Transport connections

Kankaanpää is located at the intersection of Järvisuomentie (highway 23) and Pohjanmaantie (main road 44). These roads connect Kankaanpää towards Pori and Rauma to southern Satakunta, to Ostrobothnia via Kauhajoki to Seinäjoki and Vaasa, and to Jyväskylä via Parkano. The most direct route to Tampere is either via Ikaalinen or Lavia.

Distances from Kankaanpää

• Helsinki 274 kilometers
• Tampere 95 kilometers
• Turku 174 kilometers
• Pori 52 kilometers (nearest commercial airport and port)
• Parkano 43 kilometers (nearest train station 49 kilometers)
• Jämijärvi 20 kilometers (nearest small airport)

Bus traffic

Kankaanpää bus station has several daily connections to Pori. The service to Tampere, Parkano, Jyväskylä, Vaasa and Helsinki is more limited and partly based on connecting connections. See more detailed schedules Seutu+ A route guide covering the entire country can be found on the Finnish Transport Agency's website. Travel.fi.

Train service

The nearest train station to Kankaanpää is in Parkano. See more detailed timetables VRfrom the website of

Railway station call traffic

Changes to the call service schedule from December 14, 2025

The departure time of the early evening train departing from Parkano railway station towards Tampere and Helsinki has changed to 17:04 as of December 14, 2025.

As a result, the afternoon departure time of the pick-up service from Kankaanpää has also been brought forward by 5 minutes, also starting from 14 December 2025. The new departure times at the stops are:

• Kelankaari 4 (Kunnonlähde) at 4:00 PM
• Bus station at 4:10 PM
• Niinisalo at around 4:20 p.m.

VR's schedule changes from 14 December 2025 also took place in some other train services to which call services are connected. The changes are only minor and do not affect the departure time of call taxis from Kankaanpää. Check the changing schedules of the trains that affect you in VR's travel search!

Railway station call service instructions

There is a shuttle service between Kankaanpää and Parkano railway stations on weekdays in the morning and evening and on Sunday evenings, allowing you to board a train in Parkano for a few key train services and also to arrive at Kankaanpää from the train.

The call traffic service was launched in the fall of 2024 as a one-year trial, and based on the positive experiences and customer feedback, it was decided to establish the service as a permanent part of the service offering of the City of Kankaanpää.

The call service enables people to travel for work, shopping and leisure without their own car, especially in the direction of Tampere and Helsinki, by providing a reliable connection to the most important train services. It enables passengers to board a train from Kankaanpää in the morning, especially in the south towards Helsinki, and back in the early evening. It is also possible to travel to Kankaanpää in the morning from a train arriving from the south and back in the early evening. The primary destination train services also enable some travel to the north or to those arriving from there.

A place in the car must be reserved/ordered in advance. If there are no orders, the car will not run. The service operates on weekdays from Monday to Friday in the morning and early evening shifts and on Sundays in the early evening shifts. The service also operates during holidays. Otherwise, the service is not available on weekends or public holidays.

Train connections on weekdays for which it is possible to order transportation 

Kankaanpää – Parkano railway station
• 7.12 for the train in the direction of Tampere (can also be used for the 7.46 train in the direction of Seinäjoki, in which case the customer may have to wait at the station)
• 17.04 for the train in the direction of Tampere (can also be used for the 17.36 train in the direction of Seinäjoki, in which case the customer may have to wait at the station)

Parkano railway station – Kankaanpää
• 7.43 from the Tampere direction (you can also use the 7.11 from the Seinäjoki direction, in which case the customer may have to wait at the station)
• 17.35 from the Tampere direction (you can also use the 17.03 from the Seinäjoki direction, in which case the customer may have to wait at the station)

Train connections on Sunday evenings:

Kankaanpää – Parkano railway station
• 17.04 for the train in the direction of Tampere (can also be used for the 17.36 train in the direction of Seinäjoki, in which case the customer may have to wait at the station)

Parkano railway station – Kankaanpää
• 17.35 from the Tampere direction (you can also use the 17.03 from the Seinäjoki direction, in which case the customer may have to wait at the station) 

The fixed route for call traffic is as follows, the return route is reversed:
Kelankaari 4 (Kunnonlähde) – Kirkkokatu – Keskuskatu – Bus station – Market – Keskuskatu – Asemakatu – Laviantie main road 44 – Parkanontie highway 23 – Varuskunnantie – Niinisalonkatu – Mustanevantie – Parkanontie highway 23 – Parkano railway station

The public transport service has a predetermined schedule and route, along which it is possible to board and alight from bus stops. The boarding and alighting points are indicated when ordering a journey from the operator.

Departure times from Kankaanpää
in the mornings: Kelankaari 4 at 6.05, from the bus station at 6.15 and from Niinisalo at around 6.25
afternoons: Kelankaari 4 at 16.00:16.10, from the bus station at 16.20:XNUMX and from Niinisalo at approximately XNUMX:XNUMX

A seat for transportation must always be booked in advance no later than 16 on the previous weekday.. Therefore, a travel order for Monday must be made no later than the previous Friday. If there are no orders, the car will not run. The order can be made using the Kankaanpää application, by phone, text message or email. We primarily hope that the order can be made using the application, text message or email, if this is possible for the customer.

1. With the Kankaanpää application, register in the app and book a ride from the ride-hailing section.
2. By phone or text message to the number of Pohjois-Satakuntan Liikente 045 155 5117.
3. By email to the address of North Satakuntan Transport [email protected]

When ordering by text message or email, make sure you receive an order confirmation to ensure your order has been delivered. You can see your own reservations and reservation status in the call traffic section of the app.

Price and payment of the trip
The price for a one-way trip is 10 euros (including 10% VAT). The trip can be paid with most common payment cards or cash. Payment is made to the driver at the end of the trip.

Additional information regarding travel:
North Satakunta Transport Ltd.,  045 155 5117, [email protected]

Air service

The nearest airport is in Pori. See more detailed schedules Finavia from the website.