There are 13 ways to get from Helsinki to London by plane, bus, train, car, car ferry, car train, or ferry
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Fly Helsinki Airport to London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane HEL - LHR
5h 54m£83–248Fly Helsinki Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane HEL - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoriatrain
6h 20m£66–268Bus, train via Ełk
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02bus
- Take the train from Elk to Tczewtrain Tlk / ...
- Take the train from Tczew to Berlin Ostbahnhoftrain Ic
- Take the train from S Ostbahnhof to Köln Hbftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
37h 18m£214–645Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Köln Hbftrain 19 / ...
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
37h 23m£179–613Drive, car ferry, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Helsinki to Halmstadcar
- Take the car ferry from Halmstad to Grenåcarferry
- Drive from Grenå to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Londoncar
43h 16mFly Helsinki Airport to London City Airport
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to London City Airport (LCY)plane HEL - LCY
7h 29m£135–437Fly Helsinki Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane HEL - STN
6h 38m£76–230Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane TLL - STN
8h 26m£85–273Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane TLL - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoriatrain
8h 28m£85–331Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Hamburg-Bergedorf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
42h 56m£176–690Bus, train #3
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg - Bus Station to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
45h 35m£160–466Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus N1206
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus N1328
46h 6m£105–275Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Helsinki to Halmstadcar
- Take the car ferry from Halmstad to Grenåcarferry
- Drive from Grenå to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Londoncar
44h 52m£597–879
Helsinki to London by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to London is to fly which costs £75 - £230 and takes 6h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to London is to fly which takes 5h 54m and costs £80 - £250.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki to London. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and arriving at London Victoria via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 6m.
The distance between Helsinki and London is 1185 miles.
The best way to get from Helsinki to London without a car is to bus and train via Ełk which takes 37h 18m and costs £210 - £650.
It takes approximately 5h 54m to get from Helsinki to London, including transfers.
Helsinki to London bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 station.
The best way to get from Helsinki to London is to fly which takes 5h 54m and costs £80 - £250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £100 - £280 and takes 46h 6m.
Helsinki to London bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
London is 2h behind Helsinki. It is currently 8:05 PM in Helsinki and 6:05 PM in London.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and London, England?
Finnair, British Airways, and two other airlines fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to London Victoria via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 46h 6m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–200
Flights from Helsinki Airport to London City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £160–440
Flights from Helsinki Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £150–420
Flights from Helsinki Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £55–230
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–230
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–320
Flights from Helsinki Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £85–430
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–190
Flights from Helsinki Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–190
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
Flights from Helsinki Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–200
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £60–150
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–150
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- £130–430
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Helsinki Airport to London City Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £85–400
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Elk to Tczew
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £11–19
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- £11–16
- 1st Class
- £15–19
Train from Tczew to Berlin Ostbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £26–85
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Ostbahnhof to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–130
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £26–70
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £21–85
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–250
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–300
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Köln Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £17–24
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- £17–24
- 1st Class
- £26–40
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £13–45
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £25–55
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Hamburg-Bergedorf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £60–220
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- £60–95
- 1st Class
- £130–220
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £80–270
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £55–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg - Bus Station to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £26–65
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Halmstad to Grenå
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £35–55
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £9–65
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £30–40
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- £65–170
- On Foot
- £30–40
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