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By public transport to Pallas-Yllästunturi

Pallas-Yllästunturi National Park is located in the fell area between Kolari, Kittilä, Muonio and Enontekiö. It is 35 km from Kolari, 40 km from Kittilä, 165 km from Rovaniemi and 3.5 km from Hetta. The nearest airport is in Kittilä and the nearest railway station is in Kolari.

By bus

Check the bus schedule and buy your bus tickets in advance from Matkahuolto's website (matkahuolto.fi)

  • Hetta: There is a bus service from Rovaniemi to the village of Hetta in Enontekiö. There is a bus connection from Oulu to Enontekiö via Rovaniemi.

  • Pallas: You can get from Muonio to Pallastunturi by bus, which continues to Hetta. Some of the Rovaniemi – Muonio – Hetta buses go via Hotel Jeris, which is a 14 km from Pallastunturi. The bus route from Tromsø to Rovaniemi (thearcticroute.com) runs via Muonio and Kittilä.

  • Ylläs: There are bus connections to Ylläsjärvi and Äkäslompolo during the high season.

By train

The closest train stations (vr.fi) are in Kolari (35 km) and in Rovaniemi (165 km). Check the train schedule and buy your train tickets in advance.

  • Hetta: You can get from Kolari train station to Enontekiö’s Hetta by a bus. There is a bus service from Rovaniemi (train station) to Hetta via Muonio.

  • Pallas: You can get from Kolari train station to Muonio by a bus. There is a bus connection from Rovaniemi train station to Muonio.

  • Ylläs: All Kolari trains have a direct bus connection (rundgrenky.fi) to Ylläsjärvi and Äkäslompolo. During the spring season there is a bus connection from Rovaniemi train station to Ylläsjärvi and Äkäslompolo via Kittilä.

Fly to Kittilä

The nearest airport is located in Kittilä (finavia.fi). There are only charter flights to Enontekiö Airport.