There are 11 ways to get from England to Helsinki by plane, train, bus, car, car train, car ferry, 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 from Manchester Airport
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane MAN - HEL
5h 29m€96–239Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane LGW - HEL
6h 11m€85–266Train, bus
- 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
38h 48m€169–682Drive, Eurotunnel, car ferry
- Drive from London to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Grenåcar
- Take the car ferry from Grenå to Halmstadcarferry
- Drive from Halmstad to Helsinkicar
43h 49mFly from London Heathrow Airport
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane LHR - HEL
5h 53m€97–271Fly from London Stansted Airport
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane STN - HEL
6h 43m€85–267Train, bus via Duisburg
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Duisburg Hbftrain
- Take the train from Duisburg Hbf to S Spandau Bhftrain 10 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
39h 32m€224–737Train, bus #2
- 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
44h 20m€124–558Bus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus N1328
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus N1206
2d€122–370Train, bus, ferry
- 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 Reisisadama D-terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry
2d 1h€159–514Drive, car ferry
- Drive from London to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Grenåcar
- Take the car ferry from Grenå to Halmstadcarferry
- Drive from Halmstad to Helsinkicar
44h 57m€687–1,037
England to Helsinki by bus, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from England to Helsinki is to fly which costs €95 - €240 and takes 5h 29m.
The fastest way to get from England to Helsinki is to fly which takes 5h 29m and costs €95 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from England to Helsinki station. However, there are services departing from Whitehall / Trafalgar Square and arriving at Helsinki, Bus Station via London Victoria and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between England and Helsinki is 1851 km.
The best way to get from England to Helsinki without a car is to train and bus which takes 38h 48m and costs €160 - €700.
It takes approximately 5h 29m to get from England to Helsinki, including transfers.
England to Helsinki bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from London Victoria station.
The best way to get from England to Helsinki is to fly which takes 5h 29m and costs €95 - €240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €120 - €370 and takes 2 days 0h.
England to Helsinki bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Helsinki is 2h ahead of England. It is currently 5:32 AM in England and 7:32 AM in Helsinki.
What companies run services between England and Helsinki, Finland?
Finnair and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Whitehall / Trafalgar Square to Helsinki, Bus Station via Victoria Coach Station, London Victoria, and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 2d.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–330
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–430
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–330
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–430
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–220
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- 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 Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–120
- 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
- €65–330
- 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
- €65–310
- 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
- €30–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to S Spandau Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Duisburg Hbf to S Spandau Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–160
- 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
- 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
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–18
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Bridge to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–18
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- 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
- €110–290
- 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
- +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
- €60–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- 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
- €60–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- 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 Reisisadama D-terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- 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/
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
- 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
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