Levi transport guide: public transport, taxis, airport links, onward routes and what to book. Updated 2026.
Finland's biggest ski resort. A Ski Bus loops the resort all winter, so you do not need a car if you stay in Levi centre.
Ski Bus €4 per day (€3 with a lift pass) / airport bus from about €6 (as of 2026)
In the 2025–26 season the Ski Bus ran roughly 09:00–19:30, every 30 minutes. The Express gondola runs from Zero Point in the village centre to the top of the Front Slopes, in summer too.
Airport buses from Kittilä (Tunturilinjat, Eskelisen)
Express gondola from the village centre up the fell
Flight: Kittilä Airport (KTT), 15 km south, airport bus or taxi
Bus: Matkahuolto regional lines from Rovaniemi (~2 h 20), and Onnibus in winter
Train + bus: VR night train to Kolari, then the Tunturilinjat train bus to Levi
Fly to Kittilä (see /route/helsinki-kittila), then a 15 to 24 min airport bus (Tunturilinjat €15, or Eskelisen line buses from about €6). Or take the VR night train to Kolari + a connecting bus of about 1 h 15. Or Onnibus, which now runs all the way to Levi (long but cheap). Flight + airport bus is the quickest way.
Kittilä Airport (KTT) is 15 km south of Levi village by road. Airport buses are timed to the flights: Tunturilinjat (€15) and Eskelisen line buses (€5.80 to €8.90), 15 to 24 min. Taxis: Levi-Kittilän Taksit 0200 99800.
The resort centre, around the Levi fell base and Zero Point. The Express gondola, the lift-pass office, the Ski Bus stops, most of the big hotels and the busiest après-ski bars are here, mostly within walking distance.
The village the resort centre stands in, between Levi and Kätkätunturi fells by lake Immeljärvi. Apartment hotels and cabins on its edges are quieter and often have kitchens; the Levi Ski Bus (€4 a day, €3 with a lift pass) links them to the lifts.
Accommodation on the south side of the fell. Quiet, but the village centre is a Ski Bus ride away.
A small village on the Ounasjoki river, a little under 10 km from Levi fell; most of its businesses work in tourism. Stay here for quiet; you commute to Levi for everything else.
Flights from Helsinki and several European cities land at KTT through the winter. The airport buses are timed to the flights, and the ride to Levi takes 15 to 24 minutes (Tunturilinjat €15, Eskelisen line buses from about €6). If you bought your lift pass online and your hotel holds the bags, you can be on the floodlit slopes the same afternoon, then dinner and après in the village. The arrival day delivers a half-day of skiing if you nail the logistics.
Finnair's early-morning flight, for the Sunday-to-Sunday week
Finnair's early-morning flight from Helsinki lands at KTT in the morning, and the airport bus has you in Levi village within the hour. Check-in is usually in the afternoon, but hotels normally hold your bags, so you can make the gondola not long after opening. This is the smart trip: a full first day on the snow, and a full last day too if you fly home in the evening.
Night train via Kolari, the romantic option
The car-carrier night train to Kolari leaves Helsinki at 20:24 and arrives at 10:55 the next morning (autumn 2026 timetable). Cabins start from €49 (vr.fi), and you can bring your car. Without a car, the connecting bus from Kolari takes about 1 h 15 to Levi, and VR sells the train and the bus in one booking. You arrive rested with all your skis and skip the airport entirely.
Levi = bigger, busier, full après-ski scene, FIS World Cup slope, an actual ski-village vibe. Ylläs = a higher fell (719 m vs Levi's 531 m) with Finland's longest slopes, much quieter villages (Äkäslompolo + Ylläsjärvi), national-park atmosphere, no big nightclub scene. If you're here for skiing + nightlife + family events: Levi. If you're here for serious ski touring, cross-country, or aurora photography away from light pollution: Ylläs. Both have airport buses from KTT.
The centre = walk to lifts, walk to bars, walk to dinner, and you pay for the convenience. Apartment hotels and cabins further out are quieter and usually have kitchens, and the Levi Ski Bus (€4 a day, €3 with a lift pass) takes you to the lifts. Pick an apartment if you're a group of four or six who cook your own dinners. Pick the centre if you're a couple who want zero friction.