Lappeenranta Airport: where to stay, areas and recommended hotels

The airport, used mainly for seasonal low-cost flights, is about 3 km from the centre: 10 minutes by taxi or by buses timed around flight schedules. Lappeenranta is small enough to make a separate airport zone unnecessary: the city's hotels, all reachable within a few minutes of the airport, cluster around the centre and the harbour on Lake Saimaa.

Centre and harbour on Lake Saimaa

City centre · About 3 km from the airport: 10 minutes by taxi, with local buses often timed to match low-cost flight schedules.

Best for: Those who want the harbour, the fortress and Lake Saimaa within walking distance, with the airport just minutes away by taxi.

Pros

Lake Saimaa harbour, the historic fortress and the centre within walking distance of most hotels
Short distances: every hotel in the city is still just minutes from the airport

Cons

Few independent restaurants stay open off-season, when the charter flights stop
The range of chain hotels is limited compared with bigger Finnish cities

Recommended hotels in this area

Original Sokos Hotel Lappee: In the centre of Lappeenranta, about 500 metres from Lake Saimaa.
Scandic Patria: On Kauppakatu, in the heart of the city's shopping and pedestrian centre.
Hotelli Rakuuna: Housed in a former red-brick cavalry barracks from 1889, about 1 km from the airport and close to the harbour; simple rooms in the former dormitories, with bicycles available for guests.
Boutique Hotel Lähde: Rooms set in the historic 1912 Lappeenranta spa building, with an indoor spa and buffet breakfast included; 11 minutes on foot from the harbour.

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