Urho Kekkonen National Park is located east of the Sodankylä-Ivalo road (road number 4/E75). The distance to the national park is 240 km from Rovaniemi and 30-50 km from Ivalo. The nearest airport is in Ivalo, and the nearest railway station is in Rovaniemi.

Buses operate year-round from Rovaniemi to Kiilopää, Saariselkä, and Tankavaara. You can check the schedules on Matkahuolto's website (matkahuolto.fi).

Buses from the airport run to Saariselkä and Kiilopää on every flight. You can find the schedules on Eskelinen's website (eskelinen.fi).

There are bus services from Kemijärvi to Savukoski and Pelkosenniemi, from where there is a call taxi connection to Kemihaara. Check the current call taxi schedules on Savukoski municipality's website (savukoski.fi, in finnish). Call taxi prices are in line with regular bus fares.