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 4m€125–396Taxi, 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 Helsinkitrain
15h 46m€332–471Bus, car ferry
- Take the bus from Lycksele Resecentrum/Station to Umeå Universitetssjukhusetbus 31
- Take the carferry from Umeå to Vaasacarferry
- Take the bus from Tulo to 30-35bus Ob1
18h 10mDrive 1,126.5 km
- Drive from Helsingfors to Helsinkicar 1,126.5 km
13h 9m€205–295Fly from Lycksele Airport
- Fly from Lycksele Airport (LYC) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane LYC - HEL
5h 4m€242–651Bus 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 42m
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 €120 - €400 and takes 6h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Helsingfors to Helsinki is to fly which takes 5h 4m and costs €240 - €650.
The distance between Helsingfors and Helsinki is 718 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 46m and costs €330 - €480.
It takes approximately 6h 4m to get from Helsingfors to Helsinki, including transfers.
Helsinki is 1h ahead of Helsingfors. It is currently 4:14 AM in Helsingfors and 5:14 AM in Helsinki.
Yes, the driving distance between Helsingfors to Helsinki is 1127 km. It takes approximately 13h 9m to drive from Helsingfors to Helsinki.
There are 1314+ 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) 6 times a week.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Skellefteå Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
Flights from Lycksele Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- €240–650
Flights from Umeå Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Skellefteå Airport to Helsinki Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–340
Flights from Lycksele Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €240–650
Flights from Umeå Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
Flights from Umeå Airport to Helsinki Airport via Vaasa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–230
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Skellefteå Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–340
Flights from Umeå Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–900
- Phone
- 0771-444 111
- servicecenter@vy.se
- Website
- Vy Norrtåg
Train from Hällnäs station to Boden C/Resecentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Schedules at
- Vy Norrtåg
Train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Haparanda station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Schedules at
- Vy Norrtåg
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Kemi to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
- Phone
- 0771-100 110
- brev@tabussen.nu
- Website
- Länstrafiken Västerbotten
Bus from Lycksele Resecentrum/Station to Umeå Universitetssjukhuset
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- Länstrafiken Västerbotten
Bus from Lycksele Resecentrum/Station to Umeå Busstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- Länstrafiken Västerbotten
- Phone
- +358 600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from Tulo to 30-35
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–40
- Website
- Omni Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Tulo to 30-35
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Tulo to 30-35
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Liikenne- ja viestintävirasto Traficom
- Phone
- 0207 716 810
- info@wasaline.com
- Website
- Wasaline
Car ferry from Umeå to Vaasa
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €43–48
- Website
- Wasaline
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Estimated price
- €180–220
Cool Taxi AB
- Phone
- +46 950 157 10
Lycksele Taxi AB
- Phone
- +46 950 661 11
- Website
- lycksele.se
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