SERLACHIUS ART & SAUNA EXPRESS

The bus operates from 1 Jun–1 Sep 2024 every day, also during Midsummer. The bus brings you directly from Tampere to Serlachius and takes youback the same day. Ticket sales take place through the Matkahuolto service. For more information, please, see the Matkahuolto website. The bus departsfrom Tampere bus station from platform 2 and from the railway station from the stop right next to the main entrance.

The Serlachius Art & Sauna Express leaves from Tampere bus station at 10:50 am and Tampere railway station at 11:05 am. The bus returns to Tampere around seven o’clock in the evening. You have altogether eight hours time to experience a wonderful day trip into the heart of art! Find a detailed time table.

Tip: The bus timetable matches with the train timetable from Helsinki to Tampere and back. So it is possible to make a day trip all the way from Helsinki by morning train to Tampere and continue then by the Serlachius Art & Sauna Express to Mänttä.

A return ticket entitles you to travel between different destinations in Mänttä. Normally a one-day local ticket to get around Mänttä costs €3. Under 4-year-olds travel for free.

Note! The bus does not run on the following days: Good Friday, Finland’s Independence Day 6 Dec, Christmas Eve 24 Dec, Christmas Day 25 Dec and New Year’s Eve 31 Dec.

PRICES OF BUS TICKETS

A return ticket Tampere–Mänttä–Tampere:
Adults 30 €
Students, pensioners and children (12–16 years) 26 €
Children (4–11 years) 20 €
Children under 4 years-old and assistants of disabled persons free of charge.

A one-way ticket:
Adults 20 €
Students, pensioners and children (12–16 years) 13 €
Children (4–11 years) 10 €
Children under 4 years-old and assistants of disabled persons free of charge.

How to book a return ticket?
Choose first a one-way ticket on your preferred date. After this, you are able to add the return journey on your booking and the system will give discount for both ways with the Serlachius Art & Sauna Express (adult’s ticket).

Book your ticket online at the latest 20 minutes in advance. You can also step on the bus without reservation, but we highly recommend it especially in the summertime. Tickets can be bought from the driver (cash or card). 

x = stops according to demand

BY TRAIN

From Tampere, a regional train leaves every day 12.06 pm and stops at Vilppula railway station at 13.06 pm.
From Vilppula, a regional train leaves every day to Tampere at 18.52 pm.
Check the timetables at VR.
The distance from the Vilppula railway station to Serlachius Manor is about 5 kilometres and to Serlachius Headquarters about 7 kilometres.

BY BUS

Check the bus timetables at Matkahuolto
The distance from Mänttä bus station to Serlachius Headquarters is about half a kilometre and to Serlachius Manor about two kilometres.

BIKE & RAIL CITY BIKES

Art Town Mänttä-Vilppula and Serlachius organise a city bike service between Vilppula railway station and Mänttä town centre summer 2024. Bikes will be available for renting until end of August. Service provider of Donkey Republic City Bikes is KaaKau Oy. 

Bike & Rail provides a possibility to make sustainable and experiential day trip in the Art Town. You may hop on a train in Tampere and book a bike for yourself in advance using Donkey Republic App. A bike is available for you at Vilppula railway station or at Serlachius Headquarters (until 15 June in the yard of Serlachius Residency, address Kauppaneuvoksenkatu 3, Mänttä).

WHEN YOU ARRIVE BY CAR

How to reach Serlachius by car? The Art Town Mänttä is located nicely in between the two bigger cities, Jyväskylä and Tampere, so it is easy to include Serlachius for example in a Lakeland round trip. Maybe a wonderful culture & design trip in the Southern Finland? Ask more tips from our sales service!

Mänttä-Vilppula is on National Route 58 between Orivesi and Keuruu. The travel time from Tampere to Mänttä is 1 hour 15 minutes and from Jyväskylä to Mänttä 1 hour and 10 minutes. To drive from Helsinki to Mänttä takes 3 hours and from Turku, Vaasa and Kuopio 2 hours and 50 minutes.

ELECTRIC CARS

The parking areas of both Serlachius Manor and Headquarters have charging points for electric cars that can be used to charge renewable, emission-free electricity. The charging station at Serlachius Manor has now eight paid charging points. Payment takes place either using card with contactless payment or online at: lataus.leppakoski.fi. You may also check the price for charging on their website. 

There are four Rapid charging points (DC) of which three have CCS connectors and one a CHAdeMo connector. Price of charging is 20 ct/min + starting fee 30 ct. Max charging power is 60 kW/charging point which is halved when two cars are charged simultaneously.

There are four basic charging stations (AC) with Type 2 connectors. Charging requires customers’ own cable. Price of charging is 25 ct/kWh + starting fee 30 ct. The power is 22 kW.

Serlachius Headquarters’s charging station has two 22 kW charging points with Type 2 connectors. The charging point is located in the parking area facing the factory. Price of charging is 25 ct/kWh + starting fee 30 ct.

NOTE!
If charging does not start, you may try following options:

• pay using a card via smart device (Apple Pay or Google Pay)
• pay for the charging at the web site of the service provider (Leppäkosken Energia) lataus.leppakoski.fi

RENT AN ELECTRIC CAR

You can rent an electric car from Avis Tampere and visit the Serlachius in an environmentally friendly way. Get a 10% discount on all short-term passenger car rentals using discount code V004600. See here for more information. 

CYCLING YOUR WAY

Why not enjoying the beautiful Lakeland sceneries while cycling towards the Art Town Mänttä and Serlachius! There are many good trails with interesting places to stop by and places to include in your itinerary, starting from Tampere.

Check out the cycle trails from Näsi Lake Trail.
Mänttä and Serlachius are in the Tales & History -part.

See also our tips for a sustainable round trip by train and bike from Helsinki:

AIRPORTS

Helsinki: 257 km / 2 h 40 min
Tampere: 102 km / 1 h 15 min
Jyväskylä: 98 km / 1 h 20 min

HARBORS

Helsinki: 265 km / 3 h
Turku: 250 km / 2 h 50 min
Vaasa: 258 km / 2 h 50 min