There are 7 ways to get from Helsinki to Moscow by bus, train, ferry, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus via Kalininskiy
best- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal Dbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn Mustakivi to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus 960
- Take the bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminalbus
20h 50m₽5,346–9,925Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Pskov Bus stationbus
- Take the train from Pskov Pass to Moskva Belorusskaiatrain
31h 33m₽4,837–12,397Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Drive from Tallinn to Moscowcar
16h 32m₽14,228–23,064Fly Helsinki Airport to Moscow Vnukovo
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Moscow Vnukovo (VKO)plane HEL - VKO
13h 5m₽15,370–39,686Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Stationbus N1205 / ...
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminalbus
32h 10m₽7,402–13,011Ferry, train, train to Princess Olga Pskov International, fly to Moscow Vnukovo
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Take the train from Tallinn to Aardlatrain
- Take the train from Kirsi to Koidulatrain
- Take the train from Pechory-Pskovskie to Pskov-1train
- Fly from Princess Olga Pskov International (PKV) to Moscow Vnukovo (VKO)plane PKV - VKO
14h 7m₽7,222–30,408Fly Helsinki Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO)plane HEL - SVO
12h 14m₽9,125–26,866
Helsinki to Moscow by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Moscow is to bus via Kalininskiy which costs RUB 5000 - RUB 10000 and takes 20h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Moscow is to fly which takes 12h 14m and costs RUB 9000 - RUB 27000.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki to Moscow. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and arriving at Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal via Reisisadama D-terminal, Tallinn Mustakivi and Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 20h 50m.
The distance between Helsinki and Moscow is 1384 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Moscow without a car is to bus via Kalininskiy which takes 20h 50m and costs RUB 5000 - RUB 10000.
It takes approximately 20h 50m to get from Helsinki to Moscow, including transfers.
Helsinki to Moscow bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 station.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Moscow is to bus via Kalininskiy which takes 20h 50m and costs RUB 5000 - RUB 10000. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs RUB 15000 - RUB 40000 and takes 13h 5m.
Helsinki to Moscow bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D station.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Moscow, Russia?
You can take a bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal via Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D, Reisisadama D-terminal, Tallinn Mustakivi, and Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal in around 20h 50m. Alternatively, Turkish Airlines, Pegasus Airlines, and Finnair fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) 3 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽15,000–39,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽20,000–55,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Budapest, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–26,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Stockholm, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,000–27,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Vienna, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–26,000
- Website
- azimuth.aero
Flights from Princess Olga Pskov International to Moscow Vnukovo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽3,700–24,000
- Website
- southwindairlines.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽15,000–39,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽20,000–55,000
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽15,000–39,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽13,000–55,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Pskov Pass to Moskva Belorusskaia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽2,500–5,500
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽12,000–17,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽2,500–3,400
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽3,800–5,500
- Phone
- +372 616 0245
- klienditugi@elron.ee
- Website
- elron.ee
Train from Tallinn to Aardla
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽950–1,600
- Website
- https://elron.ee/en
- Express Train Ticket
- ₽1,100–1,600
Train from Kirsi to Koidula
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽370–700
- Website
- https://elron.ee/en
- Express Train Ticket
- ₽460–700
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- rzd.ru
Train from Pechory-Pskovskie to Pskov-1
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽160–900
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- Lastochka Train
- ₽650–900
- Commuter Electric Train
- ₽160–230
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽500–850
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽500–900
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,400–4,100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +372 5656 3056
- info@balticshuttle.ee
- Website
- balticshuttle.ee
Bus from Tallinn Mustakivi to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽3,600–4,200
- Website
- https://www.balticshuttle.ee/en
Bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Pskov Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,250
- Website
- https://www.balticshuttle.ee/en
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Tallinn Mustakivi to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,300–6,000
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
Bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Pskov Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,800–6,000
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,000–2,900
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +7 812 386 79 79
- eco@ecolines.ru
- Website
- ecolines.ru
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,400–2,100
- Schedules at
- ecolines.ru
- Book at
- ecolines.ru
Bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Pskov Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–4,500
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- (+372) 5645 9623
- buss@anniston.ee
- Website
- anniston.ee
Bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Pskov Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽2,500–3,400
- Schedules at
- anniston.ee
- Book at
- online.anniston.ee
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽5,000–9,000
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +358 9 123574
- Website
- vikingline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽220–2,100
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,700–2,700
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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