How to get to Inari

Inari-Saariselkä tourism region is easily accessible, either by the extensive road network or by flying to the international airport in Ivalo. Regular public transport takes travellers as far north as the Arctic Ocean or southwards from where they can continue to the other parts of Europe.

• Finnish Bus services: Matkahuolto Oy
• Finnair
• Ivalo airport
• Public transport to and from Ivalo airport

Car hire:

• Avis
• Budget
• Europcar
• Green Motion
• Herz
• Scandia Rent
• Sixt

Taxi services, phone numbers:

• Ivalo village
  • Ivalo taxi station +358 100 87888
  • Ivalo taxiservice Oy  +358 50 514 6585,  ivalotaxiservice@gmail.com
  • Taxi Trafinari tel. +358505761531 email: info@trafinari.fi
• Saariselkä Holiday Resort
  • Saariselkä taxi station +358 100 84669
• Inari village
  • Inari taxi service +358 400 982 477
• Sevettijärvi 
  • Taxi Seurujärvi +358 400 380 270
  • Taxi Semenoja +358 400 396 338
  • Taxi Kaisan Taksi +358 40 752 2966/Kaisa Vuolukka and +358 400 244 922/Kauko Lietoff

Charter bus services:  

• Kukkolan Bussit  (www.kukkolanbussit.com)
• Kuljetusliike Ilmari Slant
• Lapin Luontolomat Oy
• Tilausliikenne Tammela

SkIBus - operates only in winter season

The Ski Bus operates in the Saariselkä and Kiilopää area during the winter season from November 23, 2024, to April 21, 2025.

Schedule

• Day ticket between Saariselkä – Kiilopää – Saariselkä: €6
• X = Stop on request
• The Ski Bus departs from Ivalo bus station at 9:00 AM to Saariselkä and returns from the Saariselkä ski lifts at 5:20 PM via Saariselkä center to Ivalo bus station (arrival at 5:55 PM).
   
• You can hop on without a prior reservation from any stop, including from Ivalo. Ivalo – Saariselkä – Ivalo: €10/one way/adult.
  
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Connecting Transportation from Inari Village to Saariselkä Ski Bus - Spring 2025

In the spring of 2025, the ski bus will run from Inari to Saariselkä and back on eight Saturdays between March 1 and April 19, 2025, according to the following schedule:

• Departure at 8:20 AM from the K-market in Inari, via Ivalo bus station (at 9:00 AM) to Saariselkä.
• Return at 5:20 PM from the Saariselkä ski lifts, via Saariselkä center to Ivalo bus station (at 5:55 PM), and back to the K-Market in Inari (arrival in Inari around 6:30 PM).

This transportation is intended for anyone in need of a ride (including tourists and internal municipal travel). Inari - Saariselkä - Inari: €15/one way/adult.

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