There are 7 ways to get from Oslo to Saimaa by train, plane, unknown, ferry, bus, or car ferry
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Train, fly to Helsinki Airport, travel
best- Take the train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjontrain
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane OSL - HEL
- Take the train from Tikkurila to Lappeenrantatrain
- Walk from Lappeenranta to Saimaaunknown
7h 18mTrain, ferry, travel via Turku
- Take the train from Oslo S to Stockholm Centralstationtrain 70
- Take the ferry from Stockholm to Port of Turkuferry
- Take the train from Turku satama to Pasilatrain
- Take the train from Pasila to Lappeenrantatrain S 9 / ...
- Walk from Lappeenranta to Saimaaunknown
24h 36mTrain, ferry, travel
- Take the train from Oslo S to Stockholm Centralstationtrain 70
- Take the ferry from Stockholm to Helsinkiferry
- Take the train from Helsinki Central Station to Lappeenrantatrain S 9
- Walk from Lappeenranta to Saimaaunknown
27h 42mTrain, fly to Joensuu Airport, travel
- Take the train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjontrain
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Joensuu Airport (JOE)plane OSL - JOE
- Take the train from Joensuu to Lappeenrantatrain
- Walk from Lappeenranta to Saimaaunknown
11h 8mTrain, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry, travel
- Take the train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjontrain
- Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane OSL - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry
- Take the train from Helsinki Central Station to Lappeenrantatrain
- Walk from Lappeenranta to Saimaaunknown
11h 16mTrain, ferry, travel #2
- Take the train from Oslo S to Stockholm Centralstationtrain
- Take the ferry from Stockholm to Helsinkiferry
- Take the train from Pasila to Lappeenrantatrain S 9 / ...
- Walk from Lappeenranta to Saimaaunknown
27h 56mBus, car ferry, travel
- Take the bus from Oslo Bussterminal to Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus 877 / ...
- Take the car ferry from Stockholm to Tallinncarferry
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Lappeenranta, Travel Centerbus
- Walk from Lappeenranta, Travel Center to Saimaaunknown
32h 44m
Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Oslo and Saimaa is 1076 km.
The best way to get from Oslo to Saimaa without a car is to train and ferry and travel via Turku which takes 24h 36m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 18m to get from Oslo to Saimaa, including transfers.
Saimaa is 1h ahead of Oslo. It is currently 4:00 AM in Oslo and 5:00 AM in Saimaa.
There are 81+ hotels available in Saimaa.
What companies run services between Oslo, Norway and Saimaa, Finland?
There is no direct connection from Oslo to Saimaa. However, you can take the train to Oslo lufthavn stasjon, walk to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) airport, fly to Helsinki Airport (HEL), walk to Lentoasema, take the train to Tikkurila, take the train to Lappeenranta, then travel to Saimaa. Alternatively, you can take a train from Oslo S to Saimaa via Stockholm Centralstation, T-Centralen T-bana, Ropsten T-bana, Stockholm, Port Of Turku, Turku satama, Pasila, and Lappeenranta in around 24h 36m.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–150
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Joensuu Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–360
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–250
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–170
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Lennart Meri International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–160
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Lennart Meri International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €50–130
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €30–120
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–120
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €40–180
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Phone
- +47 23 15 90 00
- flytoget@flytoget.no
- Website
- flytoget.no
Train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–22
- Website
- https://flytoget.no/en/
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- tog@vy.no
- Website
- vy.no
Train from Oslo S to Oslo lufthavn stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Book at
- https://www.vy.no/en/buy-tickets/train-and-bus-tickets
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Tikkurila to Lappeenranta
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–55
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
Train from Turku satama to Pasila
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–45
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
Train from Pasila to Lappeenranta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
Train from Helsinki Central Station to Lappeenranta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–55
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
Train from Joensuu to Lappeenranta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Oslo S to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
- Phone
- +46 771 15 15 15
- info@vy.se
- Website
- vy.se
Train from Oslo S to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
- Phone
- +358 40 0845466
- tapani.laaksomies@steamrail.fi
- Website
- steamrail.fi
Train from Joensuu to Lappeenranta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Website
- Höyryraide Oy
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Oslo S to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +46 77 144 41 11
- Website
- vy.se
Train from Oslo S to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Schedules at
- vy.se
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Oslo Bussterminal to Stockholm, Cityterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- 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 Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Lappeenranta, Travel Center
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +358 9 123574
- Website
- vikingline.fi
Ferry from Stockholm to Port of Turku
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
Ferry from Stockholm to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–45
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–29
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
Car ferry from Stockholm to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
- Adult
- €100–170
- Vehicle
- €230–320
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