.

Waltti costumer registration form

Waltti card student discount application

Waltti card Power of attorney

General terms of travel cards and travel of Joensuu region public transport

Waltti tickets and fares in short (pdf)