There are 8 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
11h 1mkr 1,122–2,637Fly 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 17mkr 805–2,925Ferry, 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 3mkr 2,342–3,688Bus
- 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 3,371–5,509Drive, 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 2,668–4,874Fly 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 49mkr 1,845–5,090Fly 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
10h 4mkr 1,100–3,615Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Stockholmferry
- 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
37h 3mkr 2,827–4,959
Helsinki to Balestrand by ferry, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Balestrand is to fly and line 890 ferry which costs kr 800 - kr 3000 and takes 9h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Balestrand is to fly and line 890 ferry which takes 9h 17m and costs kr 800 - 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 3m and costs kr 2300 - kr 3700.
It takes approximately 11h 1m 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 2:28 PM in Helsinki and 1:28 PM in Balestrand.
There are 62+ 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
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,200
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sogndal via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–3,400
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sogndal via Stockholm, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,500
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sogndal via Stavanger, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–3,600
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sogndal via Riga, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,700
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sogndal via Riga, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Friday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,400
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Førde Airport, Bringeland via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–3,800
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Førde Airport, Bringeland via Copenhagen, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,500
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Førde Airport, Bringeland via Stockholm, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,100
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Førde Airport, Bringeland via Riga, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,100
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,100
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bergen via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,100
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bergen via Stavanger
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,100
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Florø Airport via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–4,900
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Florø Airport via Stavanger, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–5,500
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Florø Airport via Stockholm, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–4,900
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bergen via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–2,800
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bergen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–2,800
- Website
- dat.dk
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Florø Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–4,700
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bergen via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,700
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bergen via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 750–2,000
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,300
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en
- Phone
- +46 771 15 15 15
- info@vy.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 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,100
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en
- Book at
- https://www.vy.no/en/buy-tickets/train-and-bus-tickets
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,400
- 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 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–1,200
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Oslo Bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,900
- Website
- https://www.vybuss.com/
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Aurland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,400
- 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
- 3 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
- 55 55 90 70
- Website
- skyss.no
Ferry from Strandkaiterminalen båtkai to Balestrand kai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 120–210
- Website
- https://www.skyss.no/en
- Adult passenger
- kr 120–210
Ferry from Flåm stasjon to Balestrand kai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 55–95
- Website
- https://www.skyss.no/en
- Adult passenger
- kr 55–95
Ferry from Florø terminal to Rysjedalsvika kai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 65–120
- Website
- https://www.skyss.no/en
- Adult passenger
- kr 65–120
Ferry from Rysjedalsvika kai to Balestrand kai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 70–120
- Website
- https://www.skyss.no/en
- Adult passenger
- kr 70–120
Ferry from Sogndal kai to Balestrand kai
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 45–75
- Website
- https://www.skyss.no/en
- Adult passenger
- kr 45–75
Ferry from Aurland kai to Balestrand kai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 50–90
- Website
- https://www.skyss.no/en
- Adult passenger
- kr 50–90
- Phone
- +358 9 123574
- Website
- vikingline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,200
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
Ferry from Port of Turku to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 440–850
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
Ferry from Port of Turku to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 240–1,300
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
Ferry from Helsinki to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–1,600
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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