There are 12 ways to get from Edinburgh to Lapland by plane, train, bus, car, car train, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Edinburgh Airport to Kittilä Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kittilä Airport (KTT)plane EDI - KTT
10h 56m€133–466Fly Edinburgh Airport to Rovaniemi
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane EDI - RVN
6h 57m€107–294Train, bus via Riga
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Rotterdam Centraaltrain Eil
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAObus
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Helsinki Central Station to Rovaniemitrain
2d 12h€602–1,020Drive, Eurotunnel, train, bus
- Drive from Edinburgh to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Take the train from Calais Frethun to Lille Europetrain Ter
- Take the bus from Lille to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Rovaniemicar
47h 47m€758–1,055Fly Edinburgh Airport to Luleå/Kallax Airport, taxi
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Luleå/Kallax Airport (LLA)plane EDI - LLA
- Take the taxi from Luleå Airport to Haparanda Tornio resecentrumtaxi
9h 42m€140–373Fly Edinburgh Airport to Kemi-Tornio Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kemi-Tornio Airport (KEM)plane EDI - KEM
12h 58m€111–361Fly Edinburgh Airport to Ivalo
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Ivalo (IVL)plane EDI - IVL
10h 52m€311–881Fly Edinburgh Airport to Oulu Airport, train
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Oulu Airport (OUL)plane EDI - OUL
- Take the train from Oulu to Kemitrain
10h 16m€208–530Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Rovaniemi
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane MAN - RVN
10h 1m€177–474Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europetrain Eil
- Take the bus from Lille to Kaunas, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kaunas, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Helsinki to Rovaniemitrain
2d 17h€597–935Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Rovaniemi, Bus Stationbus
2d 20h€358–558Train, bus via Warsaw
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Leedstrain
- Take the train from Leeds to Meadowhalltrain
- Take the bus from Meadowhall Interchange/B1 to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from 29 to 1bus Ob4
2d 23h€408–660
Edinburgh to Lapland by train, bus, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Lapland is to fly and taxi which costs €140 - €380 and takes 9h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Lapland is to fly which takes 6h 57m and costs €100 - €300.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Lapland station. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Rovaniemi, Bus Station via London Victoria, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 20h.
The distance between Edinburgh and Lapland is 1962 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Lapland without a car is to train and bus via Riga which takes 2 days 12h and costs €600 - €1100.
It takes approximately 10h 56m to get from Edinburgh to Lapland, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Lapland bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Lapland is to fly which takes 10h 56m and costs €130 - €470. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €350 - €600 and takes 2 days 20h.
Edinburgh to Lapland bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Lapland is 2h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 12:52 PM in Edinburgh and 2:52 PM in Lapland.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Lapland, Finland?
Lufthansa, Airbus France, and four other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kittilä Airport (KTT) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Rovaniemi, Bus Station via London Victoria, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, and Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 in around 2d 20h.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kittilä Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–700
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kemi-Tornio Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kemi-Tornio Airport via Tallinn, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kemi-Tornio Airport via Copenhagen, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ivalo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €300–800
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–280
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Oulu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €180–490
Flights from Manchester Airport to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kittilä Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- When
- Sunday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–750
Flights from Manchester Airport to Rovaniemi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kittilä Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–450
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Manchester Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kittilä Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–440
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Ivalo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–800
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luleå/Kallax Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–390
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Luleå/Kallax Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–370
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €190–320
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki Central Station to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Oulu to Kemi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €13–22
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Calais Frethun to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- [email protected]
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
Train from Leeds to Meadowhall
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- Northern Trains Limited
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAO
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille to Kaunas, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–270
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kaunas, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Rovaniemi, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Meadowhall Interchange/B1 to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Flixbus
- Website
- FlixBus Finland Oy
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Rovaniemi, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Finland Oy
- Phone
- +358 600 02010
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from 29 to 1
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Omni Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Estimated price
- €19–22
Länstrafiken Norrbotten
- Phone
- 0771-100 110
- Website
- lanstrafikennorrbotten.se
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