Getting to Levi
Levi's own airport at Kittilä is small but well organised and only 15 minutes away. Four well-worn routes get you to Levi — pick the one that fits your dates, budget and appetite for the journey.
See the four routes →Levi sits in Kittilä, Finnish Lapland, about 170 kilometres north of the Arctic Circle. Levi's own airport is Kittilä (KTT) — a small, well-run terminal roughly 15 kilometres and 15 minutes from the resort, served by direct winter flights from the UK and Europe.
Rovaniemi (RVN) has more flights year-round but is about two hours south by coach. You can also connect through Helsinki, or take the night train to Rovaniemi or Kolari and finish by bus.
Choose your route
All four end in the same village. The difference is journey time, cost and how much of Lapland you see on the way.
15 km · 15 minKittilä Airport → Levi
Levi's own airport is Kittilä — small, quick to clear, and just 15 minutes from the village. The shortest, simplest arrival of any route.
170 km · ~2 hRovaniemi Airport → Levi
Rovaniemi has more flights and often cheaper fares. It’s about two hours from Levi — finish the trip whichever way suits you: coach, taxi or hire car.
Flight ~1 h 30Helsinki → Kittilä
No direct flight from your city? Route through Helsinki, then take a short domestic hop north — the flexible, all-seasons way in, and how most long-haul travellers arrive.
80 km · ~1 h 15Kolari station → Levi
Board the overnight sleeper in Helsinki, wake up in the north, and finish with a short coach. Scenic, lower-carbon, and you save a night’s hotel.
Also worth knowing: private transfers, taxis and car hire meet all three airports — handy for late arrivals or travelling as a group.
At a glance
Quick pick: fastest is Kittilä, cheapest is usually Rovaniemi + bus, most scenic is the night train.
| Route | Arrive at | Onward to Levi | Typical total | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight to Kittilä | Kittilä (KTT) | 15 min transfer | Shortest | The fastest arrival |
| Fly to Rovaniemi | Rovaniemi (RVN) | 2+ h — bus, taxi or car | ~half a day | Keeping costs down |
| Via Helsinki | Helsinki (HEL) | ~1 h 25 flight + transfer | Most of a day | Year-round & long-haul |
| By train | Kolari or Rovaniemi | ~1 h 15 coach (Kolari) | Overnight | Scenery & lower carbon |
Questions
Kittilä Airport (KTT), about 15 kilometres away — roughly 15 minutes by transfer or taxi. It is small but well run, and the closest airport to Levi.
Direct winter flights from several UK and European cities land at Kittilä, which serves Levi. There is no separate airstrip in the village itself.
Kittilä is 15 kilometres away, about 15 minutes. Rovaniemi is roughly 170 kilometres south, near enough two hours by coach. Helsinki is a domestic flight away, around 1 hour 25 minutes in the air plus the onward transfer.
Usually a fare into Rovaniemi, then the airport shuttle into town and the Lapland coach north — from around €35 for the bus leg.
Not to Levi directly. The night train from Helsinki runs to Rovaniemi or Kolari, and a coach covers the last stretch. Kolari is the shorter onward leg, about an hour and a quarter.
On a direct winter charter to Kittilä, around four hours in the air plus the 15-minute transfer. Via Helsinki, allow most of a day once you include the connection.
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