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How to get fromKarlstad to Vaasaby train, plane, car ferry, bus, ferry, or car

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There are 8 ways to get from Karlstad to Vaasa by train, plane, car ferry, bus, ferry, or car

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  1. Train to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, fly to Vaasa Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstationtrain train
    2. Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Vaasa Airport (VAA)plane plane ARN - VAA
    7h 18m
    €146–309

  2. Train, train to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, fly to Vaasa Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Kongsvingertrain train
    2. Take the train from Kongsvinger stasjon to Lillestrøm stasjontrain train
    3. Fly from Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL) to Vaasa Airport (VAA)plane plane OSL - VAA
    9h 52m
    €108–339

  3. Train, car ferry via Sundsvall

    1. Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstationtrain train 648 / ...
    2. Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Sundsvall Centralstationtrain train 584 / ...
    3. Take the train from Sundsvall Centralstation to Umeå Centralstationtrain train
    4. Take the carferry from Umeå to Vaasacarferry car ferry
    18h 39m
    €161–249

  4. Bus, line 80 ferry, ferry

    1. Take the bus from Karlstad busstation to Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus bus 850 / ...
    2. Take the ferry from Stockholm Nybrokajen to Stockholm Ropsten bryggaferry ferry 80
    3. Take the ferry from Stockholm to Port of Turkuferry ferry
    4. Take the bus from 5 to Hallintotalo Ibus bus
    23h 42m

  5. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Karlstad to Umeåcar car
    2. Take the carferry from Umeå to Vaasacarferry car ferry
    15h 58m
    €172–235

  6. Train to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, fly to Umeå Airport, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstationtrain train
    2. Fly from Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Umeå Airport (UME)plane plane ARN - UME
    3. Take the carferry from Umeå to Vaasacarferry car ferry
    12h 41m
    €159–327

  7. Bus to Hagfors, fly to Vaasa Airport

    1. Take the bus from Karlstad busstation to Råda Rådastrandbus bus
    2. Fly from Hagfors (HFS) to Vaasa Airport (VAA)plane plane HFS - VAA
    9h 35m

  8. Train, car ferry

    1. Take the train from Karlstad Centralstation to Ludvika stationtrain train
    2. Take the train from Ludvika station to Gävle Centralstationtrain train
    3. Take the train from Gävle Centralstation to Umeå Centralstationtrain train 94 / ...
    4. Take the carferry from Umeå to Vaasacarferry car ferry
    20h 4m
    €171–216

Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) to Vaasa Airport (VAA) flights

Calendar18Weekly Planes
Duration2h 5mAverage Duration
Ticket€58Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 802.5 km
  • Duration: 7h 18m

What companies run services between Karlstad, Sweden and Vaasa, Finland?

There is no direct connection from Karlstad to Vaasa. However, you can take the train to Stockholm Centralstation, take the line 7800 train to Arlanda Norra/ Arlanda Express, walk to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) airport, fly to Vaasa Airport (VAA), walk to Lentokenttä, then take the line 4 bus to Raastuvankatu / Rewell 2. Alternatively, you can take a train from Karlstad Centralstation to Vaasa via Stockholm Centralstation, Sundsvall Centralstation, Umeå Centralstation, Umeå Vasaplan, Umeå hamn, and Umeå in around 18h 39m.

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