There are 8 ways to get from Athens to Helsinki by plane, bus, train, car, car train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Helsinki Airport
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane ATH - HEL
7h 2m€87–264Bus, train via Warsaw
- Take the bus from Athens to Rzeszówbus
- Take the train from Rzeszow Glowny to Warszawa Zachodniatrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
2d 8h€205–439Drive, car train
- Drive from Athens to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Helsinkicar
2d 6h€908–2,094Fly to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane ATH - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry
9h 57mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Athens to Thessalonikitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki to Rzeszówbus
- Take the train from Rzeszow Glowny to Krakow Glownytrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Kraków Główny to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain 144
- Take the bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22) to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
2d 10h€189–376Bus, train
- Take the bus from Athens to Rzeszówbus
- Take the train from Rzeszow Glowny to Krakow Glownytrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
2d 10h€187–434Bus, train via Budapest
- Take the bus from Athens to Budapest-Nyugatibus
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Katowicetrain Ec
- Take the bus from Katowice to Tallinnbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
2d 21h€239–458Drive 5,302.2 km
- Drive from Athens to Helsinkicar 5,302.2 km
2d 9h€968–1,398
Athens to Helsinki by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Helsinki is to fly which costs €85 - €270 and takes 7h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Helsinki is to fly which takes 7h 2m and costs €85 - €270.
The distance between Athens and Helsinki is 2548 km. The road distance is 5302.2 km.
The best way to get from Athens to Helsinki without a car is to bus and train via Warsaw which takes 2 days 8h and costs €200 - €440.
It takes approximately 7h 2m to get from Athens to Helsinki, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Helsinki is 5302 km. It takes approximately 2 days 9h to drive from Athens to Helsinki.
There are 1326+ hotels available in Helsinki.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Helsinki, Finland?
Norwegian Air International, Aegean Airlines, and Air Baltic fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) 6 times a week.
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–300
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–280
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Rzeszow Glowny to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Rzeszow Glowny to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–900
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €420–470
- Car Compartment
- €750–900
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Athens to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Rzeszow Glowny to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Kraków Główny to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–28
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Athens to Rzeszów
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
Bus from Thessaloniki to Rzeszów
- Ave. Duration
- 23h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22) to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +381 011 7614787
- fptravelpatrikalos@gmail.com
- Website
- fptravelpatrikalos.rs
Bus from Athens to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110
- Schedules at
- fptravelpatrikalos.rs
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Katowice to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 24m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–310
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
- Website
- en.tallink.com
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- en.tallink.com
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