There are 3 ways to get from Nurmes to Joensuu by train, bus, or car
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Nurmes to Joensuu by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nurmes to Joensuu is to train which costs €18 - €35 and takes 2h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Nurmes to Joensuu is to drive which takes 1h 42m and costs €23 - €35.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from 2 and arriving at Kauppatori I. Services depart four times a day, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 2h 14m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Nurmes and arriving at Joensuu. Services depart twice daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 2h 5m.
The distance between Nurmes and Joensuu is 152 km. The road distance is 128.7 km.
The best way to get from Nurmes to Joensuu without a car is to train which takes 2h 5m and costs €18 - €35.
The train from Nurmes to Joensuu takes 2h 5m including transfers and departs twice daily.
Nurmes to Joensuu bus services, operated by Savo-Karjalan Linja Oy, depart from 2 station.
Nurmes to Joensuu train services, operated by Finnish Railways (VR), depart from Nurmes station.
The best way to get from Nurmes to Joensuu is to train which takes 2h 5m and costs €18 - €35. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €18 - €26 and takes 2h 14m.
What companies run services between Nurmes, Pohjois-Karjala, Finland and Joensuu, Finland?
Finnish Railways (VR) operates a train from Nurmes to Joensuu twice daily. Tickets cost €18–35 and the journey takes 2h 5m. Alternatively, Savo-Karjalan Linja Oy operates a bus from 2 to Kauppatori I twice daily. Tickets cost €21–26 and the journey takes 2h 14m. Pohjolan Matka also services this route twice daily.
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Nurmes to Joensuu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en
- Phone
- 013 122 324
- [email protected]
- Website
- savokarjalanlinja.fi
Bus from 2 to Kauppatori I
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €21–26
- Schedules at
- savokarjalanlinja.fi
- Phone
- +358 201 303304
- [email protected]
- Website
- pohjolanmatka.fi
Bus from 2 to Kauppatori I
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Schedules at
- https://pohjolanmatka.fi/linjaliikenne/
- Website
- https://pohjolanmatka.fi/en/
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More Questions & Answers
Nurmes to Joensuu bus services, operated by Savo-Karjalan Linja Oy, arrive at Kauppatori I station.
Nurmes to Joensuu train services, operated by Finnish Railways (VR), arrive at Joensuu station.
Yes, the driving distance between Nurmes to Joensuu is 129 km. It takes approximately 1h 42m to drive from Nurmes to Joensuu.
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