There are 10 ways to get from Istanbul to Rovaniemi by plane, bus, train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Rovaniemi
best- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane IST - RVN
8h 57m€233–505Fly to Kemi-Tornio Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Kemi-Tornio Airport (KEM)plane IST - KEM
- Take the train from Kemi to Rovaniemitrain
14h 42m€226–675Bus, train
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Riga Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Helsinki Central Station to Rovaniemitrain
2d 12h€277–415Drive 4,560.3 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Rovaniemicar 4,560.3 km
47h 51m€964–1,392Fly to Kittilä Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Kittilä Airport (KTT)plane IST - KTT
- Take the bus from Lentoasema to 1bus
14h 10m€294–642Fly to Oulu Airport, train
- Fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Oulu Airport (OUL)plane IST - OUL
- Take the train from Oulu to Rovaniemitrain
13h 17m€294–534Bus via Białystok
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Bialystokbus
- Take the bus from Bialystok, Bus Station to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Rovaniemi, Bus Stationbus
2d 13h€254–375Bus, train via Zhytomyr
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Zhytomyr Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Zhytomyr to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal Dbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn Harbour to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Helsinki to Rovaniemitrain
2d 21h€282–401Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Chisnau Southbus
- Take the bus from Chisinau, Gara Feroviara to Tallinnbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from 29 to 1bus Ob4
3d 18h€331–616Drive, car train
- Drive from Istanbul to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf ARZ to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Rovaniemicar
2d 4h€808–1,189
Istanbul Airport (IST) to Rovaniemi (RVN) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Istanbul to Rovaniemi is to bus via Białystok which costs €250 - €380 and takes 2 days 13h.
The fastest way to get from Istanbul to Rovaniemi is to fly which takes 8h 57m and costs €230 - €550.
No, there is no direct bus from Istanbul station to Rovaniemi station. However, there are services departing from İstanbul Esenler bus station and arriving at Rovaniemi, Bus Station via Dvirtsevyi Bus Station, Bialystok, Bus Station and Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 13h.
The distance between Istanbul and Rovaniemi is 2871 km. The road distance is 4560.3 km.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Rovaniemi without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 12h and costs €270 - €420.
It takes approximately 8h 57m to get from Istanbul to Rovaniemi, including transfers.
Istanbul to Rovaniemi bus services, operated by Gunsel, depart from İstanbul Esenler bus station.
The best way to get from Istanbul to Rovaniemi is to fly which takes 8h 57m and costs €230 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus via Białystok, which costs €250 - €380 and takes 2 days 13h.
Istanbul to Rovaniemi bus services, operated by Gunsel, arrive at Dvirtsevyi Bus Station.
Rovaniemi is 1h behind Istanbul. It is currently 1:38 PM in Istanbul and 12:38 PM in Rovaniemi.
What companies run services between Istanbul, Turkey and Rovaniemi, Finland?
Turkish Airlines, Finnair, and LOT fly from Istanbul Airport (IST) to Rovaniemi (RVN) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Rovaniemi, Bus Station via Dvirtsevyi Bus Station, Bialystok, Bialystok, Bus Station, and Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 in around 2d 13h.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €220–750
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–750
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Kittilä Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €270–950
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Oulu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–700
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Oulu Airport via Tallinn, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–700
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Oulu Airport via Krakow, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–750
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Oulu Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–750
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Kemi-Tornio Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–850
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Kemi-Tornio Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–900
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Kemi-Tornio Airport via Tallinn, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 12m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €250–850
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Kemi-Tornio Airport via Krakow, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–900
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Kemi-Tornio Airport via Riga, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €300–700
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €220–750
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–750
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Oulu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Kittilä Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–600
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Kittilä Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €310–900
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Kittilä Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €340–950
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Rovaniemi via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Kittilä Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–800
- Website
- animawings.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Kittilä Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €320–700
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Kittilä Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–600
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Istanbul Airport to Oulu Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–600
- 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
- €120–190
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Oulu to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Kemi to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Oulu to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- Pohjois-Suomen Rautatieharrastajat ry
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–130
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Gunsel
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- Gunsel
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- Gunsel
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Zhytomyr Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–90
- Website
- Gunsel
- Phone
- +37167210066
- [email protected]
- Website
- latlines.lv
Bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
Bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Bialystok
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €28
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact 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 Bialystok, Bus Station to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Rovaniemi, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Tallinn Harbour to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +358 (0) 16 3422 160
- Website
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
Bus from Lentoasema to 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €29–34
- Website
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
- Schedules at
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
- Phone
- +358 600 02010
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from Lentoasema to 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–18
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from 29 to 1
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Omni Bus
- Phone
- +47 953 03 888
- [email protected]
- Website
- Best Arctic
Bus from Lentoasema to 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- Best Arctic
- Book at
- Best Arctic
- Private tours
- €65–95
- Phone
- +358 16 312280
- [email protected]
- Website
- LaplandTours
Bus from Lentoasema to 1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- LaplandTours
- Phone
- +380 44 594 9010
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Bialystok
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransTempo
Bus from Zhytomyr to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–110
- Website
- TransTempo
- Phone
- +373 22 542-185
- [email protected]
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Istanbul to Chisnau South
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- [email protected]
- Website
- Express Busline
Bus from Chisinau, Gara Feroviara to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €200–430
- Website
- Express Busline
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