FINLAND - SWEDEN: free bus connection (Kemi-Tornio-Haparanda-Luleå)



In the north of Sweden and Finland there isn't a rail connection any more. but you can use free buses !!!

The buses always start in front of the rail stations and are connected to the rail systems... so if a train in delay, they normally wait for the train.
You always have a connection with the night-trains.


Luleå (Sweden) to Haparanda (Sweden - border station)
Tornio (Finland - border station) to Kemi (Finland)


At Haparanda/Tornio you change the bus. it is not complicate (800 meters to walk), other passengers walk this way as well. and you have a supermarket there.


UPDATE: http://www.raildude.com/en/train-connec ... sweden/223



Dep. Luleå: 0830, 1040, 1310, 1510, 1630, 1830, 2030, 2230
Arr. Haparanda: 1050, 1300, 1530, 1740, 1845, 2045, 2245, 0050
then you have 30 minutes time to walk.
Tornio to Kemi: between 25 and max. 45 minutes



Dep. Kemi: every 30 minutes
Arr. Tornio: between 25 and max. 45 minutes of bus travel
800 meter walk to Haparanda bus station
Dep. Haparanda: 0520, 0720, 1120, 1200, 1335, 1610, 1810
Arr. Luleå: 0740, 0940, 1340, 1435, 1600, 1835, 2035


Attention: there is a difference of time between Sweden and Finland of 1 hour !!

More timetables in Finish language: http://www.veljeksetsalmela.fi



Update: Jun 2013

Peter, could you help me? As I understood, buses run from Monday to Friday mostly. And the timetable is valid till the 10th of August. I'm going to get from Kemi to Haparanda in August(15) on Sunday morning. How can i do this and what bus shall I take to get Haparanda or Tornio? Thanks in advance.

Hi.

I only have the link to the official timetable available by the bus company running this route:
http://www.veljeksetsalmela.fi/KuKeHa.html

But I never had problems using a bus on this route connecting to one of the trains running the route Rovaniemi-Helsinki and back.

Sorry that I can't help you with more details for now.

Peter

This is an email i received from the staff of the buss service

"
You can find all the schedules of ours from
www.veljeksetsalmela.fi --- > choose
Kemi-Tornio- Haaparanta kesä 2010 . Or direct link as follows:
http://www.veljeksetsalmela.fi/ketokesa.htm
It will show you all the departures we do have to Hapranda at the time of your travel.
Next to our web-site you will find all the time-tables operated inside
Finland from the link below. There you will have the service in english as
well.
http://www.matkahuolto.fi/en/
"

Hope it helps!

Thanks.

Thanks for all the info on this page. How much would it approx. take in total to travel from Kemi to Lulea? Thanks!

Hi.

Have a look the schedules - but you can calculate half a day...

Peter

Thank you Peter!

Hello Peter

Is this timetable still accurate for july 2011?

Where can i check the fares from each stop to another?

Many thanks

Hi.
Check the websites of the bus companies mentioned above. Usually ony schedules until mid of June are online. But I think they will update it soon.
About single fares I can't give you details, only the information that InterRail is free between Kemi and Lulea.
http://www.veljeksetsalmela.fi/
Peter

I made a post in the Sweden section of this board, and I just copy it in here:

these are the timetables untill 18th of June. I write the departure and arrival times after the 18th June in brackets.

jens90 wrote:Hi,

the times aren't quite correct any more, probably due to time table changes

The bus leaves Lulea at:

8.20 9.50 10.50 13.00 14.00 15.10 16.35 18.40(18.55) 21.00(21.10)

and arrives in Haparanda at:

10.35 12.15 13.10 15.30 16.3517.45 18.50 20.55(21.10) 23.15 (23.25)

Some of the busses go on to Tornio, so you don't have to walk. Just aks the conductor.

Return:

dep. Haparanda:

4.40 5.20(5.30) 6.50 8.30 10.00 12.30 13.45 15.10 16.10 17.10

arr. Lulea

7.00 7.40(7.50) 9.45 10.50 12.35 14.50 16.10 17.45 18.45 19.45

At weekends, there are different timetables!!

Look at http://www.ltnbd.se/tidtabeller/ and then search for haparanda. Lines 20 and 100 do the journey.

I have a flexipass, and I was wondering, is this bus free as well if you don't use a day on your card? How much does it cost if it's not free?
Thanks in advance

Hi!

The official rule is:

- If you get a "free" trip with 100% discount (such as this bus connection) you have to use a travel day on your Flexi Pass
- If you only get a certain discount (eg 50%) you do not have to use a travel day.

Lulea - Haparanda is 155 SEK/17€, Tornio - Kemi is 6,30€ - there is no online price information for the small bit Haparanda - Tornio but it wont be much extra, maybe 10-20 SEK. Or you walk on foot if the bus ends in Haparanda - it's just some hundred metres in between the two bus terminals in SK/FI.


Flo

Hey all!

I was wondering if the schedule applies for this winter holidays as well? 30 mins traffic the entire december? I was planning to go there sometime between the 28th and 30th.

Thanks in anticipation for replies

Regards,
Diamond

Hej,

I did not find a special schedule over the christmas/new year period...but I can have another look on the weekend.

From where to where do you want to go?


Flo

I want to get a bus from pitea to Rovaniemi and back the next day...does anyone know if this is possible. I just want to go up to Rovaniemi for one night and see santas village on the 21st Dec or the 22nd Dec.

can anyone please help me organise this trip and tell me what to do

thanks anyone

can anyone tell me what time the bus leaves from Pitea to the boarder and then to Rovaniemi

I want to go there Rovaniemi leaving Pitea on the 22nd dec 2012 or the 22nd but I need to get back to Pitea on the 24/12 by 1500hrs.

I would like to stay in Rovaniemi or near for one night

I have no idea how long it takes to travel up there by bus

can I leave Pitea in the morning and arrive in Rovaniemi by mid afternoon and then leave again the next day and arrive back in Pitea.

If I cannot stay in rovaniemi where is the closest city that has good accomodation that is not expensive

really have this one opportunity to see Rovaniemi and need anyones help