There are 7 ways to get from Skellefteå to Kuopio by bus, train, 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.
Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Skellefteå busstation to Haparanda stationbus 20
- Take the train from Haaparanta pohjoinen to Oulutrain
- Take the train from Oulu to Kuopiotrain
12h 44mFly
cheapest- Fly from Skellefteå Airport (SFT) to Kuopio (KUO)plane SFT - KUO
9h 43m€95–440Bus
- Take the bus from Skellefteå busstation to Haparanda Tornio resecentrumbus 20
- Take the bus from C to Oulu Linja-autoasema, tulolaituribus
- Take the bus from 12 to Kuopio Linja-autoasema 5bus Ob5
13h 25mDrive 668.1 km
- Drive from Skellefteå to Kuopiocar 668.1 km
7h 49m€122–177Bus, train via Luleå
- Take the bus from Skellefteå busstation to Luleå busstationbus 100 / ...
- Take the train from Luleå Centralstation to Haparanda stationtrain
- Take the train from Haaparanta pohjoinen to Oulutrain
- Take the train from Oulu to Kuopiotrain
13h 28mBus, train via Boden
- Take the bus from Skellefteå busstation to Jörn stationbus 205
- Take the train from Jörn station to Boden C/Resecentrumtrain
- 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
13h 53m€107–184Bus via Kajaani
- Take the bus from Skellefteå to Torniobus
- Take the bus from C to Oulu Linja-autoasema, tulolaituribus
- Take the bus from 12 to 2bus
- Take the bus from 6 to Tulobus
15h 2m€153–173
Skellefteå Airport (SFT) to Kuopio (KUO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Skellefteå to Kuopio is to bus and train via Boden which costs €100 - €190 and takes 13h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Skellefteå to Kuopio is to drive which takes 7h 49m and costs €120 - €180.
No, there is no direct bus from Skellefteå station to Kuopio. However, there are services departing from Skellefteå busstation and arriving at Kuopio Linja-autoasema 5 via C and 12. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 13h 25m.
The distance between Skellefteå and Kuopio is 853 km. The road distance is 668.1 km.
The best way to get from Skellefteå to Kuopio without a car is to bus and train which takes 12h 44m and costs .
It takes approximately 12h 44m to get from Skellefteå to Kuopio, including transfers.
Skellefteå to Kuopio bus services, operated by Länstrafiken Västerbotten, depart from Skellefteå busstation.
The best way to get from Skellefteå to Kuopio is to bus which takes 13h 25m and costs . Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €95 - €440 and takes 9h 43m.
Skellefteå to Kuopio bus services, operated by Länstrafiken Västerbotten, arrive at Haparanda Tornio resecentrum station.
Kuopio is 1h ahead of Skellefteå. It is currently 7:52 AM in Skellefteå and 8:52 AM in Kuopio.
What companies run services between Skellefteå, Sweden and Kuopio, Finland?
You can take a bus from Skellefteå busstation to Kuopio Linja-autoasema 5 via C and 12 in around 13h 25m. Alternatively, Scandinavian Airlines, Finnair, and Norwegian Air International fly from Skellefteå Airport (SFT) to Kuopio (KUO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Skellefteå Airport to Kuopio via Stockholm, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–600
Flights from Skellefteå Airport to Kuopio via Stockholm, Tallinn, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Haaparanta pohjoinen to Oulu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en
Train from Oulu to Kuopio
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en
Train from Haaparanta pohjoinen to Oulu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en
Train from Oulu to Kuopio
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en
Train from Haaparanta pohjoinen to Oulu
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en
Train from Oulu to Kuopio
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en
- Phone
- 0771-444 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- norrtag.se
Train from Luleå Centralstation to Haparanda station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–45
- Schedules at
- norrtag.se
Train from Jörn station to Boden C/Resecentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Schedules at
- norrtag.se
Train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Haparanda station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Schedules at
- norrtag.se
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- [email protected]
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Jörn station to Boden C/Resecentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- 0771-100 110
- [email protected]
- Website
- tabussen.nu
Bus from Skellefteå busstation to Haparanda station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- tabussen.nu
Bus from Skellefteå busstation to Haparanda Tornio resecentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- tabussen.nu
Bus from Skellefteå busstation to Luleå busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- tabussen.nu
Bus from Skellefteå busstation to Jörn station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- tabussen.nu
- Phone
- +358 600 02010
- [email protected]
- Website
- onnibus.com
Bus from C to Oulu Linja-autoasema, tulolaituri
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
Bus from 12 to Kuopio Linja-autoasema 5
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
Bus from C to Oulu Linja-autoasema, tulolaituri
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
- Phone
- 0771-100 110
- [email protected]
- Website
- lanstrafikennorrbotten.se
Bus from Skellefteå busstation to Jörn station
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €10–12
- Book at
- resrobot.se
- Online fare
- €10–12
- Phone
- +46 922-129 55
- [email protected]
- Website
- tapanis.se
Bus from Skellefteå to Tornio
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €92
- Website
- https://tapanis.se/
- Phone
- +358 201 303304
- [email protected]
- Website
- pohjolanmatka.fi
Bus from 12 to 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €23–35
- Schedules at
- https://pohjolanmatka.fi/linjaliikenne/
- Website
- https://pohjolanmatka.fi/en/
- [email protected]
- Website
- wiimax.fi
Bus from 12 to 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- wiimax.fi
- Phone
- +358 20 1415500
- [email protected]
- Website
- savonlinja.fi
Bus from 6 to Tulo
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–33
- Website
- https://savonlinja.fi/en/
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