There are 9 ways to get from Budapest to Helsinki by plane, train, bus, ferry, car, car ferry, shuttle, or car train
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Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Helsinki Airport
best- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane BUD - HEL
5h 17m€63–217Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Warszawa Zachodniatrain Ec
- Take the bus from Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal Dbus
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry
31h 12mDrive, car ferry
- Drive from Budapest to Swinoujsciecar
- Take the car ferry from Świnoujście to Trelleborgcarferry
- Drive from Port Of Trelleborg to Helsinkicar
43h 35m€601–978Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane BUD - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry
8h 10mTrain to Vienna International Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane VIE - HEL
7h 51m€86–260Train, bus
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Warszawa Zachodniatrain Ec
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus N1206 / ...
32h 27m€108–173Bus
- Take the bus from Budapest Mexikói út to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus N911 / ...
- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus N1207
34h 18m€121–216Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Budapest to Zakopane
- Take the bus from Zakopane ZDA to Jubilatbus K1
- Take the bus from Kraków to Tallinnbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
45h 46m€173–421Drive, car train
- Drive from Budapest to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Helsinkicar
43h 7m€679–1,764
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Budapest to Helsinki is to fly which costs €60 - €220 and takes 5h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Budapest to Helsinki is to fly which takes 5h 17m and costs €60 - €220.
No, there is no direct bus from Budapest to Helsinki station. However, there are services departing from Budapest, Stadion autóbusz-pályaudvar and arriving at Helsinki, Bus Station via Budapest Mexikói út and Krakow, MDA Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 18m.
The distance between Budapest and Helsinki is 1518 km.
The best way to get from Budapest to Helsinki without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 31h 12m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 17m to get from Budapest to Helsinki, including transfers.
Budapest to Helsinki bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Budapest Mexikói út station.
The best way to get from Budapest to Helsinki is to fly which takes 5h 17m and costs €60 - €220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €120 - €220 and takes 34h 18m.
Budapest to Helsinki bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Helsinki is 1h ahead of Budapest. It is currently 12:03 AM in Budapest and 1:03 AM in Helsinki.
What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and Helsinki, Finland?
Finnair and Air Baltic fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Budapest, Stadion autóbusz-pályaudvar to Helsinki, Bus Station via Budapest, Kacsóh Pongrác út, Budapest Mexikói út, and Krakow, MDA Bus Station in around 34h 18m.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–250
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–180
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €40–140
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–13
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–20
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 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
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- https://transtempo.ua/
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
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Budapest Mexikói út to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- 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
- +36 70 282 1827
- info@eurobusways.com
- Website
- eurobusways.com
Shuttle from Budapest to Zakopane
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Schedules at
- eurobusways.com
- Phone
- +48 669 060 060
- biuro@majerbus.pl
- Website
- majerbus.pl
Bus from Zakopane ZDA to Jubilat
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.majerbus.pl/en/
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Kraków to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–330
- 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
- Phone
- +49 180 6 666600
- info@ttline.com
- Website
- ttline.com
Car ferry from Świnoujście to Trelleborg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.ttline.com/en/#/
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