Public transportation is operated by Koskilinjat (http://www.linjakas.fi/la...). Single ticket kertalippu in the city of Oulu costs â¬3.10 â¬1.60 for children ages 4-11. Between 23:00-04:00 a single ticket costs â¬6.20. A single ticket allows one transfer within 60 minutes. A 24-hour ticket matkailijalippu allows unlimited use of the buses for the 24-hour period for â¬14.40 â¬7.20 for children. To plan your route in the city, try Linjakas (http://www.linjakas.fi/la...). It gives you the most convenient route to where you want to go, including walks to/from bus stops, which bus lines to use and where to switch buses. Bus drivers generally do not speak English, so plan your trip beforehand.
To get a good look around Oulu, with English commentary, try Potnapekka (http://www.koskilinjat.fi...). Half train, half bus, it operates during summer months June to August on two routes, via Nallikari or Hupisaaret, through roads for light traffic. Both routes leave from the stone ball at Rotuaari at the center of Oulu and the journey lasts about one hour. You can hop off and in on the way.
Oulu is renowned for its good bicycle routes, which get you around the city easily and safely even through the cold winter. To rent a bicycle try Pyörä-Suvala, Lekatie 27. If you're staying at Nallikari Camping, Leiritie 10, they also have bikes to rent for visitors costing â¬12/day. Also if you are on budget you will find bikes just laying next to road. Usually those bikes are stolen by drunken people escaping from center and left in bushes next to suburbian housing. Don't hesitate to make use of them.
