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With throughout planning travelling to even the furthest corners of Lapland can be fun and easy. At its best the way to the destination is already a part of an unique experience. Join us to learn how to travel to Kilpisjärvi!
Combining trains and planes with bus transportation is the easiest and often the only way to reach rural destinations such as Kilpisjärvi.
How to get to Kilpisjärvi: By bus or car
Booking a private transfer can also be an option. It is relatively easy to rent a car for your own use. Keep in mind when considering a rental car that the conditions of the far North are unexpected and require a lot of experience in Arctic driving, therefore we recommend sticking with public transport and professional drivers used to the ever-changing environment.
How to get to Kilpisjärvi: Rent a car from Tromso Airport
Santa’s Hotels has teamed up with Europcar for a discount from rental cars. Book accomodation from Santa’s Hotels and get a discount code of -10 %.
How to get to Kilpisjärvi: By plane
Fly to Tromso (TOR)
The nearest airport to Kilpisjärvi and our Santa’s Hotel Rakka is in Tromso, Norway. With direct international connections and only a 2-hour bus ride away.
KilpisTaxi also provides private airport transfers from Tromso to Kilpisjärvi.
| Finnair | Helsinki | Oct 23, 5 days a week |
| Lufthansa | Munich Frankfurt Paris | Dec 22 – Mar 23 Around the year Dec 22 – Mar 23 |
| Edelweiss Air | Zurich | Dec 22 – Mar 23 |
| Wiss Air | London Luton Gdansk | Dec 22 – Mar 23 Until Oct 23 |
| Air France | Paris | Oct 22 – Mar 23 |
| SAS | Copenhagen Stockholm | Dec 22 – April 23 Around the year |
| Norwegian | London Gatwick Oslo | Oct 22 – Mar 23 Around the year |
| Vienn Austrian Air | Vienna | Dec 22 – Mar 23 |
Fly to Kittilä (KTT)
Another airport nearby with international connections is Kittilä, Finland. Being near Levi and other fell areas it is one of the key airports in Lapland. From Kittilä you can take a bus to Kilpisjärvi.
A regularly scheduled airport taxi transfer from Kittilä Airport to Kilpisjärvi is available three times a week. The cost is € 60 / person each way. Please contact KilpisTaxi.
| Air France | Paris | Dec 22 – Mar 23 |
| Swiss Airlines | Geneva | Dec 22 – Mar 23 |
| Lufthansa | Munich | Dec 22 – Apr 23 |
| Eurowings | Dusseldorf | Dec 22 – Apr 23 |
| Air Baltic | Riga | Dec 22 – Mar 23 |
| Finnair | Helsinki | Daily until Aug 23 |
Fly to Rovaniemi (RVN)
Rovaniemi is often titled as the capital of Lapland and as such it has in total of 13 direct connections around Europe.
| Ryanair | London Stansted Brussels Dublin | Nov 22 – Mar 23 |
| EasyJet | London Gatwick Bristol Manchester Milan Malpensa | Nov 22 – Mar 23 Nov 23 – Jan 24 Nov 23 – Jan 24 Dec 22 – Feb 23 |
| Air France | Paris | Nov 22 – Mar 23 |
| Eurowings | Dusseldorf | Dec 22 – April 23 |
| Turkish Airlines | Istanbul | Dec 22 – Mar 23 |
| KLM Royal Dutch Airlines | Amsterdam | Dec 22 – Mar 23 |
| Finnair | Helsinki | Daily |
| Norwegian | Helsinki | Mon, Fri, Sun |
How to get to Kilpisjärvi: By train
The nearest train stations to Kilpisjärvi are located in Kolari (Finland), Kiruna (Sweden) and Rovaniemi (Finland). There is no direct train connection to Kilpisjärvi, however you can reach the northern trainstations and connect to Kilpisjärvi by bus.
