There are 10 ways to get from Lapland to Karlstad by taxi, plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Taxi to Luleå/Kallax Airport, fly to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, train
best- Take the taxi from Haparanda Tornio resecentrum to Luleå Airporttaxi
- Fly from Luleå/Kallax Airport (LLA) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane LLA - ARN
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
8h 2mkr 1,478–4,552Train
- Take the train from Rovaniemi to Kemitrain
- Take the train from Haparanda station to Boden C/Resecentrumtrain
- Take the train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Stockholm Centralstationtrain 93
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain 629 / ...
21h 42mkr 2,059–3,219Train, bus
- Take the train from Rovaniemi to Kemitrain
- Take the bus from Tornio Haparanda to Uppsalabus
- Take the bus from Uppsala Business Park västra to Enköping stationbus 804
- Take the bus from Enköping station to Karlstad busstationbus 850 / ...
24hkr 1,923–2,895Drive 1,259 km
- Drive from Rovaniemi to Karlstadcar 1,259 km
16h 7mkr 2,654–3,833Fly Rovaniemi to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, train
- Fly from Rovaniemi (RVN) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane RVN - OSL
- Take the train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjontrain
- Take the train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
10h 37mkr 1,669–3,913Bus to Kirkenes Airport, fly to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, train
- Take the bus from Inari to Kirkenes Airportbus
- Fly from Kirkenes Airport (KKN) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane KKN - OSL
- Take the train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjontrain
- Take the train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
10h 43mkr 5,342–7,939Taxi to Luleå/Kallax Airport, fly to Hagfors, bus
- Take the taxi from Haparanda Tornio resecentrum to Luleå Airporttaxi
- Fly from Luleå/Kallax Airport (LLA) to Hagfors (HFS)plane LLA - HFS
- Take the bus from Råda Rådastrand to Karlstad Karolinenbus
8h 36mFly Kemi-Tornio Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, train
- Fly from Kemi-Tornio Airport (KEM) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane KEM - OSL
- Take the train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjontrain
- Take the train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
10h 40mkr 2,139–3,535Bus
- Take the bus from Rovaniemi, Bus Station to Kemi, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tornio Haparanda to Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus
- Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Karlstad busstationbus 850 / ...
24h 39mkr 1,589–3,067Train, bus via Umeå
- Take the train from Rovaniemi to Kemitrain
- Take the bus from Haparanda station to Umeå Busstationbus 20
- Take the train from Umeå Centralstation to Gävle Centralstationtrain 93 / ...
- Take the train from Gävle Centralstation to Grängesberg jvstntrain
- Take the train from Grängesberg jvstn to Karlstad Centralstationtrain
26h 3m
Lapland to Karlstad by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Lapland to Karlstad is to taxi and fly and train which costs 1400 kr - 4600 kr and takes 8h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Lapland to Karlstad is to taxi and fly and train which takes 8h 2m and costs 1400 kr - 4600 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Lapland station to Karlstad station. However, there are services departing from Rovaniemi, Bus Station and arriving at Karlstad busstation via Kemi rautatieasema, Tornio Haparanda and Stockholm, Cityterminalen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 24h 39m.
No, there is no direct train from Lapland to Karlstad station. However, there are services departing from Rovaniemi and arriving at Karlstad Centralstation via Kemi, Haparanda station, Boden C/Resecentrum and Stockholm Centralstation. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 21h 42m.
The distance between Lapland and Karlstad is 1185 km. The road distance is 1259 km.
The best way to get from Lapland to Karlstad without a car is to train which takes 21h 42m and costs 2000 kr - 3300 kr.
It takes approximately 8h 2m to get from Lapland to Karlstad, including transfers.
Lapland to Karlstad bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rovaniemi, Bus Station.
Lapland to Karlstad train services, operated by Finnish Railways (VR), depart from Rovaniemi station.
The best way to get from Lapland to Karlstad is to train which takes 21h 42m and costs 2000 kr - 3300 kr. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs 1500 kr - 3100 kr and takes 24h 39m.
What companies run services between Lapland, Finland and Karlstad, Sweden?
