Ylläs Ski Bus seen from side next to Ylläs Ski Resort Äkäslompolo in the evening. Blue sky, snowy white ground.

Ylläs Ski Bus stop at Ylläs Ski Resort Ylläsjärvi. In the background is snow covered parking lot, Lapland Hotels Saaga and lit downhill ski piste.

Ylläs Ski Bus – Your local transport

The Ylläs Ski Bus operates from Ylläsjärvi village to the ski resort and to Äkäslompolo village, and the same route in the opposite direction during the winter season, from November to early May. Besides downhill skiing you can use Ski Bus also to reach different starting points for cross-country skiing, snowshoeing and other activities.

Route

Ylläs Ski Bus starts from Helukka in Äkäslompolo, goes via biggest hotels (Ylläskaltio, Äkäshotel) in Äkäslompolo and takes you to Ylläs Ski Resort Äkäslompolo. From there it continues to Ylläs Ski Resort Ylläsjärvi and to Lapland Hotels Saaga, visits Hotel Ylläsrinne in Palovaara and finishes at K-Market Eelin Kauppa in Ylläsjärvi. Same route back.

Some other notable sights on the way are K-Market Jounin Kauppa and Visitor Centre Kellokas.

See Ski Bus route, stops and real-time tracking in Ylläs digital map map.yllas.fi

open map

Stops are marked with sign ”Ylläs Ski Bus”. You can board from all stops en route.

Timetable

First bus starts 8:57 am from Helukka in Äkäslompolo. Last bus returns to same spot in 19:35 o clock (7:35 pm).

Note: Special timetable on 25.12.2025, scroll down to see it

Timetable PDF

Christmas 25.12.2025

Only this special schedule:

Ylläs Ski Bus 25.12.2025 christmas special timetable
25.12. Timetable PDF

Extra lines on 31.12.2025

23.30 Ylläs Ski Resort Äkäslompolo/Y1 – Äkäshotelli – Ylläskaltio – Karila

00.10 Ylläs Ski Resort Ylläsjärvi/Taiga – Hotelli Ylläsrinne – Eelin Kauppa – about 00.35 Ylläs Ski Resort Äkäslompolo (Y1) – Äkäshotelli – Ylläskaltio – Karila

Tickets and prices

 NormalChild 6-11 yo
Single ride7,5€5,5€
Day13,5€8,5€
Child under 6 years0€
With 1-5 day ski ticket*5€/day
With 6-14 day ski ticket*30€
Season pass0€
Business ticket0€

Tickets are sold in

  • Single ride and day tickets in Ski Bus – please pay with card
  • Webshop with 1-10 day ski tickets. Except if you want different length for ski bus and skiing, you must visit a ticket office.
  • Ylläs Ski ticket offices
Ski pass webshop

Contact information

Ylläs Ski Bus is operated by Ylläs Express (Liikenne Satokangas Oy)

Email: info@yllasexpress.fi

Phone number: +358405754765