By plane
The airport is located perfectly only 2 km from the center. It is the oldest in Finland established in 1918.Air Baltic flies to Riga, Ryanair has routes to Weeze near Düsseldorf, Charleroi and Bergamo.
There is a local bus connection number 4 from center of Lappeenranta to the airport. It serves once an hour. Timetables are available from Lappeenranta city website (http://lprwilima.lappeenr...).
By train
The main railway station of Lappeenranta connects the city to the rest of Finland with fairly modern trains, operated by VR (http://www.vr.fi). The travel time to Helsinki is currently 2 - 2½ hours EUR 41.30 as of end-2011. Trains to Saint Petersburg and Moscow stop at a smaller station in Vainikkala, located near the Russian border, about 30 km from the city center. There are connection buses (http://www.lappeenranta.f...) from Lappeenranta City to Vainikkala railway station.
By Water
Lappeenranta is a popular destination for boaters within the Saimaa lake area. Some cruise boats operate from Lappeenranta to other destinations within the lake area. Lappeenranta is connected to the Gulf of Finland through the Saimaa canal. Visa free remember to always check the current situation cruise boats operate from Lappeenranta to Vyborg, Russia through the canal. The canal is also popular among boaters, and private boats occasionally come from as far as Southern Europe.
By car
Two highways, 6 and 13 pass through Lappeenranta. Bus companies operate frequently to Helsinki and other cities, even Saint Petersburg in Russia. Highway 13 extends to the Russian border, some 25 km from the city center, where the Nuijamaa border station is the second busiest border crossing in Finland. Russian tourists usually use this pathway to come to the city either by bus or a car.
By bus
Lappeenranta travel centre offers connections to other parts of Finland and to Russia. There are direct connections by bus to Helsinki, Jyväskylä, Kouvola, Joensuu, Kotka, Mikkeli, Porvoo and Imatra. Foreign lines extend to Saint Petersburg and Vyborg. More information about bus connections from Matkahuolto.