Turku railway station
- Ticket vending machine
- Toilet
- Car-carrier loading
Turku railway station
Ratapihankatu 37
20100 Turku
Waiting room opening hours
Mon-Sat 6.30–21
Sun 7.30–21
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.
Accessibility at the station
At the moment only platform 7 is in use at the Turku station. The accessible route to platform 7 is through the footbridge on the harbour side. 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 017, 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.
Turku Art Museum
Turku Art Museum is just a 10-minute walk from the railway station.
Turku Art Museum, Opens in a new tabLogomo
The magnificent venue is located right next to the railway station in the facilities of our old machine shop.
Logomo, Opens in a new tabTurku 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.
In August 2022, the FTIA will start track work between Turku and Kupittaa stations. During track work, the railway line is shut off between Turku and Kupittaa, and trains to Helsinki arrive and depart from the Kupittaa station instead of Turku. Traffic between Turku and Tampere is running normally.
Frequently asked questions about the railway line interruption
Track work will cause changes in train traffic between Helsinki and Turku starting from August 2022. The railway line between the Kupittaa and Turku railway stations will be shut off, which is why the terminus of the trains from Helsinki destined for Turku is Kupittaa. During the railway line interruption, train tickets between Helsinki and Turku will only be sold for travel to the Kupittaa station. If your trip search (e.g. Salo–Turku) does not show results, try switching your search so that the terminus is Kupittaa instead of Turku.
For trains arriving and departing from Tampere, the Turku station is in normal use.
The duration of the track work on the Kupittaa–Turku railway section is estimated to be two years.
The railway line interruption mainly causes changes to the multi-tickets between Turku and Helsinki. No changes will be made in the multi-tickets between Turku and Tampere. If you have a valid multi-ticket between Turku and Salo/Helsinki, you can use it normally before the start of the railway line interruption in August.
When the railway line interruption starts, the use of the multi-ticket will change: the terminus for the trains from Helsinki to Turku will be Kupittaa, instead of Turku. This will have an impact on the available train connections and the booking of journeys with the multi-ticket.
If you have bought your multi-ticket through vr.fi or the VR Matkalla app, you can edit the route of your ticket when you book individual journeys with your multi-ticket. Once the railway line interruption has started, your ticket will be valid for journeys from Kupittaa to Helsinki and from Helsinki to Kupittaa.
Instructions
- Log in to your account at vr.fi or in the VR Matkalla app and proceed from the Tickets/My Tickets section to book a journey in the same way as you would normally do when booking a journey with your multi-ticket.
- In the search field that shows the route on your ticket, click Turku. In the drop-down menu, replace Turku with Kupittaa. In the VR Matkalla app, click “Done” below.
- Once the station has been changed, all train services between Kupittaa and the other station of your route will be listed in the search results and you can choose the service that suits you best.
If you have bought your multi-ticket through another sales channel or you cannot use your multi-ticket once the railway line interruption has started, please contact our customer service.
The railway line interruption mainly causes changes to the season tickets between Turku and Helsinki. No changes will be made in the season ticket between Turku and Tampere. If you have a valid season ticket between Turku and Salo/Helsinki, you can use it normally before the start of the railway line interruption in August.
When the railway line interruption starts, the use of the season ticket will change: the terminus for the trains from Helsinki to Turku will be Kupittaa, instead of Turku. This will have an impact on the available train connections and the seat reservation with the season ticket.
You can edit the route of your ticket in the VR Matkalla app when booking a seat with your season ticket. Once the railway line interruption has started, your ticket will be valid for journeys from Kupittaa to Helsinki and from Helsinki to Kupittaa.
Instructions
- Log in to your account at vr.fi or in the VR Matkalla app and proceed from the Tickets section to seat reservation in the same way as you would normally do.
- Click the field that shows the route on your ticket. In the drop-down menu, replace Turku with Kupittaa and then click “Done” below.
- Once the station has been changed, all train services between Kupittaa and the other station of your route will be listed in the search results and you can choose the service that suits you best.
If you have bought your multi-ticket through another sales channel or you cannot use your multi-ticket once the railway line interruption has started, please contact our customer service.
Please note!
As of 18 July, multi-tickets and season tickets can no longer be purchased for journeys between Turku and Helsinki (or intermediate stops such as Salo). Instead, multi-tickets and season tickets are available for journeys between Kupittaa and Helsinki. Before the start of the railway line interruption, Kupittaa–Helsinki tickets are also valid for travel between the Turku Central Railway Station and Helsinki.
- Train traffic between Tampereen and Turku and Turku Port continues as usual during the the railway line interruption.
- Trains towards Tampere will depart from track 7. Trains arriving from Tampere arrive at platform 7 or the new platform 017, which is located next to Logomo, on the opposite side of the track yard from the station.
- Turku region public transport Föli operates bus services between the Turku and Kupittaa stations.
- Bus connections 32 and 42 run between Turku and Kupittaa station mainly at intervals of approximately 10 minutes.
- A bus ticket can easily be bought with contactless payment when boarding. The price of a single ticket is EUR 3.00 for adults and EUR 1.50 for children under the age of 15. Tickets are valid for 2 hours.
- There is only one zone in Föli traffic, so the same single ticket is valid for the entire Föli travel area.
- Find out more about bus connections, timetables and tickets on the Föli website, Opens in a new tab.
- 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.
More information
You can find more information at the FTIA's online service.
Read more, Opens in a new tabPark 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 tabThe 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.