There are 9 ways to get from Helsinki to Kalmar by plane, train, ferry, bus, car ferry, or car
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Fly from Helsinki Airport
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Kalmar Öland Airport (KLR)plane HEL - KLR
5h 59mkr 685–3,555Train, ferry, line 80 ferry
- Take the train from Helsinki Central Station to Turku satamatrain
- Take the ferry from Port of Turku to Stockholmferry
- Take the ferry from Stockholm Ropsten brygga to Stockholm Allmänna gränd bryggferry 80
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Alvesta stationtrain 539 / ...
- Take the train from Alvesta station to Kalmar, Järnvägstationtrain
21h 29mTrain
- 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 Stockholm Centralstationtrain 93
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Alvesta stationtrain 539 / ...
- Take the train from Alvesta station to Kalmar, Järnvägstationtrain
29h 49mkr 3,193–5,225Bus
- Take the bus from 29 to Oulu Linja-autoasema, tulolaituribus Ob4 / ...
- Take the bus from 12 to Pääovibus
- Take the bus from Tornio Haparanda to Stockholm, Cityterminalenbus
- Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Kalmar, Järnvägstationbus 612
34h 24mkr 1,963–4,351Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Kalmar Öland Airport (KLR)plane TLL - KLR
8h 42mkr 1,206–3,357Train to Turku Airport, fly
- Take the train from Helsinki to Turkutrain
- Fly from Turku Airport (TKU) to Kalmar Öland Airport (KLR)plane TKU - KLR
9h 33mkr 2,115–7,464Car ferry, drive
- Take the carferry from Helsinki to Stockholmcarferry
- Drive from Stockholm Värtahamnen to Kalmarcar
22h 9mkr 1,555–2,407Car ferry, line 80 ferry, train
- Take the carferry from Helsinki to Stockholmcarferry
- Take the ferry from Stockholm Ropsten brygga to Stockholm Nybrokajenferry 80
- Take the train from Stockholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstationtrain 539 / ...
- Take the train from Linköping Centralstation to Kalmar, Järnvägstationtrain
26h 23mCar ferry, bus
- Take the carferry from Helsinki to Mariehamncarferry
- Take the carferry from Mariehamn to Stockholmcarferry
- Take the bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Kalmar, Järnvägstationbus 612
26h 25mkr 1,136–3,563
Helsinki to Kalmar by train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Kalmar is to car ferry and drive which costs 1500 kr - 2500 kr and takes 22h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Kalmar is to fly which takes 5h 59m and costs 650 kr - 3600 kr.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki to Kalmar station. However, there are services departing from 29 and arriving at Kalmar, Järnvägstation via 12, Tornio Haparanda and Stockholm, Cityterminalen. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 24m.
No, there is no direct train from Helsinki to Kalmar station. However, there are services departing from Helsinki and arriving at Kalmar, Järnvägstation via Oulu, Haparanda station, Boden C/Resecentrum, Stockholm Centralstation and Alvesta station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 49m.
The distance between Helsinki and Kalmar is 678 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Kalmar without a car is to train and ferry and line 80 ferry which takes 21h 29m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 59m to get from Helsinki to Kalmar, including transfers.
Helsinki to Kalmar bus services, operated by OnniBus, depart from 29 station.
Helsinki to Kalmar train services, operated by Finnish Railways (VR), depart from Helsinki station.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Kalmar is to fly which takes 5h 59m and costs 650 kr - 3600 kr. Alternatively, you can train, which costs 3100 kr - 5500 kr and takes 29h 49m, you could also bus, which costs 1900 kr - 4400 kr and takes 34h 24m.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Kalmar, Sweden?
Scandinavian Airlines and Finnair fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Kalmar Öland Airport (KLR) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Helsinki to Kalmar, Järnvägstation via Oulu, Haaparanta pohjoinen, Haparanda station, Boden C/Resecentrum, Stockholm Centralstation, and Alvesta station in around 29h 49m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–4,700
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,600
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Copenhagen, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,000–3,000
Flights from Turku Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–7,000
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–4,700
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Kalmar Öland Airport via Riga, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–4,900
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki Central Station to Turku satama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 260–420
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki to Oulu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,500
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Oulu to Haaparanta pohjoinen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 180–290
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki to Turku
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 260–420
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Alvesta station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 500–750
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Alvesta station to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 160–240
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Boden C/Resecentrum to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–1,900
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Alvesta station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 500–750
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Alvesta station to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 160–240
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 250–370
- Website
- Swedish Railways (SJ)
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Alvesta station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 440–950
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Alvesta station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 440–950
- Website
- Snälltåget
Train from Stockholm Centralstation to Linköping Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 210–450
- Website
- Snälltåget
- Phone
- +46 771-77 77 1
- bokningssupporten@oresundstag.se
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Alvesta station to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 210–340
- Website
- Öresundståg
Train from Alvesta station to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 210–340
- Website
- Öresundståg
- Phone
- 0771-444 111
- servicecenter@vy.se
- Website
- Vy Norrtåg
Train from Haparanda station to Boden C/Resecentrum
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 273
- Schedules at
- Vy Norrtåg
- Phone
- +46 10 212 10 00
- Website
- kalmarlanstrafik.se
Train from Linköping Centralstation to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.kalmarlanstrafik.se/
- Phone
- +358 600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from 29 to Oulu Linja-autoasema, tulolaituri
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 330–460
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from 12 to Pääovi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- kr 130–190
- Website
- Omni Bus
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from 29 to Oulu Linja-autoasema, tulolaituri
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–900
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 400–600
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 400–600
- Website
- Flixbus
- Website
- FlixBus Finland Oy
Bus from 29 to Oulu Linja-autoasema, tulolaituri
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Finland Oy
- Phone
- +46 922-129 55
- info@tapanis.se
- Website
- Tapanis Buss
Bus from Tornio Haparanda to Stockholm, Cityterminalen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,300
- Website
- Tapanis Buss
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- buss@vy.no
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,000
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,000
- Website
- Vy Buss
- Phone
- 0485 - 261 11
- info@silverlinjen.se
- Website
- silverlinjen.se
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.silverlinjen.se/
Bus from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Kalmar, Järnvägstation
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Website
- https://www.silverlinjen.se/
- Phone
- +358 3 4399880
- individual.sales@vikingline.com
- Website
- Viking Line
Ferry from Port of Turku to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 460–900
- Website
- Viking Line
Car ferry from Helsinki to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 800–1,300
- Website
- Viking Line
Car ferry from Mariehamn to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 230–380
- Website
- Viking Line
- Phone
- +46 8 600 10 00
- Website
- SL
Ferry from Stockholm Ropsten brygga to Stockholm Allmänna gränd brygg
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- SL
Ferry from Stockholm Ropsten brygga to Stockholm Nybrokajen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- SL
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 190–340
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- kr 220–340
- Phone
- +49 (0) 40 547 541 222
- international.sales@tallinksilja.com
- Website
- Tallink
Car ferry from Helsinki to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 750–1,600
- Website
- Tallink
Car ferry from Helsinki to Mariehamn
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 500–1,100
- Website
- Tallink
Car ferry from Mariehamn to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 250–550
- Website
- Tallink
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Booking & Getting There
Helsinki to Kalmar bus services, operated by OnniBus, arrive at Oulu Linja-autoasema, tulolaituri station.
Kalmar is 1h behind Helsinki. It is currently 9:54 PM in Helsinki and 8:54 PM in Kalmar.
Helsinki to Kalmar train services, operated by Finnish Railways (VR), arrive at Oulu station.
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