There are 12 ways to get from Folkestone to Helsinki by train, plane, ferry, bus, car ferry, car, or car train
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Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
best- Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane LHR - HEL
7h 25m€137–313Bus via Prague
cheapest- Take the bus from Dover to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha to Tallinna bussijaambus
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
2d 7h€59–71Train, ferry
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg-Harburgtrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stockholm Centralstationtrain 344
- Take the ferry from Stockholm to Helsinkiferry
43h 18mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain
- 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
45h 2mCar ferry, drive
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Port Of Frederikshavncar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Frederikshavn to Gothenburgcarferry
- Drive from Gothenburg to Helsinkicar
41h 42m€654–1,099Train to London City Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane LCY - HEL
8h 20m€202–405Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane LGW - HEL
7h 24m€131–311Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane STN - HEL
7h 33m€108–278Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intltrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane LGW - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry
10h 4mTrain to London Stansted Airport, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Folkestone Central to Stratford Internationaltrain
- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane STN - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry
9h 59mBus
- Take the bus from Dover to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus N1328
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus N1206
45h 5m€162–284Eurotunnel, drive, car ferry
- 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
42h 24m
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Folkestone to Helsinki is to bus via Prague which costs €55 - €75 and takes 2 days 7h.
The fastest way to get from Folkestone to Helsinki is to train and fly which takes 7h 24m and costs €130 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Folkestone to Helsinki station. However, there are services departing from Shellons Street Car Park and arriving at Helsinki, Bus Station via Dover and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 5m.
The distance between Folkestone and Helsinki is 2012 km.
The best way to get from Folkestone to Helsinki without a car is to train and ferry which takes 43h 18m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 25m to get from Folkestone to Helsinki, including transfers.
Folkestone to Helsinki bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Dover station.
Folkestone to Helsinki bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Helsinki is 2h ahead of Folkestone. It is currently 6:18 PM in Folkestone and 8:18 PM in Helsinki.
There are 1343+ hotels available in Helsinki.
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, and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 45h 5m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–380
Flights from London City Airport to Helsinki Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €170–470
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–380
Flights from London City Airport to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–430
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €40–180
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €27–210
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €27–210
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London City Airport to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–470
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London City Airport to Helsinki Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–330
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Phone
- +44 345 322 7021
- Website
- southeasternrailway.co.uk
Train from Folkestone Central to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Anytime Day SIngle
- €40–65
Train from Folkestone Central to Stratford International
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.southeasternrailway.co.uk/
- Anytime Day SIngle
- €40–60
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €85–130
- 1st Class
- €180–310
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €70–110
- 1st Class
- €140–240
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €120–170
- Comfort
- €140–200
- Premium
- €180–240
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–140
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- 1st Class Ticket
- €95–140
- 2nd Class Ticket
- €100–140
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- govolta.nl
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Anytime Day Single
- €17–24
- Anytime Day Single 1st Class
- €25–35
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dover to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- 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
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Dover to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 11m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–60
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Website
- flixbus.pl
Bus from Praha to Tallinna bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Schedules at
- flixbus.pl
- Website
- vikingline.com
Ferry from Stockholm to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- vikingline.com
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–70
- Website
- https://www.poferries.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
- 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
- €16–120
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- €16–21
- Small Car
- €65–120
Car ferry from Grenå to Halmstad
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- 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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