There are 5 ways to get from Helsinki to Samara 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 from Helsinki Airport, bus
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Kurumoch International Airport (KUF)plane HEL - KUF
- Take the bus from Airport Kurumoch T1 to Samara Central Bus stationbus
16h 48m₽32,448–110,448Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Samaratrain
36h 33m₽11,607–21,116Bus
- 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 Cheboksary Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Cheboksary Bus station to Ulyanovsk Bus stationbus 630
- Take the bus from Ulyanovsk Bus station to Samara Central Bus stationbus
41h 23m₽12,757–19,332Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Drive from Tallinn to Samaracar
31h 8m₽31,149–46,174Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly, bus
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Kurumoch International Airport (KUF)plane TLL - KUF
- Take the bus from Airport Kurumoch T1 to Samara Central Bus stationbus
19h 5m₽31,492–117,124
Helsinki to Samara by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Samara is to bus which costs RUB 12000 - RUB 20000 and takes 41h 23m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Samara is to fly and bus which takes 16h 48m and costs RUB 32000 - RUB 110000.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki to Samara station. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and arriving at Samara Central Bus station via Reisisadama D-terminal, Tallinn Mustakivi, Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal, Cheboksary Bus station and Ulyanovsk Bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 23m.
The distance between Helsinki and Samara is 1761 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Samara without a car is to bus and train which takes 36h 33m and costs RUB 11000 - RUB 22000.
It takes approximately 16h 48m to get from Helsinki to Samara, including transfers.
Helsinki to Samara bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 station.
Helsinki to Samara bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D station.
Samara is 2h ahead of Helsinki. It is currently 3:46 AM in Helsinki and 5:46 AM in Samara.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Samara, Russia?
You can take a bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Samara Central Bus station via Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D, Reisisadama D-terminal, Tallinn Mustakivi, Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal, Cheboksary Bus station, and Ulyanovsk Bus station in around 41h 23m.
- Website
- flyredwings.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽32,000–110,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽24,000–100,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽30,000–110,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Riga, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽24,000–110,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽24,000–110,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Tbilisi
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- ₽26,000–80,000
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽29,000–120,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Kurumoch International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽27,000–120,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Samara
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽5,000–8,500
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽20,000–29,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽5,000–7,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽5,500–8,500
- Phone
- +7 (846) 224-25-55
- Website
- avokzal63.ru
Bus from Airport Kurumoch T1 to Samara Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- avokzal63.ru
- Website
- tosamara.ru
Bus from Airport Kurumoch T1 to Samara Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽178
- Schedules at
- tosamara.ru
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽3,700–8,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽3,700–7,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽3,200–4,400
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
Bus from Tallinn Mustakivi to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽3,100–4,400
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +372 5656 3056
- info@balticshuttle.ee
- Website
- balticshuttle.ee
Bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,200–4,200
- Website
- https://www.balticshuttle.ee/en
Bus from Tallinn Mustakivi to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,200–4,200
- Website
- https://www.balticshuttle.ee/en
- Phone
- (+372) 5645 9623
- buss@anniston.ee
- Website
- anniston.ee
Bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,800–3,900
- Schedules at
- anniston.ee
- Book at
- online.anniston.ee
- Phone
- +7 812 386 79 79
- eco@ecolines.ru
- Website
- ecolines.ru
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Cheboksary Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 58m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽4,320
- Schedules at
- ecolines.ru
- Phone
- 8-800-775-45-73
- Website
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Cheboksary Bus station to Ulyanovsk Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽650–1,600
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
Bus from Ulyanovsk Bus station to Samara Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽800–1,600
- Schedules at
- avtovokzaly.ru
- Phone
- +358 9 123574
- Website
- vikingline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽2,100–3,200
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,000–7,000
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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