There are 10 ways to get from Helsinki to Basque Country by plane, bus, train, car, ferry, or car train
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Fly Helsinki Airport to Bilbao Airport
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane HEL - BIO
9h 23m€104–306Bus, train via Antony
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Massy Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Massy Tgv to Hendayetrain Tgv
43h 29m€331–676Drive 4,472.2 km
- Drive from Helsinki to Donostia / San Sebastiáncar 4,472.2 km
46h 33m€799–1,153Fly Helsinki Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane HEL - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostiabus
9h 51m€128–342Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane TLL - BIO
11h 14m€114–349Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, bus
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane TLL - BIQ
- Take the bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostiabus
12h 33m€168–415Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendayetrain Ter
46h 8m€276–541Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Parisbus
- Take the bus from Paris to San Sebastian / Donostiabus
2d 4h€137–264Bus via Brussels
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg - Bus Station to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to San Sebastián - Bus Stationbus
2d 11h€142–320Drive, car train
- Drive from Helsinki to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Donostia / San Sebastiáncar
47h 35m€815–1,162
Helsinki to Basque Country by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Basque Country is to bus which costs €130 - €270 and takes 2 days 4h.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Basque Country is to fly which takes 9h 23m and costs €100 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki to Basque Country. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and arriving at San Sebastian / Donostia via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Helsinki and Basque Country is 2693 km. The road distance is 4472.2 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Basque Country without a car is to bus and train via Antony which takes 43h 29m and costs €330 - €700.
It takes approximately 9h 23m to get from Helsinki to Basque Country, including transfers.
Helsinki to Basque Country bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 station.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Basque Country is to fly which takes 9h 23m and costs €100 - €310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €130 - €270 and takes 2 days 4h.
Helsinki to Basque Country bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Basque Country is 1h behind Helsinki. It is currently 2:45 AM in Helsinki and 1:45 AM in Basque Country.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Basque Country, Spain?
Finnair, Vueling Airlines, and five other airlines fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to San Sebastian / Donostia via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Paris in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–430
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €230–650
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bilbao Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–700
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bilbao Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–380
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–430
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bilbao Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bilbao Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–390
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Massy Tgv to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €120–160
- 1st Class
- €150–200
Train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €80–120
- Rail 1st Class
- €120–180
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Hendaye
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €44
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- 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
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Biarritz to San Sebastian / Donostia
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Hamburg - Bus Station to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–80
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to San Sebastián - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–75
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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