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Saariselka to Tromso in Norway

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Hi,

I'm planning to visit Finland & Norway in Dec/Jan. Can anyone tell me how I can get from Saariselka/ Inari to Tromso in Norway? Seems Tromso isn't too easy to get to from there!

Thanks

Arsy, France
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are you driving?

if so it is about 400 miles away and you have to head quite far south from saariselka and then go north west to Tromso

have a look at via michelin for the route planner etc

there are no direct flights either and no trains - your best bet is to drive or maybe someone knows about a bus?

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One option might be first taking a bus to Kirkenes/Kirkkoniemi in Norway (http://www.matkahuolto.fi), and then a boat from Kirkenes to Tromso (http://hurtigruten.co.uk/norway/). But it isn't particularly cheap (the boat alone would be over USD300, don't know how much the bus would be), nor fast (bus ca. 3hrs + boat 1 day, 11 hrs), and the bus timetables are not available until end of August at the moment.

But who knows, it might be an experience.

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And, you should be able travel from Saariselkä to Tromso by bus alone, see again www.matkahuolto.fi, and double-check the schedules closer to the date. The journey takes 14+ hours and includes 2 changes, one in Sodankylä and another in Rovaniemi. Might be exhausting but most likely a lot cheaper than the bus+boat option.

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You could also try to combine the Finnish and Norwegian buses:

Finland - Kirkenes/Kautokeino etc.: http://www.eskelisen-lapinlinjat.com/en/index.php?komento=aikataululista

North Cape/Kirkenes-Alta: http://www.veolia-transport.no/timetables-bus/category384.html

Alta-Tromsö: http://www.cominor.no/index.asp?menyID=3034&parentID=2911

However, a bus combination will most likely take a couple of days!

Another option is to take a bus from Inari/Ivalo/Saariselkä to Kirkenes, Lakselv or Vadso and fly to Tromsö from there. Wideroe operates those flights: http://www.wideroe.no/en/destinations . A flight from Lakselv will take 45 minutes.

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Looks like the best way is to go south to Rovaniemi, and take the bus to Tromsø; http://www.eskelisen-lapinlinjat.com/en/index.php?komento=aikataululista

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If you have not yet made any fixed arrangements, I'd suggest you choose Levi (Kittilä) instead of Saariselkä. There's an airport in Kittilä, so Levi is easily accessible from Helsinki.

Levi is 'halfway' to Tromso, compared to Saariselkä and the bus Rovaniemi-Tromso goes via Levi.

Another option to reach Tromso is by plane, HEL-OSL-TRO.

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