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
- Take the bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminalbus
20h 47m₽5,468–10,476Bus, 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 950
- Take the train from Pskov Pass to Moskva Belorusskaiatrain
33h 38m₽4,951–11,941Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Drive from Tallinn to Moscowcar
16h 31m₽15,200–25,236Fly Helsinki Airport to Moscow Vnukovo
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Moscow Vnukovo (VKO)plane HEL - VKO
12h 40m₽16,382–65,700Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Parnu, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Pärnu bussijaam to Riiabus
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminalbus
33h 29m₽8,544–13,595Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Moscow Vnukovo
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Moscow Vnukovo (VKO)plane TLL - VKO
14h 54mFly Helsinki Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Sheremetyevo International Airport (SVO)plane HEL - SVO
13h 14m₽9,137–27,880
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 11000 and takes 20h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Moscow is to fly which takes 12h 40m and costs RUB 16000 - RUB 70000.
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 47m.
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 47m and costs RUB 5000 - RUB 11000.
It takes approximately 20h 47m 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 47m and costs RUB 5000 - RUB 11000. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs RUB 16000 - RUB 70000 and takes 12h 40m.
Helsinki to Moscow bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D station.
Moscow is 1h ahead of Helsinki. It is currently 8:44 AM in Helsinki and 9:44 AM in Moscow.
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 47m. Alternatively, Turkish Airlines, Pegasus Airlines, and Finnair fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Moscow Vnukovo (VKO) 4 times a day.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽16,000–65,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽21,000–55,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽16,000–65,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Riga, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–27,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Budapest, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–27,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Stockholm, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–28,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Krakow, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–27,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Vienna, Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–27,000
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sheremetyevo International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽16,000–65,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Moscow Vnukovo via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽13,000–60,000
- 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
- +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 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽500–900
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽550–950
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Parnu, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,300–2,300
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Pärnu bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–2,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Tallinn Mustakivi to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽3,400–6,500
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
Bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Pskov Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,900–5,500
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
Bus from Pärnu bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽1,000–1,900
- 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
- 10h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–4,500
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +372 5656 3056
- info@balticshuttle.ee
- Website
- balticshuttle.ee
Bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Pskov Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,521
- Website
- https://www.balticshuttle.ee/en
- 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
- ₽2,700–3,700
- Schedules at
- anniston.ee
- Book at
- online.anniston.ee
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Pärnu bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽950–1,700
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Severnye Vorota Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽4,800–8,500
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +358 0600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- onnibus.com
Bus from Pärnu bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–1,500
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Pärnu bussijaam to Riia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,400–2,800
- Website
- https://transtempo.ua/
- Phone
- +358 9 123574
- Website
- vikingline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽200–2,300
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
- Website
- en.tallink.com
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- en.tallink.com
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