Jyväskylä railway station is served by VR direct trains to Helsinki, Pieksämäki, Tampere, Turku, Vaasa and many other destinations in Finland. The station was extensively modernized in 2002.
Jyväskylä Airport is situated in Tikkakoski, about 20 kilometers (12 mi) north of Jyväskylä. It has regular direct flights to Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. The airport serves also as a military and charter airport.
The city is on crossroads of many main roads of Finland. European route E75 passes the city from South to North and E63 from Southeast to Northwest.
Jyväskylä harbour is home for many passenger ships operating on lake Päijänne. On summer time there are direct ship connections to Lahti, Jämsä, Suolahti, Viitasaari and some other cities.
The public transportation system is operated by Jyväskylän liikenne and it is based on bus lines.
In 2009 the modal share of the city was dominated by cars (61%). Modal split of pedestrians 20% and bicyclers 13% is relatively high compared to other Finnish cities. Public transportation had 4% modal share
