There are 13 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 Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER)HEL - HER
6h 45m€184–325Fly Helsinki Airport to Athens International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Athens International Airport (ATH)HEL - ATH
7h 9m€97–302Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Warsaw Bus Station West
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Rzeszow Glowny
- Take the bus from Rzeszów to Athens
2d 9h€202–280Drive, car train
- Drive from Helsinki to Hamburg Hbf
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbf
- Drive from Villach Hbf to Athens
2d 6h€905–2,069Fly Helsinki Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)HEL - SKG
7h 1m€100–275Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Athens International Airport
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Athens International Airport (ATH)TLL - ATH
9h 17m€117–394Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)TLL - SKG
10h 49m€110–317Fly Helsinki Airport to Chania International Airport, Private transfer
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Chania International Airport (CHQ)HEL - CHQ
- Take a shuttle bus from Chania - Airport to Heraklion
8h 28m€263–503Bus, train via Vilnius
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Vilnius, Bus Station
- Take the train from Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Kraków Główny
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Rzeszow Glowny
- Take the bus from Rzeszów to Thessaloniki
- Take the train from Thessaloniki to Athens
2d 10h€169–305Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Athens
2d 10h€173–323Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Take the bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Athens
2d 12h€203–341Bus via Chisinau Airport (RMO)
- Take the bus from Helsinki Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Take the bus from Tallinn to Chisinau, Gara Feroviara
- Take the bus from Chisinau Airport to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Take the bus from Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminal to Athens
3d 16hDrive 5,296.5 km
- Drive from Helsinki to Athens5,296.5 km
2d 8h€956–1,380
Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Greece is to fly which costs €100 - €280 and takes 7h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Greece is to fly which takes 6h 45m and costs €180 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki station to Greece. However, there are services departing from Helsinki Bus Station and arriving at Athens via Tallinn, Gara, Chisinau Airport and Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 16h.
The distance between Helsinki and Greece is 2808 km. The road distance is 5296.5 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Greece without a car is to Bus and train which takes 2 days 9h and costs €200 - €280.
It takes approximately 6h 45m to get from Helsinki to Greece, including transfers.
Helsinki to Greece bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki Bus Station.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Greece is to fly which takes 6h 45m and costs €180 - €330. Alternatively, you can Bus, which costs €200 - €350 and takes 2 days 12h.
Helsinki to Greece bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Tallinn Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Helsinki to Greece is 5297 km. It takes approximately 2 days 8h to drive from Helsinki to Greece.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Greece?
Finnair, Aegean Airlines, and Sky Express fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” (HER) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Στ.Ομονοιασ via Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D, Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy, Athens, and Στ.Νεοσ Κοσμοσ in around 2d 12h.
- Website
- en.aegeanair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis” via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–300
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–310
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–260
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Chania International Airport via Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–330
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Athens International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
- 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
- €70–310
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Heraklion International Airport, “Nikos Kazantzakis”
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–400
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €130–360
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–420
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Athens International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Chania International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–350
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Rzeszow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €58–63
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Krakow Glowny to Rzeszow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–34
- 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 Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- 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
- €30–45
- 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
- €9–19
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- 2nd Class
- €9–13
- 1st Class
- €13–19
- 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, Bus Station to Warsaw Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Vilnius, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 8m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0030 2108219900
- vsiamos@otenet.gr
- Website
- siamostours.com
Bus from Rzeszów to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 32h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €85–110
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
Bus from Rzeszów to Thessaloniki
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Schedules at
- siamostours.com
- 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
- +30 210 92 33 33
- info@koronatravel.gr
- Website
- koronatravel.gr
Bus from Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 30m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €90
- Schedules at
- koronatravel.gr
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Tallinn to Chisinau, Gara Feroviara
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
- Phone
- +373 78 348 888
- contact@galtrans.md
- Website
- galtrans.md
Bus from Chisinau Airport to Bucharest Otopeni Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €28
- Schedules at
- galtrans.md
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Bucharest Henri Coanda Airport Arrival Terminal to Athens
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
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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