There are 9 ways to get from Helsinki to Nice by plane, bus, train, ferry, night train, car, 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 43m€107–287Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly
cheapest- 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 56m€92–300Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Paris l'Esttrain 82
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Nice Villetrain Tgv
42h 12m€231–712Bus, 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 Gesundbrunnentrain Ic
- Take the train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Paris l'Esttrain 82
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Nice Villetrain Tgv
42h 50m€307–666Ferry, night train, bus
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Stockholmferry
- Take the night train from Stockholm Centralstation to München Ostnighttrain Nt
- Take the bus from Munich central bus station to Nicebus 492
2d 5h€154–279Bus
- 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€113–281Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn to Katowicebus
- Take the train from Katowice to Brzegtrain Ic / ...
- Take the bus from BRZEG, Centrum Przesiadkowe, Plac Dworcowy to NICE, Avenue Thiers, GARE SNCF NICE VILLEbus
2d 17hDrive 4,217.2 km
- Drive from Helsinki to Nicecar 4,217.2 km
43h 59m€767–1,107Drive, car train
- Drive from Helsinki to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to München Ostcartrain
- Drive from München Ost to Nicecar
43h 51m€729–1,715
Helsinki to Nice by bus, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Nice is to ferry and fly which costs €90 - €300 and takes 8h 56m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Nice is to fly which takes 6h 43m and costs €100 - €290.
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 2235 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 which takes 42h 12m and costs €230 - €750.
It takes approximately 6h 43m 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 43m and costs €100 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €290 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 10:10 PM in Helsinki and 9:10 PM in Nice.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Nice, France?
Norwegian Air International, Finnair, and two other airlines fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Nice via Krakow, MDA Bus Station in around 2d 3h.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–190
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €95–190
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €95–190
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–330
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Paris l'Est
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–260
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 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
- €12–22
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €12–18
- 1st Class
- €17–22
Train from Tczew to Berlin Gesundbrunnen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Katowice to Brzeg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €32–33
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Night train from Stockholm Centralstation to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to München Ost
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–800
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €390–440
- Car Compartment
- €700–800
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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
- €60–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Munich central bus station to Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- 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
- €50–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Tallinn to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 23m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
- Phone
- +48 801 22 33 44
- bilety@sindbad.pl
- Website
- sindbad.pl
Bus from BRZEG, Centrum Przesiadkowe, Plac Dworcowy to NICE, Avenue Thiers, GARE SNCF NICE VILLE
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €90–120
- Website
- https://www.sindbad.pl/en/home
- Phone
- +358 9 123574
- Website
- vikingline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €11–75
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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