There are 8 ways to get from Geneva to Helsinki by plane, train, ferry, bus, night train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly
best- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane GVA - HEL
3h 44m€91–241Train, ferry
- Take the train from Genève to Renens VDtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Renens VD to Basel SBBtrain
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centraltrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Stockholm to Helsinkiferry
41h 40mBus via Berlin
- Take the bus from Geneva to Nuremberg central bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus 034 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
44h 25m€107–227Train, night train, ferry
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich HBtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain Rjx
- Take the night train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Stockholm Centralnighttrain 304
- Take the ferry from Stockholm to Helsinkiferry
2d 6hTrain, bus
- Take the train from Genève to Zürich HBtrain Ic1 / ...
- Take the train from Zürich HB to St. Margrethen SGtrain Ec
- Take the train from St. Margrethen Sg to Muenchen Hbf Gl.27-36train Ec
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Wschodniatrain Ic
- Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Elktrain Ic
- Take the bus from Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02 to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
44h 3m€269–694Bus
- Take the bus from Geneva Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha to Tallinna bussijaambus
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
2d 1h€100–232Drive 3,850.5 km
- Drive from Geneva to Helsinkicar 3,850.5 km
40h 9m€686–991Drive, car train
- Drive from Geneva to Würzburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Helsinkicar
40h 13m€684–1,012
Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Geneva to Helsinki is to bus which costs €100 - €240 and takes 2 days 1h.
The fastest way to get from Geneva to Helsinki is to fly which takes 3h 44m and costs €90 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Geneva to Helsinki station. However, there are services departing from Geneva and arriving at Helsinki, Bus Station via Nuremberg central bus station and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 25m.
The distance between Geneva and Helsinki is 2015 km. The road distance is 3850.5 km.
The best way to get from Geneva to Helsinki without a car is to train and ferry which takes 41h 40m and costs .
It takes approximately 3h 44m to get from Geneva to Helsinki, including transfers.
Geneva to Helsinki bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Geneva station.
The best way to get from Geneva to Helsinki is to fly which takes 3h 44m and costs €90 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus via Berlin, which costs €100 - €230 and takes 44h 25m.
Geneva to Helsinki bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Nuremberg central bus station.
Helsinki is 1h ahead of Geneva. It is currently 8:33 PM in Geneva and 9:33 PM in Helsinki.
What companies run services between Geneva, Switzerland and Helsinki, Finland?
Finnair, Lufthansa, and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Geneva to Helsinki, Bus Station via Nuremberg central bus station and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 44h 25m.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Genève to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Renens VD to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Genève to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zürich HB to St. Margrethen SG
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Central
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–190
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Night train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Stockholm Central
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–170
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €40–65
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from St. Margrethen Sg to Muenchen Hbf Gl.27-36
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €73–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €240–370
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–120
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €12–17
- 1st Class
- €16–21
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Würzburg Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Geneva to Nuremberg central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Nuremberg central bus station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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 Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02 to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- 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
- €40–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Geneva Bus Station to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €55–70
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 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
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