There are 13 ways to get from Helsinki to Dunkirk by plane, train, bus, car, car ferry, ferry, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Helsinki Airport to Brussels Airport, train
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane HEL - BRU
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Dunkerquetrain
8h 13m€146–374Fly Helsinki Airport to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, bus, train
cheapest- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL)plane HEL - CRL
- Take the bus from Charleroi Airport to Lille Boulevard de Turinbus
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Dunkerquetrain
9h 32m€118–449Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from S Charlottenburg Bhf to Aachen, Hbftrain 14
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Dunkerquetrain Ter
37h 18m€306–574Bus, train via Ełk
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02bus
- Take the train from Elk to Poznan Glownytrain Ic
- Take the train from Poznan Glowny to Berlin Gesundbrunnentrain Eic / ...
- Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Offenburg Bahnhoftrain 12
- Take the train from Offenburg to Paris Esttrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Dunkerquetrain Tgv
38h 31m€419–728Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Helsinki to Gothenburgcar
- Take the carferry from Gothenburg to Port of Frederikshavncarferry
- Drive from Port Of Frederikshavn to Dunkirkcar
38h 20m€629–1,007Fly Helsinki Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane HEL - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Dunkerquetrain
8h 20m€146–369Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Brussels Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Brussels Airport (BRU)plane TLL - BRU
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Dunkerquetrain
10h 26m€151–341Fly Helsinki Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane HEL - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Dunkerquetrain
9h 48m€195–439Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, train
- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)plane TLL - AMS
- Take the train from Schiphol Airport to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Dunkerquetrain
12h 1m€210–516Bus, train via Hamburg
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Bruxelles-Miditrain Trn
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Dunkerquetrain Ter
43h 9m€303–464Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Lillebus
- Take the bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Dunkirk - Pôle d'Échange Stationbus
44h 40m€221–342Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Take the bus from Tallinn Bus Station to Riga, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Rīga to Dortmundbus
- Take the bus from DORTMUND, Hbf Nordseite, Steinstrasse to LILLE, Przystanek B - Rue des Canonniersbus
- Take the train from Lille Flandres to Dunkerquetrain Ter
45h 54m€177–392Drive, car ferry, car train
- Drive from Helsinki to Bornholmerfærgen, Ystadcar
- Take the carferry from Ystad to Świnoujściecarferry
- Drive from Swinoujscie to Lüneburgcar
- Take the cartrain from Lüneburg to Frankfurtcartrain
- Drive from Frankfurt to Dunkirkcar
2d€680–1,113
Helsinki to Dunkirk by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Dunkirk is to ferry and fly and train which costs €150 - €350 and takes 10h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Dunkirk is to fly and train which takes 8h 13m and costs €140 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki to Dunkirk station. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and arriving at Dunkirk - Pôle d'Échange Station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Lille - Europe Train Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 40m.
The distance between Helsinki and Dunkirk is 1872 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Dunkirk without a car is to bus and train which takes 37h 18m and costs €300 - €600.
It takes approximately 8h 13m to get from Helsinki to Dunkirk, including transfers.
Helsinki to Dunkirk bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 station.
Helsinki to Dunkirk bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Dunkirk is 1h behind Helsinki. It is currently 2:03 PM in Helsinki and 1:03 PM in Dunkirk.
Book your Helsinki to Dunkirk bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Dunkirk, France?
You can take a bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Dunkirk - Pôle d'Échange Station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Lille, and Lille - Europe Train Station in around 44h 40m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Brussels Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Sunday, Friday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–320
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Brussels Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–320
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–410
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–410
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Brussels Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–150
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Brussels Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–150
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–380
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Offenburg to Paris Est
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Nord to Dunkerque
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- TGV inOui
- 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
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–240
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Lille
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lille - Europe Train Station to Dunkirk - Pôle d'Échange Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Gothenburg to Port of Frederikshavn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–120
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- €16–21
- Small Car
- €65–120
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