The airport in Lappeenranta is the closest one to Russia. This international airport is located in the city of Lappeenrant (Finland). In addition to its main name, you can often find the name - St. Petersburg West. This is due to the fact that the city itself and, accordingly, the airport is very close to the Russian city of St. Petersburg, about 200 km.
History
The airport in Lappeenranta was commissioned in 1918. It is currently the oldest airport in Finland. In recent years, the airport's passenger traffic has been growing, but last year there was a reduction in flights of budget companies. This fact led to a 60% decrease in passenger flow at the beginning of 2013 compared to 2012.
Services
The airport offers a range of services to its passengers. Cafes and bars located on the territory of the terminal will not leave passengers hungry. Also on the territory of the airport you can use free wireless Internet access Wi-Fi. As in any airport, there is a mother and child room.
Transport
Since the airport itself is located in the city, and the distance to the center, bus and railway station is only 2 km, in the absence of luggage, the city center can be easily reached on foot. Alternatively, you can take a taxi or bus.
Bus number 4 departs every hour from the airport terminal.
The taxi will take the passenger anywhere in the city; the journey to the center will take only 5 minutes. The price accordingly depends on the distance of the journey, for example, you will have to pay around 13 euros to the center.
Parking
The airport in Lappeenranta has 3 parking lots, two of them long-term and one short-term. The first hour in the short-term parking is free, then it is paid. The price for long-term parking depends on the number of days, for example, a month of parking will cost 84 euros, a year - 400 euros.
Car rent
There are car rental companies on the territory of the airport. The cost of services can be found by contacting the company directly.
