The city is well connected domestically, but sparsely connected internationally. Perhaps the most scenic way to get to Turku is by taking a passenger ferry across the Baltic Sea, from Stockholm in Sweden.
By plane
Turku Airport (http://www.finavia.fi/air...) IATA: TKU is located 8 km north of the city. There are domestic flights from Helsinki, Mariehamn, Oulu, and Tampere. International scheduled flights from Budapest, Brussels, Warsaw, Stockholm, Copenhagen, Riga, Tallinn and Gdansk. Bus line 1 €2.50 connects the airport to the market square Kauppatori and the port.
By car
Turku is well connected by road. Route E18 leads west from Helsinki 2 hours. Route E63 leads south-west from Tampere 2:15, while E8 heads south from Pori 2:15.
By train
VR (http://www.vr.fi/en/index.html) offers direct day connections from Helsinki 2h, Tampere 1:40, Pieksämäki, and Kuopio. There is also overnight car train to Rovaniemi. The railway station is in the northern part of the city center. Note that some trains continue onwards to the Port of Turku Turun satama, which is quite handy if connecting to a ferry.
By ship
The Port of Turku (http://www.port.turku.fi) is next to Turku Castle and is easily accessible on bus line 1 from the Market Square Kauppatori. The port also has its own railway station, and some trains depart at the port.
The two biggest ferry lines are Viking Line (http://www.vikingline.fi) andSilja Line (http://www.tallinksilja.com). Each one has a morning and an evening departure from Stockholm, Sweden, with a brief stop at the à land Islands. For a scenic view, a morning departure is advisable. Evening departures provide adequate night club activities on board if you want to cut loose before arriving in Turku.
The steamer S/S Ukkopekka (http://ukkopekka.fi) also offers cruises to/from nearby Naantali, the home of Moomin World (http://www.muumimaailma.fi).
During summertime m/s Ruissalo offers route between city and Ruissalo island.