Getting There

Lappeenranta enjoys excellent road, rail, air and waterway connections with all parts of Finland. The city lies on Highways no 6 and 13 and on the Eastern main railway line. The flight to Helsinki takes only half an hour. The Lappeenranta international airport has seven flights to Helsinki every week day, two on Saturdays and one on Sundays. 

The Saimaa Canal, which starts at Lappeenranta, plays a central role for water-borne transport in Eastern Finland. The Finnish parts of the 43-km long canal are entirely within Lappeenranta city territory. The canal links the Saimaa waterway system to the Baltic Sea at the Gulf of Finland. Finland´s most important inland waterway harbour, the Lappeenranta Mustola port, is located on the Saimaa.

As a border town with good traffic connections Lappeenranta offers special benefits in foreign trade, particularly in Eastern trade. Lappeenranta is regarded as a Gateway to Russia for transportation of goods and tourism in Finland. Road traffic runs via Lappeenranta-Nuijamaa Border Station and rail traffic via Lappeenranta- Vainikkala Border Station.

Timetables:

Buses:

www.matkahuolto.fi  

www.expressbus.com

Local buses

Flights

Distances from Lappeenranta

to Helsinki :220 km

to Joensuu : 230 km

to Turku :360 km

to Tampere :270 km

to Jyväskylä :220 km

to Savonlinna :156 km

to Vyborg :56 km

to St. Petersburg :215 km

to Kotka :100 km

to Mikkeli :110 km

to Lahti :150 km

to Pori : 390 km

to Vaasa : 510 km

to Kuopio : 270 km

to Oulu : 550 km

 

Travelling from Lappeenranta

to Helsinki

by train 2 hours 40 minutes

by coach 4 hours

by air 40 minutes

to Vyborg

daily coach service, approx. 1,5 hours.