There are 8 ways to get from Helsinki to Nice by plane, bus, train, car, ferry, car ferry, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Helsinki Airport
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane HEL - NCE
6h 37m€94–238Bus, 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 Poznan Glownytrain Ic
- Take the train from Poznan Glowny to Berlin Gesundbrunnentrain Eic / ...
- Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Nice Villetrain Tgv
42h 3m€535–1,046Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Nice Villetrain Tgv
42h 54m€478–870Drive 4,217.2 km
- Drive from Helsinki to Nicecar 4,217.2 km
43h 54m€761–1,099Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane TLL - NCE
8h 46m€103–227Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodnibus
- Take the bus from Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni to Wrocławbus
- Take the bus from WROCŁAW, Dworzec autobusowy - Galeria Wroclavia, ul.Sucha 1 to NICE, Avenue Thiers, GARE SNCF NICE VILLEbus
2d 2h€206–470Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus N1207 / ...
- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Nicebus N456
2d 3h€214–375Drive, car ferry, car train
- Drive from Helsinki to Bornholmerfærgen, Ystadcar
- Take the car ferry from Ystad to Świnoujściecarferry
- Drive from Swinoujscie to Lüneburgcar
- Take the car train from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Nicecar
2d 6h€682–1,072
Helsinki to Nice by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Nice is to fly which costs €90 - €240 and takes 6h 37m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Nice is to fly which takes 6h 37m and costs €90 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki to Nice. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and arriving at Nice via Krakow, MDA Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Helsinki and Nice is 2232 km. The road distance is 4217.2 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Nice without a car is to bus and train via Ełk which takes 42h 3m and costs €500 - €1100.
It takes approximately 6h 37m to get from Helsinki to Nice, including transfers.
Helsinki to Nice bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 station.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Nice is to fly which takes 6h 37m and costs €90 - €240. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €210 - €380 and takes 2 days 3h.
Helsinki to Nice bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Nice is 1h behind Helsinki. It is currently 3:42 AM in Helsinki and 2:42 AM in Nice.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Nice, France?
Norwegian Air International, Finnair, and three other airlines fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Nice via Krakow, MDA Bus Station in around 2d 3h.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–390
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–340
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Elk to Poznan Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Poznan Glowny to Berlin Gesundbrunnen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–330
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–320
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €220–350
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://transtempo.ua/
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni to Wrocław
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +48 (22) 123 75 44
- sekretariat@pkspolonus.pl
- Website
- pkspolonus.pl
Bus from Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni to Wrocław
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Schedules at
- pkspolonus.pl
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from WROCŁAW, Dworzec autobusowy - Galeria Wroclavia, ul.Sucha 1 to NICE, Avenue Thiers, GARE SNCF NICE VILLE
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–280
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
- Phone
- +48 91 88 02 909
- rezerwacje@unityline.pl
- Website
- unityline.eu
Car ferry from Ystad to Świnoujście
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Schedules at
- unityline.eu
- Phone
- +48 94 35 52 102
- info@polferries.pl
- Website
- polferries.com
Car ferry from Ystad to Świnoujście
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–130
- Website
- https://polferries.com/?_gl=1*1lrzcqj*_ga*MTg4Mjk0NTU5MS4xNzEwMDcwNDIw*_ga_YXVPYSX9EP*MTcxMDA3MDQyMC4xLjEuMTcxMDA3MDU2NC42MC4wLjA.*_gcl_au*NjM3MTI2OTEzLjE3MTAwNzA0MjA.*_ga_M0NZ9YKMD8*MTcxMDA3MDQyMC4xLjEuMTcxMDA3MDU2NC4wLjAuMA..
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Yes, the driving distance between Helsinki to Nice is 4217 km. It takes approximately 43h 54m to drive from Helsinki to Nice.
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