Below, please find information about travelling and Arriving to Turku. You can also check Visit Turku’s useful guide to learn more: Travelling to and around Turku
Flight Connections
You can choose from direct flight options from Stockholm, Copenhagen, Riga, Gdansk and Rome, or pick a convenient connection with SAS via their Stockholm hub or with airBaltic via their Riga hub. The flight times to most Western European capitals take ca. 4 hours including the stopover. The airline SAS will open a new route Turku Airport – Copenhagen, Denmark, in spring 2025. SAS will operate the route from 31 March to 21 May 2025 four times a week on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Fridays.
It is fast and easy to fly from compact sized Turku airport, which is located 8 km or 25 min public bus ride away from the city center. Hop on bus number 1, right outside the airport, and you’ll reach the city center in just 20 minutes. A taxi ride to the center of Turku will cost around 20 euros. All taxis accept credit/debit cards. With its compact size, Turku Airport ensures a smooth and hassle-free experience—no long lines, just a quick transition to your journey.
More flight connections are also available from Helsinki-Vantaa airport, located 170 km or ca. 2,5 hours bus ride from Turku.
Also Tampere Pirkkala airport, which is 160 km away, can be reached with airBaltic and Ryanair flights.
Ferry connections from Germany, Sweden, Estonia and Archipelago
- Silja Line
- Viking Line
- Finnlines – car ferry from Naantali to Kapellskär
- Finnlines Finland-Germany connections
- Boat traffic in the Archipelago
Both boats from Stockholm to Turku or from Tallin to Helsinki are affordable and nice experiences.
Train & Bus connections to Turku
Train from Helsinki: there are two stations for train connection from Helsinki. Kupittaa (Turku) is a bit closer to campus and venue and you can choose it as a destination and vice versa. You can also choose Turku central railway station. Turku railway station is close to city centrum and the walking distance to campus and venue is short from there as well.
Train from other cities than Helsinki (e.g. Tampere): please choose Turku (the central railway station) as the destination and vice versa.
Connection to Turku from Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
Connection to Turku from Helsinki city centre or other cities
Taxi services
To call a taxi in Turku, please dial +358 2 10041 (Taxidata)
Local traffic in Turku
- Föli (website for the public transportation)
Arriving to University of Turku
The Conference Venue is located at the University of Turku, Educarium and Publicum buildings. Address: Assistentinkatu 5-7.
An easy way to get to is to take a bus or have a nice walk. You can also use the Turku city bikes from the city centre.
Event Map
Event Map will be updated here closer to event.
