There are 8 ways to get from Helsinki to Helsingfors by plane, car, train, car ferry, bus, taxi, or ferry
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Fly Helsinki Airport to Skellefteå Airport, drive
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Skellefteå Airport (SFT)plane HEL - SFT
- Drive from Skelleftea-Airport-SFT to Helsingforscar
8h 16mkr 967–3,341Train, car ferry, bus
- Take the train from Helsinki to Vaasatrain
- Take the car ferry from Vaasa to Umeåcarferry
- Take the bus from Umeå Universitetssjukhuset to Lycksele Resecentrum/Stationbus 31
14h 42mTrain, taxi
- Take the train from Helsinki to Oulutrain
- Take the train from Oulu to Haaparanta pohjoinentrain
- Take the train from Haparanda station to Boden C/Resecentrumtrain
- Take the train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Hällnäs stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Hällnäs station to Helsingforstaxi
14h 47mBus, car ferry
- Take the bus from 29 to 3bus Ob3
- Take the bus from Tampere, Bus Station to Vaasa, Bus Stationbus
- Take the car ferry from Vaasa to Umeåcarferry
- Take the bus from Umeå Universitetssjukhuset to Lycksele Resecentrum/Stationbus 31
17h 35mFly Helsinki Airport to Lycksele Airport
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Lycksele Airport (LYC)plane HEL - LYC
6h 9mkr 1,807–4,151Fly Helsinki Airport to Umeå Airport, bus
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Umeå Airport (UME)plane HEL - UME
- Take the bus from Umeå Busstation to Lycksele Resecentrum/Stationbus
10h 3mFerry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Lycksele Airport
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Lycksele Airport (LYC)plane TLL - LYC
8h 13mDrive 1,125.8 km
- Drive from Helsinki to Helsingforscar 1,125.8 km
13h 8mkr 2,186–3,158
Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Skellefteå Airport (SFT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Helsingfors is to fly and drive which costs 950 kr - 3400 kr and takes 8h 16m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Helsingfors is to fly which takes 6h 9m and costs 1800 kr - 4200 kr.
The distance between Helsinki and Helsingfors is 696 km. The road distance is 1125.8 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Helsingfors without a car is to train and taxi which takes 14h 47m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 16m to get from Helsinki to Helsingfors, including transfers.
Helsingfors is 1h behind Helsinki. It is currently 5:28 AM in Helsinki and 4:28 AM in Helsingfors.
Yes, the driving distance between Helsinki to Helsingfors is 1126 km. It takes approximately 13h 8m to drive from Helsinki to Helsingfors.
There are three+ hotels available in Helsingfors.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Helsingfors, Sweden?
Scandinavian Airlines, Amapola Flyg, and two other airlines fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Lycksele Airport (LYC) twice daily.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Skellefteå Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 950–3,800
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Umeå Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–2,200
- Website
- amapola.nu
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Lycksele Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–4,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Lycksele Airport via Lennart Meri International Airport, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–4,200
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Lycksele Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,700–3,800
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Lycksele Airport via Helsinki Airport, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–4,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Lycksele Airport via Oslo, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,900
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Skellefteå Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,800
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Umeå Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 400–2,600
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Helsinki to Vaasa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 370–550
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
Train from Helsinki to Oulu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 550–800
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
Train from Oulu to Haaparanta pohjoinen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 170–260
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
- Phone
- 0771-444 111
- servicecenter@vy.se
- Website
- norrtag.se
Train from Haparanda station to Boden C/Resecentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- norrtag.se
Train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Hällnäs station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- norrtag.se
- Phone
- 0771-100 110
- brev@tabussen.nu
- Website
- tabussen.nu
Bus from Umeå Universitetssjukhuset to Lycksele Resecentrum/Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- tabussen.nu
Bus from Umeå Busstation to Lycksele Resecentrum/Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- tabussen.nu
- Phone
- +358 0600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- onnibus.com
Bus from 29 to 3
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 120–170
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
- Phone
- (03) 584 2683
- Website
- valkeakoskenliikenne.fi
Bus from 29 to 3
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 290–310
- Schedules at
- valkeakoskenliikenne.fi
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from 29 to 3
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 120–210
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Tampere, Bus Station to Vaasa, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 160–280
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- 0207 716 810
- info@wasaline.com
- Website
- wasaline.com
Car ferry from Vaasa to Umeå
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 448
- Website
- https://www.wasaline.com/en/
- Website
- en.tallink.com
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- en.tallink.com
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Estimated price
- kr 2,000–2,400
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