There are 11 ways to get from Helsinki to France by plane, ferry, bus, train, car, or car train
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Fly Helsinki Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane HEL - CDG
6h 20m€95–245Fly Helsinki Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane HEL - NCE
6h 43m€87–237Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from VUOSAAREN SATAMA: Vuosaaren satama to Travemünde Skandinavienkaiferry
- Take the bus from Lübeck to Rotterdam Central Stationbus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nordtrain
32h 12m€242–435Bus, 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 Tczewtrain Tlk / ...
- Take the train from Tczew to Berlin Gesundbrunnentrain Ic
- Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Esttrain 83 / ...
36h 27m€267–392Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus N1206
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Parisbus N100
40h 6m€111–191Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane TLL - CDG
8h 31m€105–268Fly Helsinki Airport to Frankfurt, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane HEL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain
8h 17m€128–348Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
40h 37m€142–382Bus via Hamburg
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N1206
- Take the bus from Hamburg - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus BlaBlaCar Bus
46h 51m€118–174Drive 3,671.9 km
- Drive from Helsinki to Pariscar 3,671.9 km
38h 58m€658–950Drive, car train
- Drive from Helsinki to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Pariscar
39h 27m€696–994
Helsinki to France by bus, train, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to France is to bus via Hamburg which costs €110 - €180 and takes 46h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to France is to fly which takes 6h 20m and costs €95 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki station to France. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Bus Station and arriving at Pont de l'Archevêché via Hamburg - Bus Station and Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine). The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 51m.
The distance between Helsinki and France is 1952 km. The road distance is 3671.9 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to France without a car is to ferry and bus and train which takes 32h 12m and costs €240 - €440.
It takes approximately 6h 20m to get from Helsinki to France, including transfers.
Helsinki to France bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Bus Station.
The best way to get from Helsinki to France is to fly which takes 6h 20m and costs €95 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €200 and takes 40h 6m.
Helsinki to France bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
France is 1h behind Helsinki. It is currently 1:00 AM in Helsinki and 12:00 AM in France.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and France?
Finnair, Air France, and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Hôtel de Ville via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Paris, and Porte Maillot in around 40h 6m.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–230
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–330
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–200
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–250
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–360
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–210
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Frankfurt via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €55–310
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €95–140
- Comfort
- €110–160
- Premium
- €150–200
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Elk to Tczew
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €12–18
- 1st Class
- €17–22
Train from Tczew to Berlin Gesundbrunnen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–30
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €18–26
- 1st Class
- €24–30
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–28
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–80
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Frankfurt to Mannheim, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–40
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €12–19
- 1st Class
- €23–40
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- info@msm-gruppe.de
- Website
- msm-gruppe.de
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Lübeck to Rotterdam Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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 Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €38–42
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +358 9 231 43100
- passenger@finnlines.com
- Website
- finnlines.com
Ferry from VUOSAAREN SATAMA: Vuosaaren satama to Travemünde Skandinavienkai
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://www.finnlines.com/
- Book at
- https://booking.finnlines.com/en//search
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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