There are 7 ways to get from Edinburgh to Helsinki by plane, train, bus, 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 Edinburgh Airport to Helsinki Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane EDI - HEL
5h 37m€79–244Train, bus via Berlin
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbftrain 79
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to S Spandau Bhftrain 19 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
42h 46m€231–672Train to Newcastle, fly to Helsinki Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastletrain
- Fly from Newcastle (NCL) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane NCL - HEL
8h 49m€101–346Fly Edinburgh Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane EDI - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry
9h 2m€108–300Train, bus
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
2d€190–575Bus
- Take the bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
2d 8h€139–309Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAObus
- Take the bus from Tērbatas iela to Tallinna bussijaambus
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
2d 9h€219–720
Edinburgh to Helsinki by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Helsinki is to fly which costs €75 - €250 and takes 5h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Helsinki is to fly which takes 5h 37m and costs €75 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Edinburgh station to Helsinki station. However, there are services departing from Edinburgh, Bus Station and arriving at Helsinki, Bus Station via London Victoria and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
The distance between Edinburgh and Helsinki is 1752 km.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Helsinki without a car is to train and bus via Berlin which takes 42h 46m and costs €230 - €700.
It takes approximately 5h 37m to get from Edinburgh to Helsinki, including transfers.
Edinburgh to Helsinki bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Edinburgh, Bus Station.
The best way to get from Edinburgh to Helsinki is to fly which takes 5h 37m and costs €75 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €310 and takes 2 days 8h.
Edinburgh to Helsinki bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Helsinki is 2h ahead of Edinburgh. It is currently 12:18 AM in Edinburgh and 2:18 AM in Helsinki.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Helsinki, Finland?
Finnair, Scandinavian Airlines, and Norwegian Air International fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station via London Victoria and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 2d 8h.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–220
Flights from Newcastle to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–350
Flights from Newcastle to Helsinki Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–220
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–220
Flights from Newcastle to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Newcastle to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–380
Flights from Newcastle to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Newcastle to Helsinki Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–390
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–45
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–310
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–290
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to S Spandau Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €22–100
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €19–28
- 1st Class
- €30–45
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- https://www.crosscountrytrains.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–17
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Newcastle
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €70–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–270
- Sleeper Seat
- €70–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €280–330
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €120–280
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €75–120
- 1st Class
- €160–270
- Phone
- 088 - 033 13 60
- Website
- keolis.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €2
- Website
- Keolis Nederland
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Edinburgh, Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–60
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- 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
- €40–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAO
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Tērbatas iela to Tallinna bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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