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By train to Jyväskylä Region

Jyväskylä is well connected by rail, making it easy to reach the urban centre of Jyväskylä Region by train. In Jyväskylä Region, you can also take the train to Keuruu, Petäjävesi, Hankasalmi and Jämsä. 

Check current offers on the VR website. You can also buy your train ticket at a ticket  machine at the Jyväskylä Matkakeskus travel centre. You can find the VR mobile app in the App Store or Play Store. 

Photo: Pekka Keskinen / VR

By train to the Jyväskylä Region from elsewhere in Finland

VR’s InterCity trains run directly to Jyväskylä through the popular railway hubs of Tampere and Pieksämäki.

You can get from Helsinki to Jyväskylä in less than 3.5 hours and from Tampere in 1.5 hours. If you fly to Helsinki, you can easily get to Jyväskylä by train directly from the airport with one connecting train. Long-distance trains arrive at Jyväskylä Matkakeskus travel centre, which is located right next to the centre of Jyväskylä.

Long-distance trains pass through Jämsä on their way to Jyväskylä and continue to Hankasalmi.
 

Photo: Pekka Keskinen / VR

By train in Jyväskylä Region

Rail connections enable train travel in Jyväskylä Region from Jyväskylä to Keuruu, Petäjävesi, Hankasalmi and Jämsä. There are daily IC trains from Jyväskylä to Jämsä and Hankasalmi, which cover the distance in about half an hour. You can easily reach Keuruu and Petäjävesi from Jyväskylä on a railcar. In Jyväskylä, trains arrive and depart from Matkakeskus travel centre. 

Jyväskylä Travel Centre Map

Where are the train and bus platforms? Where are the toilets? Where is the luggage storage? Check from the area map for easy reference!

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