Transportation

It easy to reach Southern Karelia by means of public transportation by land or by air. Ryanair and airBaltic fly to Lappeenranta from other destinations in Finland and Europe. You can also arrive by land using bus, train or your own car.

By train

Lappeenranta and Imatra are easy to reach by train, only about 2 hours from Helsinki. See the timetables on www.vr.fi.

Vainikkala railway station is only 20 km from Lappeenranta city centre – here you can take the new & fast Allegro-train to Vyborg and St. Petersburg. Passports and visas are checked onboard the train. More information here.

By bus

Southern Finland offers flexible bus connections.
See the timetables on Matkahuolto and Expressbus .

By plane

Ryanair operates flights from Lappeenranta to Düsseldorf (Weeze) as well as to Milan (Bergamo).

Please check schedules and book your ticket on Ryanair.

AirBaltic offers flights between Lappeenranta-Riga with many connections around Europe.

Please check schedules and book your ticket on Air Baltic.

Blue1 will start to operate flights from Copenhagen to Lappeenranta on 1st of June 2012.

Please check schedules and book your ticket on Blue1.

Arrivals and departures from Lappeenranta

All the flight timetables that include the arrivals and departures from Lappeenranta International Airport (LPP), by all the operating airlines, can be found on the website of the airport.

By your own or rental car

On the pages of Tiehallinto you can find information on weather conditions, major road works, distances etc.

Here you can search for maps and routings: Google Maps.

Car rental points in Lappeenranta and Imatra region you can find here.

To Russia

From Southern Carelia there are good connections to Vyborg and St. Petersburg in Russia. You can go by bus or train, on a cruise or on a guided tour. You can buy tickets and tours from Saimaan Matkaverkko. The train connection to St.Petersburg departs from Vainikkala railway station, which is located about a 20 min. drive from Lappeenranta. From Lappeenranta central railway station there is a bus connection to and from Vainikkala railway station. For train timetables please see www.vr.fi (Vainikkala-St. Petersburg).

You can ask for bus tickets at Savonlinja.