When's the next bus?

Live departures from Rotuaari, Pekuri, the university and the hospital — which times are real estimates from the bus and which are just the timetable, plus what a ticket costs.

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When's the next bus?

Live departures from Rotuaari, Pekuri, the university and the hospital — which times are real estimates from the bus and which are just the timetable, plus what a ticket costs.

The next buses out of four of Oulu's busiest stops, read live from Oulu Regional Transport's own real-time feed.

Oulu marks the two sides of a road as separate stops — E and P. Each board below is one side, so check the destination before you get on.

Next out · Rotuaari — the middle of town

01:57→ Teknologiakylä

Service notices across the network right now

Kaakkurin th E ja P pois käytöstä 20.7.2026 alkaen
Ratakatu E- ja P-pysäkit avautuvat käyttöön 3.8.
Karhunkedontie E -pysäkki poistuu tilapäisesti käytöstä viikolla 26
Muhoksella pysäkit Keskustie E ja Keskustie P poissa käytöstä 15.6. alkaen
Eeralantie E ja P -pysäkit poissa käytöstä 31.10.2026 saakka

Oulun joukkoliikenne (OSL) publishes these for the whole network, not for one stop, so some will not affect the stops on this page. Oulun joukkoliikenne (OSL) sets them and is the authority — open one for the detail and the dates.

Rotuaari — the middle of town

The stop on the pedestrian street. Most of the city routes call here.

Departs	When	Service	To
01:57	01:57	8timetable	Teknologiakylä
04:45	04:45	20Btimetable	Martinniemi
05:29	05:29	1timetable	Jylkynkangas
05:31	05:31	2timetable	Ritaharju
05:38	05:38	4Atimetable

Pekuri — the buses out to the region

On Torikatu, a minute's walk from Rotuaari. Kiiminki, Haukipudas and Muhos services call at this side; the Kempele and Lumijoki side is across the road.

Departs	When	Service	To
04:47	04:47	20Btimetable	Martinniemi
05:11	05:11	35BKtimetable	Kiiminki
05:45	05:45	40timetable	Muhos
05:47	05:47	20Btimetable	Martinniemi
06:11

Yliopisto — the university at Linnanmaa

On Yliopistokatu at the campus, the side heading back towards town.

Departs	When	Service	To
05:06	05:06	2timetable	Metsokangas
05:14	05:14	3timetable	Metsokangas
05:16	05:16	1timetable	Metelinkangas
05:25	05:25	8timetable	Lentoasema
05:44	05:44

OYS — the hospital

At Oulu University Hospital on Kajaanintie, the side heading towards town.

Departs	When	Service	To
04:35	04:35	20Btimetable	Martinniemi
05:20	05:20	2timetable	Ritaharju
05:35	05:35	20Btimetable	Martinniemi
06:05	06:05	2timetable	Ritaharju
06:35	06:35

The ticket the board can't show you

OSL runs one flat fare — the price is the same however far you go, anywhere in Oulu, Hailuoto, Ii, Kempele, Liminka, Lumijoki, Muhos and Tyrnävä. A single is valid for 90 minutes from the moment you buy it, so changing bus inside that window costs nothing extra. An adult single is 2,90 € from the OSL app, from value on an OSL card, at an R-kioski, or by tapping a contactless card on the bus. From the driver it is cash only and 5,00 € — and double that between 23:00 and 04:30. Children 7–16 pay 1,45 €, or 2,00 € cash. Tapping the same contactless card all day is capped at 11,00 €. Prices checked with OSL on 29 July 2026.

Times marked “live” are real-time estimates from the vehicle; “timetable” times are the plan and can change. This board reads Oulun joukkoliikenne (OSL) — it is not the operator, so always confirm the last one on their own page.

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