Instructions for visitors at Lappeenranta campus

Guest parking areas are shown on the parking map in areas P1 and P9. (There are also 3 places for guests in the P6 area). When using P1 area the registration number of the car is input by using the touch screen at the info desk in LUT main lobby and in P6 and P9 by phone to the university porters (tel. 029 44 62669). The parking right is checked based on the registration number and guest parking permit is required on weekdays between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. In the evenings and weekends, the parking places are free to use, and the registration number does not need to be reported then. In the P8 area, parking is free for everyone, in the P1 and P9 areas there are also 2-hour parking disc places.

Electric car parking areas are shown on the parking map in areas P3 and P6. The eParking application is used for the charging and reserving the parking right. The eParking application can be downloaded from the Google Play store or the AppStore under the name eParking Suomi See the instructions for using the eParking application at eparking.fi/newuser.

Local bus numbers 1, 3 and 5 run between the city centre and the university via different routes. The journey takes 20-30 minutes depending on the route. Bus numbers 3 and 5 run to the university from the central bus & railway station ("Matkakeskus"). You'll find the routes and timetables in the digital travel guide.

Bus number 5 leaves from the city centre for the university at 10 and 40 minutes past the hour. Bus number 1 leaves at 15 and 45 minutes past the hour.

From the university to the city centre, bus number 5 leaves on the hour and 30 minutes past the hour. Bus number 1 leaves at 15 and 45 minutes past the hour.

Long distance buses to Lappeenranta stop at the central bus & railway station ("Matkakeskus"), from which the local bus numbers 3 and 5 offer a connection to the university.

VR trains running between Joensuu and Helsinki stop at Lappeenranta. The average journey times are: Helsinki 2 h, Lahti 1 h 10 min, Kouvola 40 min and Joensuu 2 hrs 30 min.

Lappeenranta railway station is located 8 kilometres from the university. Bus numbers 3 and 5 run to the university from the central bus & railway station ("Matkakeskus"). The journey takes 20-30 minutes depending on the route. You'll find the routes and timetables in the digital travel guide.

There's a taxi stand at the railway station, and the local service number is +358 200 60 400.

• Directions from the railway station to the university

During the summer season, you can move around in Lappeeranta by Donkey Republic city bikes. One fo the pick-up/drop-off locations is located on LUT campus.

You can see the map here.

The coat rack is located in the main lobby on the right side of the entrance. Next to it, there are also lockers for storing goods.
Note! Use of the lockers is at the visitor's own risk.

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Skinnarila sauna is located next to the university campus, on the shore of Lake Saimaa. The sauna has room for approx. 30 people.

More information and reservations to the address tilavaraukset@lut.fi.