There are 9 ways to get from Helsinki to Balestrand by plane, ferry, car 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 10mkr 1,100–3,334Fly 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 14mkr 810–3,344Car ferry, line 80 ferry, train, ferry
- Take the carferry from Helsinki to Stockholmcarferry
- Take the ferry from Stockholm Ropsten brygga to Stockholm Nybrokajenferry 80
- 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
37h 1mBus
- 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 5hkr 3,342–5,339Drive, ferry
- Drive from Helsinki to Port Of Turkucar
- Take the ferry from Port of Turku to Stockholmferry
- Drive from Stockholm Värtahamnen to Balestrandcar
26h 54mkr 2,660–4,877Fly 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
14h 15mkr 1,241–3,510Fly 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
13h 38mkr 1,100–5,254Fly 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 1,165–4,139Car ferry, line 80 ferry, bus, ferry
- Take the carferry from Helsinki to Stockholmcarferry
- 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
37h 14m
Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Bergen (BGO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Balestrand is to fly and line 890 ferry which costs kr 800 - kr 3400 and takes 9h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Balestrand is to fly and line 890 ferry which takes 9h 14m and costs kr 800 - kr 3400.
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 5h.
The distance between Helsinki and Balestrand is 1311 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Balestrand without a car is to car ferry and line 80 ferry and train and ferry which takes 37h 1m and costs .
It takes approximately 11h 10m 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 9:33 AM in Helsinki and 8:33 AM in Balestrand.
There are 59+ 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 5h.
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sogndal via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,800
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sogndal via Stockholm, Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–3,000
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 1,000–4,300
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Førde Airport, Bringeland via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–4,600
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Førde Airport, Bringeland via Stockholm, Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–4,800
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Førde Airport, Bringeland via Copenhagen, Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–5,500
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,200
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bergen via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,200
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bergen via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,200
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 900–3,600
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Florø Airport via Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,900–5,500
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Florø Airport via Stockholm, Bergen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,000–5,500
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bergen via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,400
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bergen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,400
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–2,500
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,900
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 650–1,900
- Website
- dat.dk
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Florø Airport via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–5,500
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bergen via Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–2,200
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,300
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- SJ AB
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Oslo S
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,200
- Website
- SJ AB
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- tog@vy.no
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Oslo S to Flåm stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 267
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Drammen stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 71
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Drammen stasjon to Flåm stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 236
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Phone
- +47 23 15 90 00
- flytoget@flytoget.no
- Website
- Flytoget AS
Train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Drammen stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- kr 280–310
- Website
- Flytoget AS
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–2,300
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 950–1,500
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Sogndal skysstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,400
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Oslo Bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–2,400
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Oslo bussterminal to Aurland
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 850–1,600
- Website
- Vy Buss
- Phone
- +47 55 55 90 70
- Website
- SKYSS
Bus from Sogndal skysstasjon to Balestrand kai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 160–190
- Website
- SKYSS
Bus from Skilbrei to Balestrand kai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 290–330
- Website
- SKYSS
- Phone
- +47 55 55 90 70
- Website
- SKYSS
Ferry from Strandkaiterminalen båtkai to Balestrand kai
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 40–1,000
- Website
- SKYSS
- Adult passenger
- kr 40–1,000
Ferry from Flåm stasjon to Balestrand kai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 40–310
- Website
- SKYSS
- Adult passenger
- kr 40–310
Ferry from Flåm stasjon to Balestrand kai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 40–310
- Website
- SKYSS
- Adult passenger
- kr 40–310
Ferry from Florø terminal to Rysjedalsvika kai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 40–420
- Website
- SKYSS
- Adult passenger
- kr 40–420
Ferry from Rysjedalsvika kai to Balestrand kai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 40–480
- Website
- SKYSS
- Adult passenger
- kr 40–480
Ferry from Sogndal kai to Balestrand kai
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 40–190
- Website
- SKYSS
- Adult passenger
- kr 40–190
Ferry from Aurland kai to Balestrand kai
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 40–270
- Website
- SKYSS
- Adult passenger
- kr 40–270
- Phone
- +49 (0) 40 547 541 222
- international.sales@tallinksilja.com
- Website
- Tallink
Car ferry from Helsinki to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,500
- Website
- Tallink
Ferry from Port of Turku to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 230–1,200
- Website
- Tallink
- Phone
- +46 8 600 10 00
- Website
- SL
Ferry from Stockholm Ropsten brygga to Stockholm Nybrokajen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- SL
Ferry from Stockholm Ropsten brygga to Nacka strand Sjövägen
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- SL
- Phone
- +358 3 4399880
- individual.sales@vikingline.com
- Website
- Viking Line
Ferry from Port of Turku to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 430–850
- Website
- Viking Line
Car ferry from Helsinki to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,300
- Website
- Viking Line
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