How to get to Varjola

BY CAR

From Jyväskylä city center
Drive to Laukaa and from the traffic circle in Laukaa continue approximately 5 km towards Suolahti. Just before the big bridge going over the Kuusa rapids turn left (sign: Valkola 8). Then drive 200 m and you arrive to Varjola.From Jyväskylä (Tikkakoski) airportTurn to left (E4) towards north. Drive about 1,5 km and then turn to the right following sign towards Laukaa. Drive about 10 km and then you arrive to a T-crossing. Turn left and drive about 3,5 km towards Suolahti. Just before the big bridge going over the Kuusa rapids turn left (sign: Valkola 8). Then drive 200 m and you arrive to Varjola.

BY AIR

Varjola is easily accessible by air. The airport is located in Tikkakoski, about 19 kilometres from Varjola.

The Finavia website offers information on timetables and terminals. Airlines flying to Jyväskylä include Finnair and Flybe.
Departing?
Visit www.finavia.fi/en/jyvaskyla/departing
Arriving?
Visit www.finavia.fi/en/jyvaskyla/arriving

Transport connections:
https://www.finavia.fi/en/airports/jyvaskyla/parking-access

Flights to Jyväskylä:
Finnair, Customer service and reservations  www.finnair.com/fi/gb/

BY TRAIN OR COACH

Varjola is located in the middle of Finland, nearest train station Jyväskylä is only 26 km from Varjola.
From Jyväskylä it is possible to take a taxi, rental car, or local bus.

The rail journey to Jyväskylä takes 1.5 hours from Tampere and less than 3.5 hours from Helsinki. Information on special offers is available at www.vr.fi
You can buy tickets at the VR Online Shop. Tickets can also be purchased at the Travel Centre.

For bus timetables and fares, click here: www.matkahuolto.fi/en. Occasionally Matkahuolto offers highly affordable tickets to Jyväskylä at €10 or even lower.
The Onnibus budget bus company also operates services to Jyväskylä. Check the Onnibussi timetables and fares here: www.onnibus.com/home.
When travelling by train or coach, you will arrive in Jyväskylä city centre.

LOCAL BUS TO VARJOLA FROM JYVÄSKYLÄ

From Jyväskylä city centre you can take local bus to Varjola.
Varjola is situated in rural countryside, and therefore bus routes are rare in the countryside areas.

From Jyväskylä to Varjola by bus:
Here you can find more info of whole Jyväskylä area public buses

From nearest bus stop to Varjola:
Distance to nearest bus stop to Varjola is about 700 meters, it is called: KUUSA P (Kuusa is local village, P is North)

Here is link to Google map from bus stop to Varjola

Local buses, you can search bus time tables from here: https://jyvaskyla.digitransit.fi/

BY LAKE

Varjola is accessible by wide channel network from Jyväskylä marina. Päijänne-Risteilyt Hildén organises boat trips from Jyväskylä to Varjola harbour.
Jyväskylä’s refurbished busy marina is located close to the heart of the city and Travel Centre, where buses and trains arrive/departs. So it is easy to arrive to Jyväskylä by train or bus, and take a boat to Varjola.

Boat trip from Jyväskylä to Varjola harbour takes about 3,5 hours.
Boat cruise is available: on Saturdays during 08.06. – 10.08.2019
Timetables here: https://www.paijanne-risteilythilden.fi/en/tuote/boat-trip-jyvaskyla-aanekoski/
Channel pear in Varjola is called: Kuusa lock
Tickets can be bought from website here
Or from varjola: varjola@varjola.com tel +358 20 792 8080