There are 5 ways to get from Chicago to Oulanka by plane, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Kuusamo, bus
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kuusamo (KAO)plane ORD - KAO
- Take the bus from RukaValley to Oulanka Pbus
18h 25m€322–978Fly to Oulu Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Oulu Airport (OUL)plane ORD - OUL
- Take the bus from 12 to Kelantiebus
- Take the bus from RukaValley to Oulanka Pbus
23h 46m€295–880Fly to Rovaniemi, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane ORD - RVN
- Take the bus from Lentoasema to ABC pihabus
- Take the bus from ABC piha to Kotila Ebus
18h 59m€341–863Fly to Kemi-Tornio Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kemi-Tornio Airport (KEM)plane ORD - KEM
- Take the train from Kemi to Kemijärvitrain
- Take the bus from Kemijärvi rautatieasema to Kotila Ebus
25h 34m€393–1,076Fly to Kittilä Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kittilä Airport (KTT)plane ORD - KTT
- Take the bus from Lentoasema to Rovaniemi Rautatieasema pihabus
- Take the train from Rovaniemi to Kemijärvitrain
- Take the bus from Kemijärvi rautatieasema to Kotila Ebus
23h 18m€431–1,243
Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Kuusamo (KAO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Oulanka is to fly and bus which costs €290 - €900 and takes 23h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Oulanka is to fly and bus which takes 18h 25m and costs €320 - €1000.
The distance between Chicago and Oulanka is 6980 km.
It takes approximately 18h 25m to get from Chicago to Oulanka, including transfers.
Oulanka is 8h ahead of Chicago. It is currently 7:14 PM in Chicago and 3:14 AM in Oulanka.
There are 12+ hotels available in Oulanka.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Oulanka, Finland?
There is no direct connection from Chicago to Oulanka. However, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Kuusamo (KAO), walk to Lentoasema, take the line 9 bus to RukaValley, then take the bus to Oulanka P. Alternatively, you can take the subway to O'Hare, walk to Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) airport, fly to Rovaniemi (RVN), walk to Lentoasema, take the bus to ABC piha, take the bus to Kotila E, then take the taxi to Oulanka.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kuusamo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–900
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kemi-Tornio Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–950
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kittilä Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €340–1,100
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Oulu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–800
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kuusamo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,500
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rovaniemi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kittilä Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €490–1,800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kittilä Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rovaniemi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kittilä Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kuusamo via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kittilä Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,500
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rovaniemi via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €260–750
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rovaniemi via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Rovaniemi via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,600
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kittilä Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,500
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Kittilä Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,500
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Kemi to Kemijärvi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Rovaniemi to Kemijärvi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Rovaniemi to Kemijärvi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- Pohjois-Suomen Rautatieharrastajat ry
Bus from RukaValley to Oulanka P
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–13
- Website
- Rukan Taksi Ja Huoltopalvelu Oy Saapunki
Bus from RukaValley to Oulanka P
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €11–13
- Website
- Rukan Taksi Ja Huoltopalvelu Oy Saapunki
- Phone
- +358 16 821164
- info@mollarinlinjat.fi
- Website
- Möllärin Linjat Oy
Bus from Lentoasema to ABC piha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Möllärin Linjat Oy
- Phone
- +358 08 868 1700
- info@rukahuolto.fi
- Website
- Rukahuolto Oy
Bus from Lentoasema to ABC piha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- Rukahuolto Oy
Bus from ABC piha to Kotila E
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- Rukahuolto Oy
Bus from Kemijärvi rautatieasema to Kotila E
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- Rukahuolto Oy
Bus from Kemijärvi rautatieasema to Kotila E
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- Rukahuolto Oy
- Phone
- +358 (0) 16 3422 160
- Website
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
Bus from Lentoasema to Rovaniemi Rautatieasema piha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–34
- Website
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
- Schedules at
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
- Phone
- +358 16 312280
- info@laplandtours.com
- Website
- LaplandTours
Bus from Lentoasema to Rovaniemi Rautatieasema piha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- LaplandTours
- Phone
- +358 600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from Lentoasema to Rovaniemi Rautatieasema piha
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- Omni Bus
- Phone
- +358 201 303304
- myynti@pohjolanmatka.fi
- Website
- Pohjolan Matka
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- Pohjolan Matka
- Website
- Pohjolan Matka
- Phone
- +358 (0) 40 722 2022
- rainer.rontti@rukacharter.fi
- Website
- Ruka Charter Oy
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Ruka Charter Oy
- Phone
- +358 40 652 1082
- sales@saagatravel.fi
- Website
- Saaga Travel Oy
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- Saaga Travel Oy
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