There are 7 ways to get from San Diego to Lapland by plane or train
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Fly San Diego International Airport to Rovaniemi
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane SAN - RVN
19h 15m€401–1,355Fly San Diego International Airport to Kemi-Tornio Airport
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Kemi-Tornio Airport (KEM)plane SAN - KEM
20h 23m€420–1,500Fly San Diego International Airport to Kittilä Airport
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Kittilä Airport (KTT)plane SAN - KTT
17h 58m€550–1,804Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Kemi-Tornio Airport
- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Kemi-Tornio Airport (KEM)plane LAX - KEM
22h 38m€451–1,583Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Oulu Airport, train
- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Oulu Airport (OUL)plane LAX - OUL
- Take the train from Oulu to Kemitrain
21h 49m€427–1,409Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Rovaniemi
- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane LAX - RVN
23h 34m€425–1,496Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Kittilä Airport
- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Kittilä Airport (KTT)plane LAX - KTT
22h 23m€544–1,888
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Rovaniemi (RVN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Lapland is to fly which costs €400 - €1400 and takes 19h 15m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Lapland is to fly which takes 17h 58m and costs €550 - €1800.
The distance between San Diego and Lapland is 8549 km.
It takes approximately 19h 15m to get from San Diego to Lapland, including transfers.
Lapland is 10h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 6:50 AM in San Diego and 4:50 PM in Lapland.
There are 1780+ hotels available in Lapland.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Lapland, Finland?
American Airlines, Finnair, and five other airlines fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Rovaniemi (RVN) 3 times a day.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Rovaniemi via Chicago O'Hare, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,400
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Rovaniemi via Seattle, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 41m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Rovaniemi via Toronto, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,400
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Rovaniemi via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Kemi-Tornio Airport via London Heathrow, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €480–2,300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Kemi-Tornio Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Kemi-Tornio Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Kemi-Tornio Airport via Los Angeles International Airport, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Kemi-Tornio Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Kemi-Tornio Airport via Seattle, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 31m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €420–1,500
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Kittilä Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 33m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kemi-Tornio Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kemi-Tornio Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 58m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,500
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Oulu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Oulu Airport via Seattle, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- When
- Friday and Monday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Oulu Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 48m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €400–1,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kittilä Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Kittilä Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Rovaniemi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €490–4,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Rovaniemi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €470–1,600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kittilä Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kittilä Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €1,100–6,000
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Kittilä Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Oulu Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €470–1,600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Rovaniemi via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €490–4,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kittilä Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €600–2,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Kittilä Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €1,100–6,000
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Rovaniemi via Seattle, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 43m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €390–1,400
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Rovaniemi via Chicago O'Hare, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €410–1,400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Oulu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,400
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Oulu to Kemi
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en
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