There are 12 ways to get from Dover to Helsinki by train, plane, bus, ferry, night train, car ferry, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
best- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)LHR - HEL
7h 36m€118–301Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford International
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)STN - HEL
7h 37m€96–321Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to S Südkreuz Bhf82
- Take the bus from Berlin Airport BER to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
40h 25m€329–849Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal to Amsterdam Sloterdijk814
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Lübeck
- Take the ferry from Travemünde Skandinavienkai to VUOSAAREN SATAMA: Vuosaaren satama
2d 1h€170–287Bus, train, night train, ferry
- Take the bus from Dover to Gent-Dampoort
- Take the train from Gand-Dampoort to Anvers-CentralIc / ...
- Take the train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Berlin Hbf
- Take the night train from Berlin Hbf to Stockholm CentralstationNt
- Take the ferry from Stockholm to Helsinki
2d 2h€225–475Train to London City Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
- Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford International
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)LCY - HEL
8h 54m€225–628Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)LGW - HEL
7h 26m€117–313Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)LGW - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
10h 22m€161–369Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Dover Priory to Stratford International
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)STN - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
10h 18m€135–347Bus
- Take the bus from Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal to Berlin central bus station
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
42h 8m€170–409Car ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Drive from Calais to Grenå
- Take the car ferry from Grenå to Halmstad
- Drive from Halmstad to Helsinki
43h 10m€666–1,002Eurotunnel, drive, car ferry
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Grenå
- Take the car ferry from Grenå to Halmstad
- Drive from Halmstad to Helsinki
42h 31m
Dover to Helsinki by train, foot, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dover to Helsinki is to train and fly which costs €95 - €330 and takes 7h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Dover to Helsinki is to train and fly which takes 7h 26m and costs €110 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Dover to Helsinki. However, there are services departing from Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal and arriving at Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 8m.
The distance between Dover and Helsinki is 2024 km.
The best way to get from Dover to Helsinki without a car is to train and bus and ferry which takes 40h 25m and costs €320 - €850.
It takes approximately 7h 36m to get from Dover to Helsinki, including transfers.
Dover to Helsinki bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal station.
Dover to Helsinki bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin central bus station.
Helsinki is 2h ahead of Dover. It is currently 6:30 AM in Dover and 8:30 AM in Helsinki.
There are 1352+ hotels available in Helsinki.
What companies run services between Dover, England and Helsinki, Finland?
You can take a bus from Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 via Berlin central bus station, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, and Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D in around 42h 8m.
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–200
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–430
Flights from London City Airport to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–420
Flights from London City Airport to Helsinki Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–490
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–250
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–430
Flights from London City Airport to Helsinki Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €180–460
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–480
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London City Airport to Helsinki Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–550
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from Dover Priory to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
Train from Dover Priory to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–75
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris l'Est to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Gand-Dampoort to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €7–11
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €7–11
- 1st Class
- €11–16
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Gand-Dampoort to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- Rail 1st Class
- €15–21
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Antwerpen-Centraal to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Night train from Berlin Hbf to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 6m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Night train from Berlin Hbf to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- 1st Class Ticket
- €110–160
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €130–180
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–19
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin Airport BER to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal to Amsterdam Sloterdijk
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Amsterdam Sloterdijk to Lübeck
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover Eastern Docks Ferry Terminal to Berlin central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Dover to Gent-Dampoort
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €7–9
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
- Phone
- +358 9 231 43100
- passenger@finnlines.com
- Website
- finnlines.com
Ferry from Travemünde Skandinavienkai to VUOSAAREN SATAMA: Vuosaaren satama
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://www.finnlines.com/
- Book at
- https://booking.finnlines.com/en//search
- Phone
- +358 9 123574
- Website
- vikingline.fi
Ferry from Stockholm to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Grenå to Halmstad
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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