Getting around Kiruna - Kiruna Lappland

The journey within and beyond Kiruna

Getting around Kiruna is not like traveling anywhere else. The distances are long, the roads few and the views magnificent. It takes both planning and flexibility to discover all there is to see. Public transport works, but it doesn’t keep pace with the big cities. Outside the city of Kiruna, buses are often seasonal and trains do not run every hour. So it’s important to check timetables, book in advance and think ahead, especially if you want to travel to the mountains, small villages or across borders. Here you will find a collection of information on how to get to Kiruna, how to move around the municipality and how to get to the mountains or neighboring countries. With the right preparation, you can expect unforgettable views, silence you can hear and a sense of freedom that only our Arctic destination can provide.

Travel within Kiruna

Within the city of Kiruna, maps sometimes have to guess as much as you do, thanks to the ongoing social transformation where buildings are moved and roads suddenly end. Explore the destination by rental car, bus or maybe a helicopter ride. Getting around takes planning, but it's worth it!

Driving

With your own car, rental car or motorhome, you'll have the freedom to explore Kiruna on your own terms. Here we have gathered information to help you on your way.

Driving in Kiruna

By bus

Taking the bus is an easy and more environmentally friendly way to travel within Kiruna municipality - but it requires a bit of planning.

By foot and on wheels

Take a stroll around the city center, hop on a skip and get around the city or rent a bike to explore the surroundings.

By train to the mountains

The year-round trains offer an environmentally friendly way to get to Riksgränsen, via Abisko and Björkliden.

Abisko-Björkliden-Riksgränsen-Narvik

Helicopter

Discover the mountains from a helicopter with Kallax Flyg. Fixed route service to Kebnekaise Mountain Station in summer, sightseeing over the mountains or town, and transportation to the fishing adventure.

Kallax Flyg

taxi

Pre-book a taxi with Taxi Kiruna:
+46 (0)980-12020
bokning@taxi.se
Pick-up at your choice of location.

Travel to the mountains and across the borders

Kiruna municipality borders both Norway and Finland. Here you can find information on how to get to popular destinations during your trip to Kiruna.

Narvik (Norway)

Just 17 miles from Kiruna is Narvik, a small town with magnificent views, where mountains meet fjords. A perfect destination for a day trip where the destination is as beautiful as the journey there.

Jessica Nildén

Nikkaluokta / Kebnekaise

7 miles from Kiruna is Nikkaluokta, where the road ends and the mountain adventure begins. The starting point to climb Sweden's highest mountain, Kebnekaise or the end of the magnificent Kungsleden from Abisko.

Karesuando / Treriksröset

By bus or car, you'll travel about 30 miles east of Kiruna to the starting point in Finland to reach the world's most northerly trekking point.

Abisko | Björkliden | Katterjåkk | Riksgränsen

Just one to two hours from Kiruna, you'll find four gems along the Malmbanan line that offer great mountain experiences, world-class skiing and magnificent scenery.

Rovaniemi (Finland)

Information on how to travel from Kiruna to Santa's Village in Rovaniemi is coming soon.