There are 6 ways to get from Helsingfors to Helsinki by car, plane, taxi, train, bus, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Skellefteå Airport, fly
best- Drive from Helsingfors to Skelleftea-Airport-SFTcar
- Fly from Skellefteå Airport (SFT) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane SFT - HEL
6h 21m€82–311Taxi, train
- Take the taxi from Helsingfors to Hällnäs stationtaxi
- Take the train from Hällnäs station to Boden C/Resecentrumtrain
- Take the train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Haparanda stationtrain
- Take the train from Kemi to Helsinki Central Stationtrain
15h 23m€329–452Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Lycksele Resecentrum/Station to Umeå Universitetssjukhusetbus 31
- Take the car ferry from Umeå to Vaasacarferry
- Take the bus from Vaasa, Bus Station to Tampere, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from 3 to 30-35bus Ob3
17h 28mDrive 1,126.5 km
- Drive from Helsingfors to Helsinkicar 1,126.5 km
13h 10m€207–300Fly from Lycksele Airport
- Fly from Lycksele Airport (LYC) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane LYC - HEL
5h 24m€150–338Bus to Umeå Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Lycksele Resecentrum/Station to Umeå Busstationbus
- Fly from Umeå Airport (UME) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane UME - HEL
7h 38m
Skellefteå Airport (SFT) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsingfors to Helsinki is to drive and fly which costs €80 - €320 and takes 6h 21m.
The fastest way to get from Helsingfors to Helsinki is to fly which takes 5h 24m and costs €150 - €340.
The distance between Helsingfors and Helsinki is 696 km. The road distance is 1126.5 km.
The best way to get from Helsingfors to Helsinki without a car is to taxi and train which takes 15h 23m and costs €320 - €460.
It takes approximately 6h 21m to get from Helsingfors to Helsinki, including transfers.
Helsinki is 1h ahead of Helsingfors. It is currently 12:23 PM in Helsingfors and 1:23 PM in Helsinki.
Yes, the driving distance between Helsingfors to Helsinki is 1126 km. It takes approximately 13h 10m to drive from Helsingfors to Helsinki.
There are 1327+ hotels available in Helsinki.
What companies run services between Helsingfors, Sweden and Helsinki, Finland?
Amapola Flyg, Finnair, and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Lycksele Airport (LYC) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) once daily.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Lycksele Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–340
Flights from Umeå Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
Flights from Umeå Airport to Helsinki Airport via Vaasa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–300
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Skellefteå Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–380
Flights from Umeå Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Skellefteå Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–270
Flights from Umeå Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €35–240
- Phone
- 0771-444 111
- servicecenter@vy.se
- Website
- norrtag.se
Train from Hällnäs station to Boden C/Resecentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Schedules at
- norrtag.se
Train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Haparanda station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Schedules at
- norrtag.se
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Kemi to Helsinki Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
- Phone
- 0771-100 110
- brev@tabussen.nu
- Website
- tabussen.nu
Bus from Lycksele Resecentrum/Station to Umeå Universitetssjukhuset
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- tabussen.nu
Bus from Lycksele Resecentrum/Station to Umeå Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- tabussen.nu
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vaasa, Bus Station to Tampere, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from 3 to 30-35
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +358 0600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- onnibus.com
Bus from 3 to 30-35
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
- Phone
- (03) 584 2683
- Website
- valkeakoskenliikenne.fi
Bus from 3 to 30-35
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–30
- Schedules at
- valkeakoskenliikenne.fi
- Phone
- 0207 716 810
- info@wasaline.com
- Website
- wasaline.com
Car ferry from Umeå to Vaasa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €42–47
- Website
- https://www.wasaline.com/en/
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Estimated price
- €180–220
Lycksele Taxi AB
- Phone
- +46 950 661 11
- Website
- lycksele.se
Cool Taxi AB
- Phone
- +46 950 157 10
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