Arrival by train

Both trains and coaches arrive at and depart from Jyväskylä Travel Centre rail/coach interchange located in the centre of the city (Hannikaisenkatu 20, Jyväskylä). The Travel Centre sells tickets for trains operated by VR/Finnish State Railways and coach services operated by Matkahuolto.

The train journey from Helsinki to Jyväskylä using the Pendolino express service takes 3.5 hours at its fastest while the trip from Tampere to Jyväskylä takes roughly 1.5 hours. Train tickets can be purchased from VR/Finnish State Railways’ net store or in Jyväskylä from the Travel Centre ticket office. 

If you are flying into Helsinki-Vantaa, the simplest solution is to take the local train from the airport to Tikkurila and change there to a Jyväskylä-bound train.

Arrival by plane
Jyväskylä airport is situated in Tikkakoski approximately 23 km from Jyväskylä. Finnair operates flights to Jyväskylä from popular Helsinki-Vantaa international airport roughly three times a day. The flight from Helsinki to Jyväskylä takes about 50 minutes. Finavia’s website provides further information on travelling to Jyväskylä by plane as well as further details of flights to Helsinki-Vantaa.

There is no airport transfer between Tikkakoski and the centre of Jyväskylä, so a taxi should be booked in advance by calling +358 (0)100 6900 before boarding the plane in Helsinki. The taxi journey from the airport to the centre of Jyväskylä takes about 15 minutes. For further information please visit JYTAKSI website.

The nearest international airport to Jyväskylä is in Tampere, some two hours away. From there Jyväskylä can be reached handily by train or coach. For further information on flights to/from Tampere please visit Finavia and for timetables of trains between Tampere and Jyväskylä please visit VR and for details of coach services please visit Matkahuolto. 

Arrival by bus
Jyväskylä can also be reached easily by bus: tickets can be bought from Matkahuolto’s web store which also provides details of routes, timetables and fares. The journey from Helsinki to Jyväskylä by express bus takes approximately 4.5 hours. Many express busses also call at Helsinki-Vantaa airport, where the bus can be boarded.

A slightly quicker bus connection from the centre of Helsinki to Jyväskylä is operated by Onnibus. This takes about 3.5 hours (but does not call at Helsinki-Vantaa). Tickets can also be purchased online.

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