Travel options to Kiruna in Northern Sweden (Lapland).

Below I give some options for getting there.
Last updated November 20, 2024.

At the bottom of this page is an overview of flight times to Kiruna for winter 2025

Northern Sweden, Lapland, is a long way from the Netherlands.
But easily accessible by train and plane.
Below are some options that use scheduled services.
Sometimes a charter flies to Kiruna. But I leave those out of the equation since that depends very much on the carrier.

Tours of Arctic Adventure starting in Kiruna.

Many of our tours start in Kiruna. To get here, there are a few options.

1) Flying entirely
2) Flying to Stockholm and taking the night train
3) Taking the train entirely
4) Driving by car

Option 1 goes fastest
Option 2 (Fly and train) many people do and I hear good experiences about this.
Option 3 is doable… By train from Utrecht to Stockholm takes 25 hours and has 6 changes.
Option 4 we do not recommend. Driving to Kiruna in winter is almost impossible. That is an expedition in itself.

CO2 offsets.

As a sustainable travel company, we ask you to make a sustainable choice in how you get to the destination.
Compensate your carbon emissions for travel. You can do this, for example, with the Trees for All program.

Websites to find transportation with:

Flights: https://www.skyscanner.nl/
Flying services: https://www.flightroutes.com/
Public transportation: https://www.omio.nl/
Train in Sweden: https://www.sj.se/
All together: https://www.rome2rio.com/s/Schiphol/Kiruna

Option 1) Full flight from the Netherlands/Belgium/Germany to Kiruna

Airport codes departure:

Amsterdam: AMS (Schiphol is called this airport)
Brussels: BRU
Dusseldorf: DUS

Airport code possible stopover:

Copenhagen: CPH
Stockholm: ARN (Arlanda is the name of this airport)

Airport codes destination:

Kiruna: KRN

Airlines:

These airlines fly from Amsterdam, Brussels, Düsseldorf and to Stockholm and Kiruna.

Eurowings (Dusseldorf direct Kiruna) https://www.eurowings.com/
Flies from Düsseldorf direct to Kiruna on Saturdays

SAS Scandinavian Airlines Service (Most flights) https://www.flysas.com/
Flies from Amsterdam, Brussels and Düsseldorf to Stockholm or Copenhagen and then on to Kiruna

Norwegian (Budget airlines) https://www.norwegian.com/
Flies from Amsterdam to Stockholm and on to Kiruna

KLM (Only to Stockholm) https://www.klm.nl/
Flies from Amsterdam to Stockholm

The route: Schiphol-Kiruna.

Amsterdam Schiphol (AMS) to Stockholm Arlanda airport (ARN) or to Copenhagen (CPN). KLM, SAS or Norwegian (You transfer in Copenhagen or Stockholm)
Then transfer to Kiruna (KRN) SAS (Stockholm and Copenhagen) or Norwegian (Stockholm only).
Take the train to Schiphol Airport. This saves parking fees and the train station is located at the airport.

The route: Dusseldorf-Kiruna.

Düsseldorf (DUS) direct to Kiruna (KRN) Eurowings on Saturdays. (Easiest)

or

Düsseldorf (DUS) to Stockholm Arlanda airport (ARN). SAS and Eurowings.
Then transfer to the flight to Kiruna (KRN) SAS or Norwegian.
There is a train station at Dusseldorf Airport. Düsseldorf Flughafen Terminal. Take the train there as a sustainable option.

The route: Brussels-Kiruna.

Brussels (BRU) to Stockholm Arlanda airport (ARN). SAS.
Then transfer to the flight to Kiruna (KRN) SAS or Norwegian.
There is a train station at the Brussels airport. Brussels Airport – Zaventem. Take the train there as a sustainable option.

Notice. Brussels Airlines also flies to Stockholm. You will then arrive at Bromma airport. This is located south of Stockholm and is not equivalent to Arlanda International Airport. You can get to Arlanda or Stockholm by train, though.

You may have to combine between different airlines for the best fit. When transferring, keep at least 2 hours if you fly with different airlines and have check-in baggage.

Advice is to buy directly from the airlines. This is because of service and possible cancellation options

Luggage:

If you pack critically you can fly with just carry-on luggage. Arctic Adventure provides the heavy materials. (Ski, sled, sleeping bag, tent, shoes, food, utensils etc)

Option 2) By air and train

Check this website for international train tickets https://www.omio.nl/
Buy your tickets directly on the website for Swedish Railways: https://www.sj.se/
The easiest way is to fly to Stockholm and then take the night train to Kiruna.
(By train from Utrecht to Stockholm takes 25 hours and has 6 changes).

Examples of train trips

Departure in Stockholm airport at 10:50 p.m. by night train. 1 transfer in the town of Boden. This train arrives in Kiruna at 14:29 the next day.
Or
Depart Stockholm airport at 17:33 with the overnight train. No transfer. Arrival in Kiruna at 09:11 the next day.

Tickets

Cost is about €127 round trip for a compartment with bed and €100 for a seat only.
Tickets can be booked about 4.5 months before departure.

Here are the flight times for winter 2025

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