The city is quite compact and most things to see are within walking distance. The commercial center and nightlife is concentrated in the area around the market square.
The local bus traffic to other parts of the city and the surrounding municipalities leave mainly from the southern end of the market square or from the western side of Rewell Center shopping mall. Bus lines typically have interval of one hour or half an hour per line. The office for the city buses, Vaasan Paikallisliikenne (http://www.vaasanpaikalli...), is situated on the second floor of Rewell Center. There is a graphical route planner (http://vaasa.seasam.com/n...) to find suitable bus routes and timetables.
There are two taxi stations in the center of Vaasa Hovioikeudenpuistikko 10 and 23. You can call a taxi to any address through the number +358 6 100 411 when calling from abroad the number is +358 6 3200 111.
There is a local company called Vaasan Taxivene tel. +358 500 667 760 or +358 400 594 967, [email protected] (http://www.vaasantaxivene.fi) that offers taxi services by boat. This service is best suited for groups rather than individuals since the rates tend to be quite high for the lone travellera taxiboat for nine passengers is â¬140/h. The same company organizes special archipelago cruises and waterskiing.
