There are 5 ways to get from Helsinki to Potsdam by plane, train, bus, car, car ferry, or ferry
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, train
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane HEL - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain
6h 2m€81–230Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus N1206
26h 35m€106–179Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Helsinki to Port Of Trelleborgcar
- Take the car ferry from Trelleborg to Świnoujściecarferry
- Drive from Swinoujscie to Potsdamcar
35h 41m€488–783Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly, train
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane TLL - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain
8h 2mTrain to Turku Airport, fly, train
- Take the train from Helsinki to Turkutrain
- Fly from Turku Airport (TKU) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane TKU - BER
- Take the train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhoftrain
9h 37m€157–350
Helsinki to Potsdam by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Potsdam is to bus which costs €100 - €180 and takes 26h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Potsdam is to fly and train which takes 6h 2m and costs €80 - €230.
The distance between Helsinki and Potsdam is 1202 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Potsdam without a car is to bus which takes 26h 35m and costs €100 - €180.
It takes approximately 6h 2m to get from Helsinki to Potsdam, including transfers.
Potsdam is 1h behind Helsinki. It is currently 2:11 PM in Helsinki and 1:11 PM in Potsdam.
There are 1342+ hotels available in Potsdam.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Potsdam, Germany?
FlixBus operates a bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof once daily. Tickets cost €100–180 and the journey takes 25h 55m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–200
Flights from Turku Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–330
Flights from Turku Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–330
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–200
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–180
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–190
Flights from Turku Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–220
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Flughafen BER to S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Helsinki to Turku
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +49 180 6 666600
- info@ttline.com
- Website
- ttline.com
Car ferry from Trelleborg to Świnoujście
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–110
- Website
- https://www.ttline.com/en/#/
- 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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