Linkki discounts, subsidized tickets and benefits

Discount groups

Seniors

The reduced senior price applies to persons aged 65 and over who travel with a value or season ticket loaded onto their travel card.

The senior discount for value and season tickets is the same as the corresponding discount for young people and students. There is no separate senior discount for other ticket products (single and day tickets). 

Linkki public transport does not offer separate discounts for pensioners. 

Students

The reduced student fare applies to full-time students aged 25 and over who travel with a value or season ticket loaded onto their travel card. 

See more detailed terms and requirements for student benefits

Students under the age of 25 can take advantage of youth ticket products, which are priced the same as student tickets. 

Kela supports secondary school students' travel to school, see Kela school travel tickets. 

Young people

The reduced youth price applies to young people aged 17–24 who travel with

• Waltti value or season tickets
• 30-day season tickets downloaded from Waltti Mobile
• Day tickets

Children

The reduced child ticket price applies to children under the age of 17 who are traveling with

• a travel card with a stored value or season ticket
• a 30-day season ticket downloaded from Waltti Mobile
• a cash ticket* or mobile single ticket
• a day ticket

* On Waltti regional transport services, the age limit for children's cash tickets is in accordance with Matkahuolto's specifications.

Small children under the age of 7 do not need a ticket to travel on Linkki public transport when accompanied by a paying guardian or a guardian using a pram discount. Pupils traveling with a school ticket paid for by the basic education system are not considered paying guardians. 

Children under the age of 7 traveling alone pay the normal child ticket price. A child ticket is also required for children under the age of 7 traveling in a group with their instructors (e.g., early childhood education and preschool groups).

The Linkki public transport benefit for children also applies to Waltti regional transport services.

Subsidized tickets

Kela-supported ticket

As a secondary school students can apply for Kela’s school transport subsidy for travel between home and school. To be eligible, the one-way distance to school must be at least 7 kilometres. The subsidy is granted only to students entitled to free education.

Support can be applied for online at OmaKela. For more information about school transport subsidy and how to apply for it, visit Kela's school transport subsidy pages. 

Applying for the school transport subsidy requires online banking credentials or a mobile certificate.

If you are granted the right to purchase a subsidized school transport ticket by Kela, you will not have to pay a deductible for your ticket.

Waltti season ticket supported by Kela

In the Linkki public transport area, a season ticket loaded onto a Waltti travel card or the Waltti Mobiili app is the primary Kela-supported ticket for secondary school students.

Waltti season tickets are available for 30 days or 14 days.  

• With a 30-day ticket, you can travel for 30 days in a row. The ticket is suitable for students who regularly travel to school by bus.
• With a 14-day ticket, you can travel for 14 days within a 30-day period. The ticket is suitable for students who have 10–14 school days per month. 

The tickets are valid on Linkki public transport in payment zones ABC. They can also be used on regional transport services in Jyväskylä, Laukaa, Muurame, Äänekoski, Hankasalmi, Toivakka, and Petäjävesi that accept Waltti tickets.

The ticket is valid from the first time it is used. During the period of validity, the ticket can be used for an unlimited number of trips.

Loading and use

Travel cards and ticket loads can be purchased from the Waltti online store or Linkki service point. Tickets supported by Kela cannot be loaded on Linkki buses or at Waltti loading points in R-kiosks.

See the instructions for purchasing a school travel ticket on the Waltti website.  

In the future, you will need to load/activate your ticket for use every month. This can be done at the Waltti online store, Linkki service point and Waltti service points at R-kiosks.

The validity of your ticket will always be checked on your travel card when traveling using Linkki's ticket inspection device. If you purchase your ticket from Waltti Mobile, your ticket will be checked from the app you have downloaded to your phone or other smart device. 

Matkahuolto tickets

Choose a Matkahuolto ticket product if you mainly use services other than Linkki public transport or Waltti regional services for your school journeys. Do the same if you cannot travel both directions of your school journey using Waltti tickets.

Commuter ticket

Linkki's services encourage employees to use public transport. Supporting the use of public transport communicates the company's values and culture. Commuting by public transport benefits the employer, the employee, and the environment.

Find out more about Linkki's commuter ticket and services for companies.

Benefits

Pram benefit

A guardian transporting a baby in a pram, stroller or similar bicycle trailer can travel free of charge on Linkki public transport. This benefit does not apply to the Linkki-VIP service in Jyväskylä.

No separate fee is charged for prams and strollers. The benefit does not apply to persons transporting children in sleds, baby carriers or similar equipment. Persons traveling with prams or strollers without children pay the normal ticket price for their journey.

Prams are placed in the middle of the bus; on regional buses, they are placed in the luggage compartment for the duration of the journey. If the space for prams on the bus is full, no more passengers with prams can be accepted on safety grounds.

Travel benefits for war veterans and disabled veterans

War veterans and disabled veterans (who fought in the Winter War, Continuation War, or Lapland War) are eligible for a free Waltti travel card at the Linkki service point. The travel card is valid for one year and entitles the holder to travel on Linkki public transport and Waltti regional transport services.

To start using the travel benefit, you need to visit a Linkki service point. When you visit, you'll need to bring your ID and your veteran or war invalid certificate or a certified copy of the original document. The certificate can be

• a military passport with a front-line soldier stamp
• a separate front-line service badge/certificate
• a KELA card with a photo and an R or MR badge
• a member card of the War Disabled Veterans Association
• a government decision on war disability.

Wheelchair passenger benefits

Wheelchair users travel free of charge on Linkki public transport low-floor vehicles on routes S1-S6 and 3-46. An assistant also travels free of charge with the customer.

Wheelchair users board the bus through the middle doors and travel in the seatless area in the middle of the bus. The condition for the assistant's free travel is that they accompany the customer for the entire journey and help them board, alight and secure their wheelchair. If the bus has a wheelchair ramp or ramp that can be lowered, the assistant is responsible for using it. If necessary, the driver can be asked to advise on the use of the ramp.

The benefit does not apply to regional transport or Linkki-VIP service transport. It also does not apply to persons traveling with a rollator. The benefit is available to persons with reduced mobility who need a wheelchair as a mobility aid. If this is not the case, and the customer is able to walk in and lift the wheelchair into the Linkki themselves, for example, they are not eligible for the benefit.

Assistance benefit for disabled customers

An assistant accompanying a disabled customer travels free of charge when the customer shows the driver their personal EU disability card marked with an A when boarding Linkki. The customer pays the ticket price corresponding to their user group.  The benefit applies to all Linkki ticket products.

The benefit is only available with an EU disability card. The previous practice, whereby customers applied for a sticker indicating the benefit on their travel card each year at a Linkki service point, has been discontinued.