The Meeting Point of the EU and Russia

Lappeenranta is located in South-East Finland, on the border between the European Union and Russia. Extensive road, rail and water traffic connections from whole Finland to Russia run through Lappeenranta.

How to get to Lappeenranta?

Nearest airports:

Lappeenranta Airport (right at the center of the city)
Helsinki-Vantaa Airport (distance 230 km)

How to get to Lappeenranta from Helsinki:

 By train:
- Valtion Rautatiet/Finnish National Railway VR

By bus:
- Expressbus

How to get to Lappeenranta from Europe & beyond:

- AirBaltic provides over 80 connections to Lappeenranta

- Ryanair provides connections from 152 locations to Lappeenranta

How to get to Lappeenranta from Russia:

From St.Petersburg/Moscow via Helsinki-Vantaa international Airport
- Aeroflot
- Finnair

From St.Petersburg/Moscow via Riga International Airport
- AirBaltic

Straight from St.Petersburg/Moscow by train to Vainikkala-Lappeenranta Station
- Valtion Rautatiet/Finnish National Railway VR

Bus connections from Vainikkala to Lappeenranta:
- Vainikkala Station Information
- Bus information

Local taxi number in Lappeenranta area: +358 200 60 400.