There are 9 ways to get from Helsinki to Balestrand by plane, ferry, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Bergen, ferry
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Bergen (BGO)plane HEL - BGO
- Take the ferry from Strandkaiterminalen båtkai to Balestrand kaiferry
10h 49mkr 1,884–3,536Fly to Sogndal, line 890 ferry
cheapest- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Sogndal (SOG)plane HEL - SOG
- Take the ferry from Sogndal kai to Balestrand kaiferry
9h 3mkr 932–2,989Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Stockholmferry
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Oslo Strain 70
- Take the train from Oslo S to Flåm stasjontrain F4
- Take the ferry from Flåm stasjon to Balestrand kaiferry 890
34h 32mBus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Sogndal skysstasjonbus
- Take the bus from Sogndal skysstasjon to Balestrand kaibus 820
2d 6hkr 3,079–4,765Drive, ferry
- Drive from Helsinki to Port Of Turkucar
- Take the ferry from Port of Turku to Stockholmferry
- Drive from Stockholm Värtahamnen to Balestrandcar
26h 53mkr 2,793–5,795Fly to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, train, ferry
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane HEL - OSL
- Take the train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Drammen stasjontrain
- Take the train from Drammen stasjon to Flåm stasjontrain
- Take the ferry from Flåm stasjon to Balestrand kaiferry
13h 40mkr 1,662–3,369Fly to Florø Airport, ferry
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Florø Airport (FRO)plane HEL - FRO
- Take the ferry from Florø terminal to Rysjedalsvika kaiferry
- Take the ferry from Rysjedalsvika kai to Balestrand kaiferry
12h 57mkr 2,072–5,329Fly to Førde Airport, Bringeland, bus
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Førde Airport, Bringeland (FDE)plane HEL - FDE
- Take the bus from Skilbrei to Balestrand kaibus
9h 47mkr 1,232–3,724Ferry, line 80 ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Stockholmferry
- Take the ferry from Stockholm Ropsten brygga to Nacka strand Sjövägenferry 80
- Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Oslo Bussterminalbus 810 / ...
- Take the bus from Oslo bussterminal to Aurlandbus
- Take the ferry from Aurland kai to Balestrand kaiferry 890
38h 24m
Helsinki to Balestrand by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Balestrand is to fly and line 890 ferry which costs kr 900 - kr 3000 and takes 9h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Balestrand is to fly and line 890 ferry which takes 9h 3m and costs kr 900 - kr 3000.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki to Balestrand. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and arriving at Balestrand kai via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Oslo bussterminal and Sogndal skysstasjon. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Helsinki and Balestrand is 1309 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Balestrand without a car is to ferry and train which takes 34h 32m and costs .
It takes approximately 10h 49m to get from Helsinki to Balestrand, including transfers.
Helsinki to Balestrand bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 station.
Helsinki to Balestrand bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Balestrand is 1h behind Helsinki. It is currently 6:46 PM in Helsinki and 5:46 PM in Balestrand.
There are 55+ hotels available in Balestrand.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Balestrand, Norway?
You can take a bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Balestrand kai via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Oslo bussterminal, and Sogndal skysstasjon in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sogndal via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–3,200
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sogndal via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–3,400
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sogndal via Stockholm, Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–3,400
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sogndal via Stavanger, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–3,600
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sogndal via Copenhagen, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,800
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sogndal via Riga, Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,100
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Florø Airport via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–4,900
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Florø Airport via Stavanger, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,900–5,500
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Florø Airport via Copenhagen, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–5,500
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Florø Airport via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,200
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Florø Airport via Stockholm, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–5,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Førde Airport, Bringeland via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,700
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Førde Airport, Bringeland via Stockholm, Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,900
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Førde Airport, Bringeland via Copenhagen, Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,300
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bergen via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,200
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bergen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,200
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–2,600
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 850–2,600
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,400
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bergen via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,400
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,800
- Website
- dat.dk
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Florø Airport via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–4,800
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bergen via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,200
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 460–1,400
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,600
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
- Phone
- +46 771 15 15 15
- info@tagkompaniet.se
- Website
- vy.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- vy.se
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- tog@vy.no
- Website
- vy.no
Train from Oslo S to Flåm stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 600–950
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Book at
- https://www.vy.no/en/buy-tickets/train-and-bus-tickets
Train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Drammen stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 190–280
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Book at
- https://www.vy.no/en/buy-tickets/train-and-bus-tickets
Train from Drammen stasjon to Flåm stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 550–850
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Book at
- https://www.vy.no/en/buy-tickets/train-and-bus-tickets
- Phone
- +47 23 15 90 00
- flytoget@flytoget.no
- Website
- flytoget.no
Train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Drammen stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 280–310
- Website
- https://flytoget.no/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,300
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- vybuss.no
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Sogndal skysstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 460–700
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Oslo Bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,200
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Aurland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 500–800
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
- Phone
- 55 55 90 70
- Website
- skyss.no
Bus from Sogndal skysstasjon to Balestrand kai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 700–800
- Website
- https://www.skyss.no/en
Bus from Skilbrei to Balestrand kai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 280–310
- Website
- https://www.skyss.no/en
- Phone
- +47 51 86 87 00
- booking@norled.no
- Website
- norled.no
Ferry from Strandkaiterminalen båtkai to Balestrand kai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,000
- Website
- https://www.norled.no/en/
Ferry from Flåm stasjon to Balestrand kai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 310–350
- Website
- https://www.norled.no/en/
Ferry from Sogndal kai to Balestrand kai
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 190–230
- Website
- https://www.norled.no/en/
Ferry from Florø terminal to Rysjedalsvika kai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 410–460
- Website
- https://www.norled.no/en/
Ferry from Rysjedalsvika kai to Balestrand kai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 470–510
- Website
- https://www.norled.no/en/
Ferry from Aurland kai to Balestrand kai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 270–310
- Website
- https://www.norled.no/en/
- Website
- vikingline.com
Ferry from Helsinki to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- vikingline.com
Ferry from Port of Turku to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 460–1,300
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
Ferry from Port of Turku to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 250–2,000
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
- Website
- en.tallink.com
Ferry from Helsinki to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- en.tallink.com
- Phone
- +46 8 600 10 00
- Website
- sl.se
Ferry from Stockholm Ropsten brygga to Nacka strand Sjövägen
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 50
- Website
- https://sl.se/en/in-english
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