There are 9 ways to get from Europe to Kotka by train, plane, bus, car, car ferry, or ferry
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Train to Frankfurt, fly to Helsinki Airport, train
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane FRA - HEL
- Take the train from Tikkurila to Kouvolatrain
- Take the train from Kouvola to Kotkatrain
12h 18m€148–354Train, bus via Riga
cheapest- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain Rb5 / ...
- Take the bus from Kassel to Rīgabus
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Helsinki Kamppi to Kotkabus Ob7
40h 52m€119–227Train, bus
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain 11 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Helsinki Kamppi to Kotkabus Ob7
36h 5m€121–224Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Europe to Port Of Frederikshavncar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Frederikshavn to Gothenburgcarferry
- Drive from Gothenburg to Kotkacar
35h 11m€543–834Train to Frankfurt, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane FRA - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry
- Take the bus from Helsinki Kamppi to Kotkabus
13h 54mTrain, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane DUS - HEL
- Take the train from Tikkurila to Kouvolatrain
- Take the train from Kouvola to Kotkatrain
14h 44m€181–439Train, train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane HAM - HEL
- Take the train from Tikkurila to Kouvolatrain
- Take the train from Kouvola to Kotkatrain
14h 25mTrain to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport, train
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane BER - HEL
- Take the train from Tikkurila to Kouvolatrain
- Take the train from Kouvola to Kotkatrain
13h 41m€151–367Bus, train
- Take the bus from Kassel Kaufungen Papierfabrik to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Lahti, Transport Centerbus
- Take the train from Lahti to Kouvolatrain O / ...
- Take the train from Kouvola to Kotkatrain O
39h 57m€241–329
Frankfurt (FRA) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Kotka is to train and bus which costs €120 - €230 and takes 36h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Kotka is to train and fly which takes 12h 18m and costs €140 - €360.
The distance between Europe and Kotka is 1930 km.
The best way to get from Europe to Kotka without a car is to train and bus which takes 36h 5m and costs €120 - €230.
It takes approximately 12h 18m to get from Europe to Kotka, including transfers.
Kotka is 1h ahead of Europe. It is currently 3:10 PM in Europe and 4:10 PM in Kotka.
There are 116+ hotels available in Kotka.
What companies run services between Europe and Kotka, Finland?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Kotka. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Helsinki Airport (HEL), walk to Lentoasema, take the train to Tikkurila, take the train to Kouvola, then take the train to Kotka. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sontra-Ulfen Mitte to Kotka via Herleshausen Bahnhof, Herleshausen Bahnhof, Eisenach Hbf, S Südkreuz Bhf, S Messe Nord/ZOB, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Helsinki, Bus Station, and Helsinki Kamppi in around 36h 5m.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–250
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Frankfurt to Lennart Meri International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–210
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
Flights from Frankfurt to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Lennart Meri International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Helsinki Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Helsinki Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–180
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–270
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–330
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Göttingen to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €25–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Tikkurila to Kouvola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
Train from Kouvola to Kotka
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
Train from Lahti to Kouvola
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Göttingen to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Kassel Kaufungen Papierfabrik to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Lahti, Transport Center
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +358 0600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- onnibus.com
Bus from Helsinki Kamppi to Kotka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Kassel to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Port of Frederikshavn to Gothenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–70
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- 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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