How to find cheap flights to Umea Airport (UME)
Currently, RM2,022 is the cheapest price for a one-way flight to Umea Airport. Or you can book a round-trip plane ticket to UME for RM4,260.
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Around one month before taking off is an ideal time to book tickets to Umea, where Umea Airport is located. This is the general recommendation for getting the cheapest fares.
Choose 'Add nearby airports' when searching to increase your chances of landing cheap flights to Umea. Doing this will give you more choices for where you take off and touch down, along with different prices.
Search for plane tickets to Umea Airport that include a stop. Taking the scenic route can be cheaper. Once your results show up, use the 'Stops' filter to browse your options.
Best time to go to Umea
You can typically hop on the cheapest flight to Umea in June.
To find the month with the cheapest flights to UME, use the 'Whole month' tool. If you have flexible travel dates, search for the green prices on the calendar — they highlight the lowest available fares.
Travel to Umea in September if you'd like to be there when it's busy. This is the most popular month for flights to UME, but also when tickets are typically more expensive.
Travel in January if you prefer your holiday with fewer crowds. This is the quietest period of the year and also when plane tickets to Umea are generally less expensive.
Check the weather before you travel. July is the warmest time of year in Umea, averaging between 11ºC (52ºF) and 21ºC (70ºF).
February brings the lowest temperatures, ranging from around -13ºC (9ºF) to 0ºC (32ºF).
April gives you the best chance of sunshine. With six days of rain on average, this is the driest month in Umea.
The wettest time of year is January. Visit then and you'll likely get around 11 days of rainfall.
Flying to Umea Airport (UME): What you need to know
Travel to Umea in one go. These are some of the airlines offering direct flights to Umea Airport:
Think about booking your UME plane ticket with Scandinavian Airlines. It's the top performer for punctuality, with up to 80% of flights to this hub sticking to schedule.
The timezone at UME is UTC+1.
Eager to catch up on sleep after your flight to UME? These hotels near Umea Airport offer the ideal place to relax and recharge:
Whether you're transferring to another flight or flying home from Umea Airport, you're unlikely to be delayed. UME has a strong record of punctuality, with up to 90% of all departing flights landing when they're supposed to.
Getting to central Umea from Umea Airport (UME)
The distance from UME to central Umea is about 6 kilometres.
Once you've touched down from your flight to UME, driving to the centre will take around 15 minutes.
Hop on public transport and you'll be there in roughly 25 minutes.
Umea is packed with options for a great night's sleep. Here's a lineup of comfortable hotels to help get you started:
Umea highlights
Step off your flight to Umea and head straight for these popular attractions:
Bildmuseet: Around 0.97 kilometres southeast of the city centre, this landmark is a classic place to start your sightseeing around the city.
Vasterbottens Museum: This will also be a trip highlight. A memorable landmark, it's around 0.16 kilometres southwest of the heart of Umea.
How to get to Vännäs from Umea Airport (UME)
Going to the nearby city of Vännäs? It's about 32 kilometres from UME. Allow around 30 minutes to drive there.
Plan for a travel time of 1 hour 35 minutes or so when making your way to Vännäs on public transport.
Travelling from Umea Airport (UME) to Sävar
Located about 18 kilometres away, Sävar is another city within easy reach of Umea Airport. It takes around 2 hours 30 minutes to make the trip on public transport from UME.
By car, the trip takes roughly 20 minutes.
Explore more of Sweden
There's plenty more of Sweden waiting for you to discover. About 209 kilometres southwest of Umea, set off for Sundsvall. On the must-see list? Start with Södra Berget, Södra bergets utsiktsplats and Katrinelunds trädgård & café.
Skelleftea fits right into any adventure through Sweden. You'll find it around 113 kilometres north of Umea. Strandpromenaden i Skellefteå, Lilleputtlandet and Exploratoriet are high on many visitors' lists. The main point of arrival is Skelleftea Airport (SFT).
Or set out for Piteå, roughly 177 kilometres north of Umea. Heta Hyttan Studioglas, Pitea Museum and Piteå Båtmuseum are among the many reasons to visit.