There are 9 ways to get from Kiruna to Joensuu by train, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus
best- Take the train from Kiruna station to Boden C/Resecentrumtrain 99
- Take the train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Haparanda stationtrain
- Take the train from Haaparanta pohjoinen to Oulutrain
- Take the train from Oulu to Kuopiotrain
- Take the bus from Linja-autoasema to 2bus
16h 59m€127–201Bus via Kuopio
cheapest- Take the bus from Sjukhuset to Haparanda Tornio resecentrumbus 53
- Take the bus from D to Oulu Linja-autoasema, tulolaituribus
- Take the bus from 12 to Kuopio Linja-autoasema 5bus Ob5
- Take the bus from Linja-autoasema to 2bus
17h 36m€90–127Bus
- Take the bus from Sjukhuset to Haparanda Tornio resecentrumbus 53
- Take the bus from D to Oulu Linja-autoasema, tulolaituribus
- Take the bus from 12 to Kauppatori Ibus
17h 4m€106–137Drive 853.5 km
- Drive from Kiruna to Joensuucar 853.5 km
11h 7m€180–260Fly from Kiruna Airport
- Fly from Kiruna Airport (KRN) to Joensuu Airport (JOE)plane KRN - JOE
12h 48m€165–618Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sjukhuset to Haparanda Tornio resecentrumbus 53
- Take the train from Haaparanta pohjoinen to Oulutrain
- Take the train from Oulu to Kuopiotrain
- Take the bus from Linja-autoasema to 2bus
17h 47m€125–190Bus, bus to Kittilä Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Sjukhuset to Pajala busstationbus
- Take the bus from Rautatieasema to Hissitie Ibus
- Fly from Kittilä Airport (KTT) to Joensuu Airport (JOE)plane KTT - JOE
12h 48m€296–780Train, bus to Tromsø Airport, Langnes, fly
- Take the train from Kiruna station to Narvik stationtrain
- Take the bus from Narvik stasjon to Tromsø Prostnesetbus
- Fly from Tromsø Airport, Langnes (TOS) to Joensuu Airport (JOE)plane TOS - JOE
17h 16m€284–643Train, bus to Rovaniemi, fly
- Take the train from Kiruna station to Boden C/Resecentrumtrain
- Take the train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Haparanda stationtrain
- Take the bus from Kemi, Bus Station to Rovaniemi Airportbus
- Fly from Rovaniemi (RVN) to Joensuu Airport (JOE)plane RVN - JOE
16h 6m€165–521
Kiruna to Joensuu by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Kiruna to Joensuu is to bus via Kuopio which costs €90 - €130 and takes 17h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Kiruna to Joensuu is to drive which takes 11h 7m and costs €170 - €260.
No, there is no direct bus from Kiruna to Joensuu. However, there are services departing from Sjukhuset and arriving at Kauppatori I via D and 12. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 4m.
The distance between Kiruna and Joensuu is 1003 km. The road distance is 853.5 km.
The best way to get from Kiruna to Joensuu without a car is to train and bus which takes 16h 59m and costs €120 - €210.
It takes approximately 16h 59m to get from Kiruna to Joensuu, including transfers.
Kiruna to Joensuu bus services, operated by Länstrafiken Norrbotten, depart from Sjukhuset station.
The best way to get from Kiruna to Joensuu is to bus which takes 17h 4m and costs €100 - €140. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €160 - €650 and takes 12h 48m.
Kiruna to Joensuu bus services, operated by Länstrafiken Norrbotten, arrive at Haparanda Tornio resecentrum station.
Joensuu is 1h ahead of Kiruna. It is currently 4:00 AM in Kiruna and 5:00 AM in Joensuu.
What companies run services between Kiruna, Sweden and Joensuu, Finland?
You can take a bus from Sjukhuset to Kauppatori I via D and 12 in around 17h 4m. Alternatively, Scandinavian Airlines, Finnair, and Amapola Flyg fly from Kiruna Airport (KRN) to Joensuu Airport (JOE) twice daily.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Kiruna Airport to Joensuu Airport via Stockholm, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Kiruna Airport to Joensuu Airport via Copenhagen, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from Kiruna Airport to Joensuu Airport via Stockholm, Turku, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Kiruna Airport to Joensuu Airport via Stockholm, Mariehamn, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Kittilä Airport to Joensuu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Thursday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–700
Flights from Tromsø Airport, Langnes to Joensuu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €170–480
Flights from Tromsø Airport, Langnes to Joensuu Airport via Rovaniemi, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €170–490
Flights from Rovaniemi to Joensuu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–550
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Kiruna station to Boden C/Resecentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Kiruna station to Narvik station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €14–21
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Kiruna station to Boden C/Resecentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- 0771-444 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vy Norrtåg
Train from Kiruna station to Boden C/Resecentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €44
- Schedules at
- Vy Norrtåg
Train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Haparanda station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25
- Schedules at
- Vy Norrtåg
Train from Kiruna station to Boden C/Resecentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €44
- Schedules at
- Vy Norrtåg
Train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Haparanda station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25
- Schedules at
- Vy Norrtåg
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Haaparanta pohjoinen to Oulu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Oulu to Kuopio
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Haaparanta pohjoinen to Oulu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Oulu to Kuopio
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
- Phone
- +358 15 7600 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- Savonlinja
Bus from Linja-autoasema to 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–30
- Website
- Savonlinja
Bus from Linja-autoasema to 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–30
- Website
- Savonlinja
Bus from Linja-autoasema to 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–30
- Website
- Savonlinja
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Linja-autoasema to 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Linja-autoasema to 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Linja-autoasema to 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–19
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kemi, Bus Station to Rovaniemi Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0771-100 110
- [email protected]
- Website
- lanstrafikennorrbotten.se
Bus from Sjukhuset to Haparanda Tornio resecentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–55
- Book at
- resrobot.se
- Online fare
- €45–55
Bus from Sjukhuset to Haparanda Tornio resecentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–55
- Book at
- resrobot.se
- Online fare
- €45–55
Bus from Sjukhuset to Haparanda Tornio resecentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–55
- Book at
- resrobot.se
- Online fare
- €45–55
Bus from Sjukhuset to Pajala busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–29
- Book at
- resrobot.se
- Online fare
- €26–29
- Phone
- +358 600 02010
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from D to Oulu Linja-autoasema, tulolaituri
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from D to Oulu Linja-autoasema, tulolaituri
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from 12 to Kuopio Linja-autoasema 5
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- Omni Bus
- Phone
- +358 201 303304
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pohjolan Matka
Bus from 12 to Kauppatori I
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Schedules at
- Pohjolan Matka
- Website
- Pohjolan Matka
- Phone
- 0400 270 270
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tunturilinjat Oy
Bus from Rautatieasema to Hissitie I
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–17
- Schedules at
- Tunturilinjat Oy
- Phone
- +358 (0) 16 3422 160
- Website
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
Bus from Rautatieasema to Hissitie I
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €16–19
- Website
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
- Schedules at
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
- Phone
- +47 953 03 888
- [email protected]
- Website
- Best Arctic
Bus from Narvik stasjon to Tromsø Prostneset
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–130
- Website
- Best Arctic
- Book at
- Best Arctic
- Private tours
- €90–130
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