Air connections to the Jyväskylä Region

Finnair has flights from Helsinki to Jyväskylä, so you can also continue your trip to Jyväskylä by air. The Jyväskylä airport is located in Tikkakoski, about 20 kilometres from the city centre. The transfer from Jyväskylä Airport to the centre can be done by taxi or rental car. Please note that the taxi or rental car must be booked in advance. Rental cars can be ordered to Jyväskylä airport from Hertz and from Europcar.

Address: Jyväskylä Airport, Lentoasemantie 70, 41160 Tikkakoski, Jyväskylä

Jyväskylä Airport

There is no public transport from the Jyväskylä airport to Jyväskylä city centre, so a taxi is the best option if you are not renting a car for your stay. Please note that a taxi must be booked in advance either by phone  +358 100 6900 or with the JYTAKSI mobile app: App Store or Google Play

You can also pre-book a rental car. Rental cars can be ordered to Jyväskylä airport from Hertz and from Europcar. Read more about the services at the Tikkakoski airport. On the Finavia site you can easily find your flight schedules and your terminal, check what items you can pack and where you can pick up your luggage when you land. You can also read about the services available at the airport, check transport connections and parking facilities at the airport.

Photo: Kadi Kindma

Helsinki, Tampere & Turku Airports

Several airlines fly to Helsinki. If you fly to Helsinki, you can get on the Jyväskylä train connecting easily directly from the airport with just one change of trains. By train, you can also travel to Hankasalmi, Petäjävesi, Keuruu or Jämsä, for example. You can take a bus from the Helsinki airport to Jyväskylä and you can also rent a car at the airport. Read more about the services at the Helsinki Airport.

You can fly to Tampere with Ryanair, AirBaltic and Finnair. The airport is located in the municipality of Pirkkala, circa 17 km from Tampere city centre.  You can travel from Tampere to Jyväskylä by bus, by train or in a rental car.

You can also fly to Turku, for example, and jump on a bus, a train or a rental car.

Flight times from major cities to Helsinki

The flight times are estimated times and don’t include passport control and transfer time at the Helsinki airport. The train from Helsinki airport to Jyväskylä takes 3,5 hours.

Great Britain 

  • Manchester: flight time to Helsinki circa 3 hours
  • London: flight time to Helsinki circa 3 hours
  • Edinburgh: flight time to Helsinki circa 2 hours 50 minutes

Germany 

  • Berlin: flight time to Helsinki circa 2 hours
  • Munich: flight time to Helsinki circa 2 hours 40 minutes
  • Düsseldorf: flight time to Helsinki circa 2 hours 30 minutes
  • Frankfurt (am Main): flight time to Helsinki circa 2 hours 45 minutes
  • Hamburg: flight time to Helsinki circa 2 hours
  • Stuttgart: flight time to Helsinki circa 2 hours 45 minutes

France 

  • Paris: flight time to Helsinki circa 3 hours
  • Nice: flight time to Helsinki circa 3 hours 30 minutes

Italy 

  • Rome: flight time to Helsinki circa 3 hours 25 minutes
  • Milan: flight time to Helsinki circa 3 hours
  • Pisa: flight time to Helsinki circa 3 hours 15 minutes

Sweden 

  • Stockholm: flight time to Helsinki circa 1 hour
  • Gothenburg: flight time to Helsinki circa 1 hour 10 minutes

Spain 

  • Barcelona: flight time to Helsinki circa 4 hours
  • Malaga: flight time to Helsinki circa 3 hours45 minutes
  • Alicante: flight time to Helsinki circa 4 hours 25 minutes
  • Madrid: flight time to Helsinki circa 4 hours 25 minutes

Japan 

  • Tokyo: flight time to Helsinki circa 9 hours 30 minutes
  • Fukuoka: flight time to Helsinki circa 9 hours 30 minutes
  • Nagoya: flight time to Helsinki circa 9 hours 20 minutes
  • Osaka: light time to Helsinki circa 9 hours 45 minutes

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