Arrival in Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä is in Central Finland, about 270 km north of Helsinki. The start is in Vaajakoski on the east side of the city and the finish is at Peurunka in Laukaa, north of Jyväskylä. You can stay in either place; our partners have rooms. Our buses run from Peurunka to Vaajakoski before and after the race.
Where to stay
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Kylpylähotelli Peurunka
Spa hotel at the finish. The finish line is next to the hotel, and on race morning the buses to the start leave from Peurunka.
Participant offers will be published later.
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Finlandia Hotel Alba
On the shore of Lake Jyväsjärvi near Jyväskylä city centre, about a 9 km drive from the Vaajakoski start.
Ahlmaninkatu 4, 40100 Jyväskylä
Participant offers will be published later.
By train
Direct trains run from Helsinki to Jyväskylä and take about three hours. From Helsinki Airport you can take the train with one change. Tickets and timetables are on VR, the Finnish rail operator.
By bus
Long-distance buses arrive at the Jyväskylä travel centre (Matkakeskus) next to the city centre. There are direct buses from Helsinki, Turku, Tampere, Kuopio and Oulu. Timetables are on Matkahuolto and Onnibus.
By car
From Helsinki, take the E75 via Lahti or the E12 via Tampere and Jämsä. The drive takes about three hours. See the Info page for parking.
By plane
Jyväskylä Airport is in Tikkakoski, about 23 km from the city centre.
