There are 9 ways to get from Switzerland to Ivalo by plane, bus, train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Zurich Airport
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ivalo (IVL)plane ZRH - IVL
6h 17m€204–845Fly from Geneva International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Ivalo (IVL)plane GVA - IVL
8h 24m€177–906Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Helsinki to Rovaniemitrain
- Take the bus from Rovaniemi Rautatieasema piha to Petsamontie 7bus
2d 9h€329–591Drive 3,319.5 km
- Drive from Zurich to Ivalocar 3,319.5 km
35h 25m€627–906Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Ivalo (IVL)plane MXP - IVL
10h 1m€316–747Bus, train via Hotelli Ivalo P
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Helsinki Central Station to Rovaniemitrain
- Take the bus from 1 to Hotelli Ivalo Pbus
2d 9h€328–586Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus 144
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiribus
- Take the bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to Petsamontie 7bus
2d 10h€283–506Bus via Warsaw
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from 29 to 1bus Ob4
- Take the bus from 5 to Petsamontie 7bus
2d 12h€286–441Drive, car train
- Drive from Zurich to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationcar
- Take the cartrain from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Ivalocar
38h 39m€592–852
Switzerland to Ivalo by train, bus, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Switzerland to Ivalo is to bus via Warsaw which costs €280 - €450 and takes 2 days 12h.
The fastest way to get from Switzerland to Ivalo is to fly which takes 6h 17m and costs €200 - €850.
No, there is no direct bus from Switzerland station to Ivalo. However, there are services departing from Zurich Bus Station and arriving at Petsamontie 7 via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Switzerland and Ivalo is 2599 km. The road distance is 3319.5 km.
The best way to get from Switzerland to Ivalo without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 9h and costs €320 - €600.
It takes approximately 6h 17m to get from Switzerland to Ivalo, including transfers.
Switzerland to Ivalo bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
The best way to get from Switzerland to Ivalo is to fly which takes 6h 17m and costs €200 - €850. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €280 - €550 and takes 2 days 10h.
Switzerland to Ivalo bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Ivalo is 1h ahead of Switzerland. It is currently 6:55 PM in Switzerland and 7:55 PM in Ivalo.
What companies run services between Switzerland and Ivalo, Finland?
Edelweiss Air, Lufthansa, and three other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Ivalo (IVL) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zürich Stadelhofen to Petsamontie 7 via Zürich HB, Zurich Bus Station, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2, Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiri, and Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I in around 2d 10h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ivalo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ivalo via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ivalo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €250–850
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ivalo via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ivalo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–750
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ivalo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–850
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ivalo via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–1,000
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ivalo via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–800
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ivalo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–650
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Ivalo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €350–950
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ivalo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–700
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Ivalo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–850
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ivalo via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–800
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Ivalo via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki Central Station to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 39m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiri
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +358 (0) 16 3422 160
- Website
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
Bus from Rovaniemi Rautatieasema piha to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–60
- Website
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
- Schedules at
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
Bus from 1 to Hotelli Ivalo P
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–60
- Website
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
- Schedules at
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
Bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–60
- Website
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
- Schedules at
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
Bus from 5 to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–65
- Website
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
- Schedules at
- J.M Eskelisen Lapin Linjat
- Phone
- +358 40 0291582
- [email protected]
- Website
- Jbus Oy
Bus from Rovaniemi Rautatieasema piha to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Schedules at
- Jbus Oy
Bus from 1 to Hotelli Ivalo P
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Schedules at
- Jbus Oy
Bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Schedules at
- Jbus Oy
- Phone
- +358 600 02010
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from Rovaniemi Rautatieasema piha to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–25
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from 1 to Hotelli Ivalo P
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–24
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from 29 to 1
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Omni Bus
- Phone
- +358 16 312280
- [email protected]
- Website
- LaplandTours
Bus from Rovaniemi Rautatieasema piha to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- LaplandTours
Bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- LaplandTours
- Website
- FlixBus Finland Oy
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiri
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Finland Oy
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