There are 5 ways to get from Finland to Murmansk by plane, bus, or train
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Fly to Kirkenes Airport, bus
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN)plane HEL - KKN
- Take the bus from Kirkenes Airport to Zapolyarnybus
- Take the bus from Zapolyarny to Murmansk Bus stationbus
11h 56mBus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Ladozhsky Railway Terminal to Murmansktrain
39h 12m₽7,071–11,853Train, bus
- Take the train from Helsinki to Rovaniemitrain
- Take the bus from Rovaniemi to Kiilopääbus
- Take the bus from Kiilopää to Kirkenes Airportbus
- Take the bus from Kirkenes Airport to Murmansk Polyarnie Zori Hotelbus
24h 16m₽53,719–60,797Fly to Ivalo, bus
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Ivalo (IVL)plane HEL - IVL
- Take the bus from Ivalo Airport to Kirkenes Airportbus
- Take the bus from Kirkenes Airport to Zapolyarnybus
- Take the bus from Zapolyarny to Murmansk Bus stationbus
13h 19mBus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiribus
- Take the bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to Petsamontie 7bus
- Take the bus from Ivalo to Kirkenes Airportbus
- Take the bus from Kirkenes Airport to Murmansk Polyarnie Zori Hotelbus
26h 30m₽46,785–54,748
Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Kirkenes Airport (KKN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Finland to Murmansk is to bus and train which costs RUB 7000 - RUB 12000 and takes 39h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Finland to Murmansk is to train and bus which takes 24h 16m and costs RUB 50000 - RUB 65000.
No, there is no direct bus from Finland station to Murmansk. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Bus Station and arriving at Murmansk Polyarnie Zori Hotel via Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I, Ivalo and Kirkenes Airport. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 30m.
The distance between Finland and Murmansk is 1305 km.
The best way to get from Finland to Murmansk without a car is to train and bus which takes 24h 16m and costs RUB 50000 - RUB 65000.
It takes approximately 11h 56m to get from Finland to Murmansk, including transfers.
Finland to Murmansk bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Bus Station.
Finland to Murmansk bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiri station.
Murmansk is 1h ahead of Finland. It is currently 5:57 AM in Finland and 6:57 AM in Murmansk.
What companies run services between Finland and Murmansk, Russia?
You can take a bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Murmansk Polyarnie Zori Hotel via Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiri, Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I, Ivalo, and Kirkenes Airport in around 26h 30m.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Ivalo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,500–31,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Ivalo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–24,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,500–25,000
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,500–31,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Kirkenes Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–26,000
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Helsinki to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽5,500–8,500
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Ladozhsky Railway Terminal to Murmansk
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,700–6,500
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽15,000–22,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽3,700–5,500
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽4,600–6,500
- Phone
- +7 (8152) 400-205
- borodinbus@mail.ru
- Website
- borodinbus.com
Bus from Kirkenes Airport to Zapolyarny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://borodinbus.com/
- Schedules at
- https://borodinbus.com/transit
Bus from Kirkenes Airport to Murmansk Polyarnie Zori Hotel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽5,500
- Website
- https://borodinbus.com/
- Schedules at
- https://borodinbus.com/transit
- Website
- route51.ru
Bus from Zapolyarny to Murmansk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽300
- Schedules at
- route51.ru
- Phone
- +358 0600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- onnibus.com
Bus from Rovaniemi to Kiilopää
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,300–1,900
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
Bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,400–2,000
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
- Phone
- +358 40 179 6069
- sales@visitinari.fi
- Website
- visitinari.fi
Bus from Kiilopää to Kirkenes Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽41,000–45,000
- Schedules at
- visitinari.fi
Bus from Ivalo Airport to Kirkenes Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽36,000–40,000
- Schedules at
- visitinari.fi
Bus from Ivalo to Kirkenes Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽35,000–39,000
- Schedules at
- visitinari.fi
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽500–900
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiri
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽4,800–8,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽3,100–4,400
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +372 5656 3056
- info@balticshuttle.ee
- Website
- balticshuttle.ee
Bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,100–4,100
- Website
- https://www.balticshuttle.ee/en
- Phone
- (+372) 5645 9623
- buss@anniston.ee
- Website
- anniston.ee
Bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,800–3,900
- Schedules at
- anniston.ee
- Book at
- online.anniston.ee
- Website
- eskelisen.fi
Bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to Petsamontie 7
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- eskelisen.fi
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