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Kuopio (KUO): regional bus line 40 into the city

Kuopio Region Transport line 40 runs between the airport and the city centre. It is a normal regional route with a normal fare.

  • Line 40 is the airport bus, run by Kuopio Region Transport.
  • It operates between the airport and Kuopio city centre.
  • It is part of the ordinary regional network, so a normal ticket rather than an airport fare.
  • Timetables and fares are published by Kuopio Region Public Transport, which Finavia links to.
  • The airport is at Rissala, about 15 km north of the city.
  • Kuopio has a railway station on the Savonia line, with connections listed by VR.
  • Matkahuolto covers the long distance coaches.
  • Kuopio is the base for the Finnish lakeland, and the airport is the main air gateway to it.

Line 40

  • Kuopio Region Transport operates line 40 between the airport and the city centre.
  • It is a regional network route rather than an airport express, which means a standard fare and standard tickets.
  • Kuopio Region Public Transport publishes the timetable and the fares. Finavia links out to them.

Onward

  • Kuopio station is on the Savonia line, with trains south to Helsinki and north to Kajaani and Oulu. VR has the times.
  • Matkahuolto covers the coach network.

Where this is

  • The airport is at Rissala, about 15 km north of Kuopio.
  • Kuopio sits on Kallavesi in the middle of the Finnish lakeland, and this airport is the main way into that region by air.

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