There are 6 ways to get from Helsinki to Moscow by plane, bus, train, ferry, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Sheremetyevo International Airport
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO)plane HEL - SVO
11h 40m₽10,199–27,958Bus, 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
30h 3m₽5,028–12,565Bus via Kalininskiy
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Tallinn Harbourbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn Mustakivi to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminalbus
21h 25m₽6,025–11,093Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Drive from Tallinn to Moscowcar
16h 36m₽17,138–26,274Fly to Moscow Vnukovo
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Moscow Vnukovo (VKO)plane HEL - VKO
12h 31m₽16,444–42,778Bus
- 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 5m₽9,253–15,764
Helsinki to Moscow by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Moscow is to bus via Kalininskiy which costs RUB 6000 - RUB 12000 and takes 21h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Moscow is to fly which takes 11h 40m and costs RUB 10000 - RUB 28000.
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 21h 25m.
The distance between Helsinki and Moscow is 927 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Moscow without a car is to bus via Kalininskiy which takes 21h 25m and costs RUB 6000 - RUB 12000.
It takes approximately 11h 40m 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 fly which takes 11h 40m and costs RUB 10000 - RUB 28000. Alternatively, you can bus via Kalininskiy, which costs RUB 6000 - RUB 12000 and takes 21h 25m.
Helsinki to Moscow bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Tallinn Harbour station.
Moscow is 1h ahead of Helsinki. It is currently 5:37 AM in Helsinki and 6:37 AM in Moscow.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Moscow, Russia?
Air Serbia, Turkish Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal via Tallinn Harbour, Reisisadama D-terminal, Tallinn Mustakivi, and Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal in around 21h 25m.
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽13,000–55,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Izmir
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽15,000–60,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽15,000–60,000
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽16,000–42,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,500–27,000
- Website
- southwindairlines.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽16,000–42,000
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽16,000–42,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- Russian Railways
Train from Pskov Pass to Moskva Belorusskaia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 3m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽2,500–5,500
- Website
- Russian Railways
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽12,000–17,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽2,500–3,400
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽3,800–5,500
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Tallinn Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽650–1,000
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽700–1,100
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,200–4,800
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- ₽4,200–7,000
- Schedules at
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Pskov Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,800–6,000
- Schedules at
- luxexpress.eu
- Phone
- +372 5656 3056
- info@balticshuttle.ee
- Website
- Baltic Shuttle
Bus from Tallinn Mustakivi to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,800–5,500
- Website
- Baltic Shuttle
Bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Pskov Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,900–3,400
- Website
- Baltic Shuttle
- 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
- ₽2,500–3,600
- 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
- ₽6,000–11,000
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +358 3 4399880
- individual.sales@vikingline.com
- Website
- Viking Line
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–2,300
- Website
- Viking Line
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