Turku railway station
- Ticket vending machine
- Toilet
- Car-carrier loading
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Turku railway station
Ratapihankatu 37
20100 Turku
Waiting room opening hours
Mon-Sat 6.30–21
Sun 7.30–21
Departures and arrivals
Departing
Arrivals
Track trains
Ticket sales
- Ticket vending machine
- No VR service point
Services at the station
- Toilet
- Car-carrier loading
- Luggage lockers unavailable
Accessibility
- Assistance service at the station
- Raised platforms, accessible entry onto low-floor train.
Information about the station’s services
Railway line interruption in Turku from 15 Aug 2022
Read more about the changes in train sevices between Turku and Kupittaa here, Opens in a new tab. Note! This information is valid until 23 June 2024.
Information about the traffic interruption taking place from 24 June to 28 July 2024 can be found here.
Traffic interruption between Helsinki and Turku 24 June–28 July 2024
Due to track work, we will replace all trains between Helsinki and Turku with buses from 24 June to 28 July. Read more about the effects of the railway line interruption and the exceptional arrangements here.
Accessibility at the station
Platforms 7 and 17 are in use at the Turku station. The accessible route to platform 7 is through the footbridge on the harbour side. The footbridge can be accessed with elevator. Access to the station building is from track side station doors.
Assistance service at the station
The assistance point is located in front of the main entrance, on the town side of the station building. Drop-off traffic can reach the immediate vicinity of the assistance point. There is no shelter at the assistance point.
There is a second assistance point located near the temporary platform 17, next to the entrance to the Logomo Bridge.
To book assistance service, call VR customer service for accessible travel at 0800 188 822 (free of charge, service hours Mon–Fri 5am–10pm, Sat–Sun 7am–10pm) no later than 24 hours before your departure.
Car and vehicle loading
Please reserve enough time to reach the site. If VR loads the car on your behalf please bring the car and hand over the keys no later than 30 minutes before the loading begins. Vehicle loading takes place from 7pm until 7.30 pm.
The keys to cars left to be loaded by VR must be be left in VR’s locker no later than 30 minutes before loading begins.
Print out your ticket and attach it to the keys. You can also write the ticket information on a paper (name, phone number, departure date, train, departure station, destination station, car make and model, and registration number).
Keys to cars that arrive can be picked up from the car-loading staff. However, on weekdays the keys that are not picked up will be taken to the Turku railway station Avis Car Rental starting from 08.30 a.m. On weekends, you get the keys from the Car-loading staff. Car-loading staff is available during loading and reachable by phone between 09.20–10.45 at 029 434 8063 (lnc/mcc).
Vicinity of railway station
You can find a map of the surroundings of the Turku railway station as a pdf file on the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency’s website, Opens in a new tab.
From the station, you could go to...
Explore the numerous destinations near the railway station! Here are a few examples.
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Turku Art Museum
Turku Art Museum is just a 10-minute walk from the railway station.
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Logomo
The magnificent venue is located right next to the railway station in the facilities of our old machine shop.
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Turku Castle
Turku Castle is located only about 3 km from Turku Central Station.
Turku Castle, Opens in a new tabMap of Turku railway station from 22 May 2022
The car train loading site has been relocated to Vaunukatu 4. The driving route to the car train station that goes through Aninkaistensilta and Köydenpunojankaari is marked on the map with a red line.
You can see the walking route to the departure platform of the night train, which goes over the Logomo bridge, marked on the map with a dotted red line.
Trains to Tampere depart from Turku on track 7. Trains from Tampere arrive in Turku either on track 7 or on the new track 17. Track 17 is located next to Logomo, on the opposite side of the railway yard from the station. The walk from the railway station to track 17 is about 15 minutes.
Frequently asked questions about the railway line interruption
- Train traffic between Tampereen and Turku and Turku Port continues as usual during the the railway line interruption.
- Trains depart from track 7 or 17. Platform 17 is located next to Logomo, on the opposite side of the track yard from the station.
