There are 6 ways to get from Helsinki to Helsingfors by plane, car, train, taxi, bus, or ferry
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Fly Helsinki Airport to Skellefteå Airport, drive
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Skellefteå Airport (SFT)HEL - SFT
- Drive from Skelleftea-Airport-SFT to Helsingfors
8h 46mkr 1,292–4,322Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Lycksele Airport
cheapest- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Lycksele Airport (LYC)TLL - LYC
8h 24mkr 1,006–4,407Train, taxi
- Take the train from Helsinki Central Station to Oulu
- Take the train from Oulu to Haaparanta pohjoinen
- Take the train from Haparanda station to Boden C/Resecentrum
- Take the train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Hällnäs station
- Take the taxi from Hällnäs station to Helsingfors
15h 21mDrive 1,125.8 km
- Drive from Helsinki to Helsingfors1,125.8 km
13h 4mkr 2,190–3,164Fly Helsinki Airport to Lycksele Airport
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Lycksele Airport (LYC)HEL - LYC
6h 10mkr 2,132–6,532Fly Helsinki Airport to Umeå Airport, bus
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Umeå Airport (UME)HEL - UME
- Take the bus from Umeå Busstation to Lycksele Resecentrum/Station
10h 14m
Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Skellefteå Airport (SFT) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Helsingfors is to ferry and fly which costs 1000 kr - 4500 kr and takes 8h 24m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Helsingfors is to fly which takes 6h 10m and costs 2100 kr - 7000 kr.
The distance between Helsinki and Helsingfors is 698 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 15h 21m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 46m to get from Helsinki to Helsingfors, including transfers.
Helsingfors is 1h behind Helsinki. It is currently 5:21 AM in Helsinki and 4:21 AM in Helsingfors.
Yes, the driving distance between Helsinki to Helsingfors is 1126 km. It takes approximately 13h 4m to drive from Helsinki to Helsingfors.
There are five+ hotels available in Helsingfors.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Helsingfors, Sweden?
Finnair, Amapola Flyg, and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Lycksele Airport (LYC) once daily.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Skellefteå Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,900
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Umeå Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 950–2,700
- Website
- amapola.nu
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Lycksele Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,100–6,500
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Lycksele Airport via Stockholm, Vilhelmina
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,200–7,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Lycksele Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,000–6,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Lycksele Airport via Helsinki Airport, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,100–6,500
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Lycksele Airport via Stockholm, Vilhelmina
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 2,100–6,500
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Lycksele Airport via Copenhagen, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–4,400
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Lycksele Airport via Oslo, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 850–3,600
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Umeå Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,900
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Helsinki Central Station to Oulu
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 220–900
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
Train from Oulu to Haaparanta pohjoinen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 180–260
- 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
- Estimated price
- kr 150–260
- 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 Busstation to Lycksele Resecentrum/Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Schedules at
- tabussen.nu
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 120–800
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Estimated price
- kr 2,000–2,400
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