You can take a train from Rovaniemi to Karlstad Centralstation via Kemi, Haparanda station, Boden C/Resecentrum, and Stockholm Centralstation in around 21h 42m. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Rovaniemi, Bus Station to Karlstad busstation via Kemi, Bus Station, Kemi rautatieasema, Tornio Haparanda, and Stockholm, Cityterminalen in around 24h 39m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Luleå/Kallax Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–4,300
Flights from Rovaniemi to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–5,500
Flights from Kirkenes Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–2,800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Luleå/Kallax Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–4,300
Flights from Rovaniemi to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–7,000
Flights from Kirkenes Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–2,800
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Luleå/Kallax Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 500–2,700
Flights from Rovaniemi to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–5,500
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Rovaniemi to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–2,900
Flights from Kemi-Tornio Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–3,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Kirkenes Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–2,400
- Website
- flexflight.dk
Flights from Luleå/Kallax Airport to Hagfors via Stockholm-Arlanda Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–4,600
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- [email protected]
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 400–600
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–1,900
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 400–600
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 170–260
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 170–260
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 170–260
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Umeå Centralstation to Gävle Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,000
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- [email protected]
- Website
- SJ AB
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 460–750
- Website
- SJ AB
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 460–750
- Website
- SJ AB
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 200–330
- Website
- SJ AB
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 200–330
- Website
- SJ AB
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 200–330
- Website
- SJ AB
- Phone
- 0550-875 61
- [email protected]
- Website
- tagakeriet.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 490–700
- Website
- https://www.tagakeriet.se/
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 490–700
- Website
- https://www.tagakeriet.se/
Train from Grängesberg jvstn to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 250–370
- Website
- https://www.tagakeriet.se/
- Phone
- +46 77 144 41 11
- Website
- Vy Tåg AB
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 270–380
- Schedules at
- Vy Tåg AB
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 270–380
- Schedules at
- Vy Tåg AB
Train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 85–130
- Schedules at
- Vy Tåg AB
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 130–200
- Schedules at
- Vy Tåg AB
Train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 85–130
- Schedules at
- Vy Tåg AB
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 130–200
- Schedules at
- Vy Tåg AB
Train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 85–130
- Schedules at
- Vy Tåg AB
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 130–200
- Schedules at
- Vy Tåg AB
- Phone
- +46 771 15 15 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vy Travel AB
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- Vy Travel AB
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- Vy Travel AB
Train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- Vy Travel AB
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- Vy Travel AB
Train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- Vy Travel AB
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- Vy Travel AB
Train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- Vy Travel AB
Train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Schedules at
- Vy Travel AB
- Phone
- +46 8 580 971 66
- [email protected]
- Website
- VR Snabbtåg
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 435
- Website
- VR Snabbtåg
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 435
- Website
- VR Snabbtåg
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Rovaniemi to Kemi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 150–240
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Rovaniemi to Kemi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 150–240
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Rovaniemi to Kemi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 150–240
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
- Phone
- 0771-444 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vy Norrtåg
Train from Haparanda station to Boden C/Resecentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 273
- Schedules at
- Vy Norrtåg
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 68
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 68
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 68
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Phone
- 021 48 18 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tåg i Bergslagen
Train from Gävle Centralstation to Grängesberg jvstn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 240
- Schedules at
- Tåg i Bergslagen
- Phone
- +46 922-129 55
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tapanis Buss
Bus from Tornio Haparanda to Uppsala
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,300
- Website
- Tapanis Buss
Bus from Tornio Haparanda to Stockholm, Cityterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,300
- Website
- Tapanis Buss
- Phone
- +46 77 114 14 14
- [email protected]
- Website
- ul.se
Bus from Uppsala Business Park västra to Enköping station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 30–50
- Schedules at
- UL
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Enköping station to Karlstad busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,200
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Karlstad busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,500
- Website
- Vy Buss
- Phone
- +358 40 179 6069
- [email protected]
- Website
- visitinari.fi
Bus from Inari to Kirkenes Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 3,900–4,200
- Schedules at
- visitinari.fi
- Phone
- 0771 – 32 32 00
- Website
- varmlandstrafik.se
Bus from Råda Rådastrand to Karlstad Karolinen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Website
- https://www.varmlandstrafik.se/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rovaniemi, Bus Station to Kemi, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 100–170
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Karlstad busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 290–450
- Website
- Flixbus
- Website
- FlixBus Finland Oy
Bus from Rovaniemi, Bus Station to Kemi, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Finland Oy
- Phone
- 0771-100 110
- [email protected]
- Website
- Länstrafiken Västerbotten
Bus from Haparanda station to Umeå Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- Länstrafiken Västerbotten
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Estimated price
- kr 210–240
Länstrafiken Norrbotten
- Phone
- 0771-100 110
- Website
- lanstrafikennorrbotten.se
Länstrafiken Norrbotten
- Phone
- 0771-100 110
- Website
- lanstrafikennorrbotten.se
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Booking & Getting There
Lapland to Karlstad bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Kemi, Bus Station.
Karlstad is 1h behind Lapland. It is currently 12:14 AM in Lapland and 11:14 PM in Karlstad.
Lapland to Karlstad train services, operated by Finnish Railways (VR), arrive at Kemi station.
Yes, the driving distance between Lapland to Karlstad is 1259 km. It takes approximately 16h 7m to drive from Lapland to Karlstad.
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