- VR offers a taxi discount to train passengers together with Menevä and TaxiData: by showing your train ticket, you will receive a taxi journey at a 10% discount. The discount is valid to and from stations in Turku.
- VR and Hertz offer train passengers up to -15% discount on car rentals. Rent your car in advance and hop on it right at the train station after your train journey.
- Rental car discount is valid in both Turku and Kupittaa stations.
- Read more about the service and rent the car here.
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Park your car at the station and hop on a train
Did you know that the P-Logomo parking area is located just north of the Turku railway station? The parking area can be easily accessed from Köydenpunojankatu.
Navigate to the parking area, Opens in a new tabTraffic interruption between Helsinki and Turku 24 June–28 July 2024
Read more about the effects of the railway line interruption and the exceptional arrangements here.
Bus routes
Please note! The third number of the bus on your ticket indicates the route. For example, 76100 means route B1.
B1 Helsinki–Kupittaa–Turku
B2 Helsinki–Leppävaara–Salo–Kupittaa–Turku
B3 Helsinki–Kirkkonummi–Karjaa–Salo–Kupittaa–Turku
B4 Helsinki–Kirkkonummi-Karjaa
You can see the timetables for the buses in the travel search on vr.fi or in the VR Matkalla app. You can also download the timetables in pdf form. (timetable is only in Finnish.)
Replacement bus timetables during the traffic interruption (24 June to 28 July 2024)
Stops for the replacement buses
We gathered together the stops of the replacement buses at railway stations. You can read more here., Opens in a new tab
Frequently asked questions about the railway line interruption
This information is valid from 24 June to 28 July.
If there is space in the luggage compartment of the bus, you can take your bike with you. Please note that it is not possible to book a place for a bike in advance.
If there is no room for your bike on the bus, you can travel on the next departure with your original ticket.
Primarily yes. In Inkoo, the bus stops about 5 km from the train station, close to the centre of Inkoo. See the exact departure and stopping locations here., Opens in a new tab
Tickets are not sold on the buses, but must be purchased in advance. You can buy tickets from e.g. vr.fi, the VR Matkalla app, R-kioski or ticket vending machines.
Unfortunately, replacement buses do not have accessible travel services. If all trains on your travel date have been replaced with a bus due to track work, we will arrange an accessible taxi for you. Contact our free accessible travel service by calling 0800 188 822, and we will help you!
Unfortunately, the replacement buses do not have child seats and the seat belts on the buses might not be suitable for securing child seats.
Replacement buses have limited space for baggage. Pets are allowed to travel with their owner on replacement buses for a pet charge. Guide, assistance and hearing dogs travel free of charge.
You can inquire about lost property directly from the operator of the departure in question. If you are not sure which operator it was, you can contact our customer service. , Opens in a new tab
If there are a lot of advance bookings for a bus, we may have had to remove the departure from sales in order to ensure that the buses have sufficient capacity. The bus will run normally, but you will no longer be able to buy new tickets for the departure.
If you do not have a ticket yet, you can travel on another connection. Buy your ticket in advance since tickets are not sold aboard the buses.
The buses replacing long-distance trains will continue from Kupittaa to Turku Central Railway Station and, around the departure and arrival times of ships, also to the Port of Turku and vice versa.
Train traffic between Tampereen and Turku and Turku Port continues as usual during the the railway line interruption. Trains depart from track 7 or 17. Platform 17 is located next to Logomo, on the opposite side of the track yard from the station.
The functionalist station
The Turku station was opened in 1876. The construction of the current station building, which represents functionalist architectural design, was completed in 1940. It was built for the Helsinki Summer Olympics in 1952 because it was believed that the majority of tourists would arrive from the Port of Turku.
Significant cultural environment
There are a lot of buildings from the late 19th century in the area surrounding the station. The Finnish Heritage Agency has classified the area around the Turku Central railway station as a nationally significant built cultural environment.
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