Local travel

From the Turku airport to the city centre
Local bus number 1 (route: airport-city centre-ferry harbour) leaves from the airport approximately every 20-30 minutes. It stops in front of the Hotel Julia, in the Market Place in front of the Sokos Hotel Hamburger Börs, and further two stops down in direction of the Harbour in front of the Hotels Cumulus and Ramada.

Bus tickets can be bought from the driver, single ticket 2 € (3 € after 11 p.m. ), valid for 2 hours.

From the Market Place to Congress Venue Turku Fair and Congress Centre
A special congress shuttle bus will be arranged between the congress venue and the congress hotels. Timetable and more information will be published later on this website.

In addition, a regular Turku city bus number 32 drives close by the Turku Fair and Congress Centre, leaving from the Market Place ( Eerikinkatu street ) opposite side of the street from the Hotel Hamburger Börs.

Taxi
Taxis are generally easy to get, you may call for one (tel. +358 2 10041). There are also several taxi stands in the city centre, one on the Market Place. For a 5 km trip you may expect the fare to be around 10 euros, 10 km 15 euros. After 8 p.m. a small additional charge.

At the congress venue, you can ask the Congress Office to call you a taxi.

Railway station
The main railway station is within a walking distance from the city centre hotels. Please see the congress map S2 for the exact location. Please consult the VR website for more information. Turku is about a 2-hour train trip from Tampere and Helsinki .

Bus station
The long distance bus station is also close to the city centre (please see the congress map). Please consult the ExpressBus website for information about the tickets and timetables. If you are flying to Helsinki airport and planning to take a bus from there, check the timetable for Helsinki-Vantaa – Turku .

Car rental
Hertz has been appointed as the Official Car Rental Partner for IHW 2005. Hertz offers workshop participants special conference fares in Finland.

If you are interested in renting a car, please see the attached Car Rental Reservation Form. After the reservation form has been filled in, please press the ‘submit’ button and the form will be transferred to the local Hertz office in Turku. You will receive a confirmation of your booking by telephone or by e-mail.

If you have any questions or problems concerning your booking, please contact the Hertz office in Turku.
E-mail: hertz.turku@hertz.fi
Telephone: +358 2 5151 200

Bicycle rental
Bicycle rental is available for IHW delegates. There are bike paths from downtown Turku to the Fair and Congress Center, as well as to many other directions. Bicycles can be rented from the local tourist office, Turku Touring. Please contact for more details tourist.info@turku.fi.