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There are 12 ways to get from Switzerland to Lapland by plane, train, bus, car, taxi, or car train

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  1. Fly Zurich Airport to Ivalo

    best
    1. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ivalo (IVL)planeZRH - IVL
    7h 3m
    €267–548

  2. Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Rovaniemi

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
    2. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Rovaniemi (RVN)planeMXP - RVN
    8h 40m
    €92–435

  3. Train, bus via Helsinki

    1. Take the train from Zürich Stadelhofen to Schaffhausentrain
    2. Take the train from Schaffhausen to Friedrichsh. Stadtbahnhoftrain
    3. Take the bus from Friedrichshafen to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
    4. Take the bus from Warsaw Bus Station West to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
    5. Take the train from Helsinki Central Station to Rovaniemitrain
    2d 4h
    €183–412

  4. Drive 3,031.5 km

    1. Drive from Zurich to Rovaniemicar3,031.5 km
    31h 51m
    €544–786

  5. Fly Zurich Airport to Rovaniemi

    1. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Rovaniemi (RVN)planeZRH - RVN
    7h 8m
    €128–436

  6. Fly Zurich Airport to Kittilä Airport

    1. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kittilä Airport (KTT)planeZRH - KTT
    7h 27m
    €170–473

  7. Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Kittilä Airport

    1. Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
    2. Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Kittilä Airport (KTT)planeMXP - KTT
    8h 54m
    €139–362

  8. Fly Zurich Airport to Luleå/Kallax Airport, taxi

    1. Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Luleå/Kallax Airport (LLA)planeZRH - LLA
    2. Take the taxi from Luleå Airport to Haparanda Tornio resecentrumtaxi
    8h 23m
    €187–361

  9. Train, Bus

    1. Take the train from Winterthur to St. Margrethen SGtrain
    2. Take the train from St. Margrethen Sg to Muenchen HbftrainEc
    3. Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa ZachodniatrainIc
    4. Take the bus from Warsaw Bus Station West to Rovaniemi Bus Stationbus
    2d 5h
    €227–457

  10. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Warsaw, Bus Station WestbusN1304
    2. Take the bus from Warsaw Bus Station West to Rovaniemi Bus StationbusN1207
    2d 7h
    €148–333

  11. Bus via Riga

    1. Take the bus from Winterthur Lagerhausstrasse to Stuttgart Airport Bus Terminal SABbus
    2. Take the bus from Stuttgart Airport to Rīgabus
    3. Take the bus from Riga Bus Station to Rovaniemi Bus Stationbus
    2d 12h
    €149–405

  12. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Zurich to Würzburg Hbfcar
    2. Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
    3. Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Rovaniemicar
    30h 42m
    €543–804

Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ivalo (IVL) flights

Calendar16Weekly Planes
Duration6h 40mAverage Duration
Ticket€88Cheapest Price
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Questions & Answers

What companies run services between Switzerland and Lapland, Finland?

Edelweiss Air, Austrian Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ivalo (IVL) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zürich Stadelhofen to Rovaniemi Bus Station via Zürich HB, Zurich Bus Station, and Warsaw Bus Station West in around 2d 7h.

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