There are 12 ways to get from Helsinki to Greece by plane, bus, train, car, car train, ferry, or shuttle
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Fly Helsinki Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane HEL - SKG
6h 52m€75–256Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Budapest-Nyugatitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Budapest-Nyugati to Athensbus
2d 7h€310–530Drive, car train
- Drive from Helsinki to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Athenscar
2d 7h€910–2,087Fly Helsinki Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)plane HEL - HER
6h 36m€114–436Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane TLL - ATH
9h 7mFly Helsinki Airport to Athens International Airport
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Athens International Airport (ATH)plane HEL - ATH
7h€92–253Fly Helsinki Airport to Chania International Airport, Private transfer
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)plane HEL - CHQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania - Airport to Heraklion
8h 19m€233–544Bus, train via Kaunas
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Kaunas, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Kaunas to Kraków Głównytrain
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Rzeszow Glownytrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Rzeszów to Thessalonikibus
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athenstrain Ic
2d 9h€194–370Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Rzeszow Glownytrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from Rzeszów to Athensbus
2d 9h€205–440Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Krakow to Rzeszówbus
- Take the bus from Rzeszów to Athensbus
2d 13h€195–434Bus, train via Ostrava
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn to Katowicebus
- Take the train from Katowice to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazitrain Ic
- Take the bus from Ostrava to Athensbus
3d 1h€242–457Drive 5,296.6 km
- Drive from Helsinki to Athenscar 5,296.6 km
2d 9h€966–1,394
Helsinki to Greece by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Greece is to fly which costs €70 - €260 and takes 6h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Greece is to fly which takes 6h 36m and costs €110 - €440.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki to Greece. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and arriving at Athens via Krakow and Rzeszów. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 13h.
The distance between Helsinki and Greece is 2245 km. The road distance is 5296.6 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Greece without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 7h and costs €310 - €550.
It takes approximately 6h 52m to get from Helsinki to Greece, including transfers.
Helsinki to Greece bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 station.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Greece is to fly which takes 6h 52m and costs €70 - €260. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €190 - €440 and takes 2 days 13h.
Helsinki to Greece bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Helsinki to Greece is 5297 km. It takes approximately 2 days 9h to drive from Helsinki to Greece.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Greece?
Ryanair, Finnair, and Air Baltic fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) 6 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Athens via Krakow and Rzeszów in around 2d 13h.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 8m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–380
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–160
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–340
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–430
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–440
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €100–160
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Athens International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Athens International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–250
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–140
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Budapest-Nyugati
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–300
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Rzeszow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Rzeszow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Katowice to Ostrava Hlavni Nadrazi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–900
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €420–470
- Car Compartment
- €750–900
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Kaunas to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Krakow Glowny to Rzeszow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Krakow Glowny to Rzeszow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–13
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 14511
- Website
- hellenictrain.gr
Train from Thessaloniki to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://www.hellenictrain.gr/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Kaunas, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +381 011 7614787
- fptravelpatrikalos@gmail.com
- Website
- fptravelpatrikalos.rs
Bus from Budapest-Nyugati to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 24h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110
- Schedules at
- fptravelpatrikalos.rs
- Phone
- +30 693-724-9486
- info@cretetaxitransfers.gr
- Website
- cretetaxitransfers.gr
Shuttle from Chania - Airport to Heraklion
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Book at
- Crete Taxi Transfers
- Car (4 passengers)
- €120–190
- Mini Van (8 passengers)
- €200–230
- Mini Bus (10 passengers)
- €230–250
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Rzeszów to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
Bus from Rzeszów to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90–210
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- Phone
- +380(67)-484-57-27
- support@pavluks-trans.com
- Website
- pavluks-trans.com
Bus from Krakow to Rzeszów
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Website
- https://pavluks-trans.com/en/tickets/kyiv/goettingen?sort_by=departure&order_by=ASC&page=1
- Phone
- +380 98 815 4444
- support@ewe.ua
- Website
- ewe.ua
Bus from Krakow to Rzeszów
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- https://ewe.ua/
- Phone
- +380678855320
- lev-bus@ukr.net
- Website
- lev-bus.com.ua
Bus from Krakow to Rzeszów
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- https://lev-bus.com.ua/en/
- Phone
- +48 17 277 30 95
- kontakt@neobus.pl
- Website
- neobus.pl
Bus from Krakow to Rzeszów
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €11–60
- Website
- https://neobus.pl
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Tallinn to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 23m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–290
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
- Phone
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Ostrava to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- €120
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Website
- en.tallink.com
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- en.tallink.com
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