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How to get fromFolkestone to Helsinkiby train, plane, ferry, bus, car train, car, car ferry or night train

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There are 12 ways to get from Folkestone to Helsinki by train, plane, ferry, bus, car train, car, car ferry, or night train

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  1. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane plane LHR - HEL
    7h 19m
    €108–296

  2. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central to Stratford Internationaltrain train
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane plane STN - HEL
    7h 26m
    €98–316

  3. Train, ferry

    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain train
    2. Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    4. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralstationtrain train 344
    5. Take the ferry from Stockholm to Helsinkiferry ferry
    43h 34m
    €138–578

  4. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Dover to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Warsaw Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus bus
    45h 30m
    €164–272

  5. Eurotunnel, drive, car ferry

    1. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train
    2. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Grenåcar car
    3. Take the car ferry from Grenå to Halmstadcarferry car ferry
    4. Drive from Halmstad to Helsinkicar car
    42h 24m

  6. Train to London City Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport

    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central to Stratford Internationaltrain train
    2. Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane plane LCY - HEL
    8h 13m
    €177–673

  7. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport

    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane plane LGW - HEL
    7h 15m
    €102–318

  8. Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry

    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    3. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane plane LGW - TLL
    4. Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry ferry
    10h 11m
    €151–384

  9. Train, night train, ferry

    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain train
    2. Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    4. Take the night train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralnighttrain night train En
    5. Take the ferry from Stockholm to Helsinkiferry ferry
    43h 34m
    €163–558

  10. Train, night train, ferry via Hamburg

    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain train
    2. Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbftrain train
    4. Take the night train from Hamburg Hauptbahnhof to Stockholm Centralstationnighttrain night train Nt
    5. Take the ferry from Stockholm to Helsinkiferry ferry
    44h 49m
    €163–513

  11. Train, Bus

    1. Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain train
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain train
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Praha hl.n.train train
    4. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glownytrain train
    5. Take the train from Kraków Główny to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain train
    6. Take the bus from Vilnius, Bus Station to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus bus
    2d 3h
    €223–756

  12. Car ferry, drive

    1. Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry car ferry
    2. Drive from Calais to Grenåcar car
    3. Take the car ferry from Grenå to Halmstadcarferry car ferry
    4. Drive from Halmstad to Helsinkicar car
    43h 39m
    €668–1,009

Folkestone to Helsinki by train, bus, and ferry

Calendar3Weekly Services
Duration43h 34mAverage Duration
Ticket€138Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Folkestone, England and Helsinki, Finland?

You can take a bus from Shellons Street Car Park to Helsinki, Bus Station via Pencester Road, Dover, Warsaw, Bus Station West, and Warsaw Bus Station West in around 45h 30m.

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