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How to get fromVaasa to Karlstadby plane, train, car ferry, bus, ferry, or car

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There are 9 ways to get from Vaasa to Karlstad by plane, train, car ferry, bus, ferry, or car

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  1. Fly Vaasa Airport to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, train

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    1. Fly from Vaasa Airport (VAA) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane plane VAA - ARN
    2. Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain train
    7h 37m
    kr 1,645–4,307

  2. Car ferry, train via Sundsvall

    1. Take the carferry from Vaasa to Umeåcarferry car ferry
    2. Take the train from Umeå Centralstation to Sundsvall Centralstationtrain train
    3. Take the train from Sundsvall Centralstation to Stockholm Centralstationtrain train 567 / ...
    4. Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain train 629 / ...
    18h 24m
    kr 2,168–3,342

  3. Bus, ferry, line 80 ferry

    1. Take the bus from Kaupungintalo L to 5bus bus
    2. Take the ferry from Port of Turku to Stockholmferry ferry
    3. Take the ferry from Stockholm Ropsten brygga to Stockholm Nybrokajenferry ferry 80
    4. Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Karlstad busstationbus bus 850 / ...
    24h 6m

  4. Car ferry, drive

    1. Take the carferry from Vaasa to Umeåcarferry car ferry
    2. Drive from Umeå to Karlstadcar car
    15h 57m
    kr 1,777–2,561

  5. Fly Vaasa Airport to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport, train

    1. Fly from Vaasa Airport (VAA) to Gothenburg-Landvetter Airport (GOT)plane plane VAA - GOT
    2. Take the train from Göteborg Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain train
    10h 23m
    kr 1,869–3,455

  6. Fly Vaasa Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, train

    1. Fly from Vaasa Airport (VAA) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane plane VAA - OSL
    2. Take the train from Lillestrøm stasjon to Kongsvinger stasjontrain train
    3. Take the train from Kongsvinger to Karlstad Centralstationtrain train
    10h 15m
    kr 1,899–3,863

  7. Car ferry to Umeå Airport, fly to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport, train

    1. Take the carferry from Vaasa to Umeåcarferry car ferry
    2. Fly from Umeå Airport (UME) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN)plane plane UME - ARN
    3. Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain train
    12h 26m
    kr 1,928–3,802

  8. Car ferry, train

    1. Take the carferry from Vaasa to Umeåcarferry car ferry
    2. Take the train from Umeå Östra station to Stockholm Centralstationtrain train 91 / ...
    3. Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Karlstad Centralstationtrain train 629 / ...
    19h 31m
    kr 2,043–3,170

  9. Car ferry, train #2

    1. Take the carferry from Vaasa to Umeåcarferry car ferry
    2. Take the train from Umeå Centralstation to Gävle Centralstationtrain train 93 / ...
    3. Take the train from Gävle Centralstation to Grängesberg jvstntrain train
    4. Take the train from Grängesberg jvstn to Karlstad Centralstationtrain train
    20h 35m
    kr 1,958–2,742

Vaasa Airport (VAA) to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN) flights

Calendar34Weekly Planes
Duration2h 8mAverage Duration
Ticketkr 675Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 801.9 km
  • Duration: 7h 37m

What companies run services between Vaasa, Finland and Karlstad, Sweden?

There is no direct connection from Vaasa to Karlstad. However, you can take the line 4 bus to Lentokenttä, walk to Vaasa Airport (VAA) airport, fly to Stockholm-Arlanda Airport (ARN), walk to Arlanda Norra/ Arlanda Express, take the line 7815 train to Stockholm Centralstation, then take the train to Karlstad Centralstation. Alternatively, you can take a car ferry from Vaasa to Karlstad Centralstation via Umeå, Umeå hamn, Umeå Vasaplan, Umeå Centralstation, Sundsvall Centralstation, and Stockholm Centralstation in around 18h 24m.

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