There are 9 ways to get from Karlstad to Finland by train, plane, car, car ferry, bus, or ferry
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Train to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
best- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstationtrain
- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane ARN - HEL
5h 21m€79–236Train, ferry
cheapest- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstationtrain SJ Snabbtåg Sj3000 / ...
- Take the ferry from Stockholm to Helsinkiferry Stockholm-Helsinki
20h 56m€35–82Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Karlstad to Stockholm Värtahamnencar
- Take the car ferry from Stockholm to Helsinkicarferry
19h 33m€149–231Train
- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstationtrain
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Boden C/Resecentrumtrain
- Take the train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Haparanda stationtrain
- Take the train from Kemi to Helsinkitrain
27h 19m€151–345Bus
- Take the bus from Karlstad busstation to Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus 850 / ...
- Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Torniobus
- Take the bus from 1 to Hki linja-autoasema, 30-35bus Ob4
32h 40m€140–239Train to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, fly to Turku Airport
- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstationtrain
- Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Turku Airport (TKU)plane ARN - TKU
5h 39m€93–278Train to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstationtrain
- Fly from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane GOT - HEL
6h 41m€84–241Train, train to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, fly to Helsinki Airport
- Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Kongsvingertrain
- Take the train from Kongsvinger stasjon to Lillestrøm stasjontrain
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane OSL - HEL
7h 6m€77–237Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Karlstad busstation to Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus 850 / ...
- Take the car ferry from Stockholm to Helsinkicarferry
23h 16m€36–81
Karlstad to Finland by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Karlstad to Finland is to train and ferry which costs €30 - €85 and takes 20h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Karlstad to Finland is to train and fly which takes 5h 21m and costs €75 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Karlstad station to Finland. However, there are services departing from Karlstad busstation and arriving at Hki linja-autoasema, 30-35 via Stockholm, Cityterminalen, Puutarhakatu 6 I and 1. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Karlstad station to Finland. However, there are services departing from Karlstad Centralstation and arriving at Helsinki via Stockholm Centralstation, Boden C/Resecentrum, Haaparanta pohjoinen and Kemi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h 19m.
The distance between Karlstad and Finland is 764 km.
The best way to get from Karlstad to Finland without a car is to train which takes 27h 19m and costs €150 - €350.
It takes approximately 5h 21m to get from Karlstad to Finland, including transfers.
Karlstad to Finland bus services, operated by Vy Buss, depart from Karlstad busstation.
Karlstad to Finland train services, operated by Swedish Railways (SJ), depart from Karlstad Centralstation.
The best way to get from Karlstad to Finland is to train which takes 27h 19m and costs €150 - €350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €140 - €240 and takes 32h 40m.
What companies run services between Karlstad, Sweden and Finland?
You can take a train from Karlstad Centralstation to Helsinki via Stockholm Centralstation, Boden C/Resecentrum, Haaparanta pohjoinen, and Kemi in around 27h 19m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Karlstad busstation to Hki linja-autoasema, 30-35 via Stockholm, Cityterminalen, Tornio, Puutarhakatu 6 I, and 1 in around 32h 40m.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €50–140
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–170
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €45–85
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Turku Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €35–140
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–140
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €21–120
- Website
- amapola.nu
Flights from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport to Turku Airport via Mariehamn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–250
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Helsinki Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–160
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–75
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Boden C/Resecentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–45
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Kongsvinger
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–75
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Kongsvinger
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
- Phone
- 0550-875 61
- info@tagakeriet.se
- Website
- tagakeriet.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- Tågab
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €27–35
- Website
- Tågab
- Phone
- +46 77 144 41 11
- Website
- vy.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Kongsvinger
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Kongsvinger stasjon to Lillestrøm stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Schedules at
- vy.se
- Phone
- +46 8 580 971 66
- kundservice@mtrx.se
- Website
- mtrx.travel
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- https://mtrx.travel/en
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Göteborg Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Website
- https://mtrx.travel/en
- Phone
- +46 771 15 15 15
- info@tagkompaniet.se
- Website
- vy.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Karlstad Centralstation to Kongsvinger
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
Train from Kongsvinger stasjon to Lillestrøm stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
- Phone
- 0771-444 111
- servicecenter@vy.se
- Website
- norrtag.se
Train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Haparanda station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–24
- Schedules at
- norrtag.se
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Kemi to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- tog@vy.no
- Website
- vy.no
Train from Kongsvinger stasjon to Lillestrøm stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–22
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Karlstad busstation to Stockholm, Cityterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Karlstad busstation to Stockholm, Cityterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from 1 to Hki linja-autoasema, 30-35
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +46 922-129 55
- info@tapanis.se
- Website
- tapanis.se
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Tornio
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- https://tapanis.se/
- Phone
- +358 0600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- onnibus.com
Bus from 1 to Hki linja-autoasema, 30-35
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–50
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
- Phone
- +358 9 123574
- Website
- vikingline.fi
Car ferry from Stockholm to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
Ferry from Stockholm to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
Car ferry from Stockholm to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–13
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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Karlstad to Finland bus services, operated by Vy Buss, arrive at Stockholm, Cityterminalen station.
Finland is 1h ahead of Karlstad. It is currently 4:51 PM in Karlstad and 5:51 PM in Finland.
Karlstad to Finland train services, operated by Swedish Railways (SJ), arrive at Stockholm Centralstation.
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