There are 10 ways to get from Helsinki to Sandanski by plane, bus, car, car train, ferry, shuttle, train, or busferry
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Fly Helsinki Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia, bus
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG)plane HEL - SKG
- Take the bus from Thessaloniki train station to Sandanskibus
10h 35m$109–337Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Brnobus
- Take the bus from Brno to Sofiabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Sandanskibus
47h 10m$60–92Drive, car train
- Drive from Helsinki to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbf ARZcartrain
- Drive from Villach Hbf ARZ to Sandanskicar
2d 1h$932–2,175Fly Helsinki Airport to Sofia Airport, bus
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane HEL - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Dupnitsa Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dupnitsa to Sandanskibus
11h 38m$105–298Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Sofia Airport, bus
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Sofia Airport (SOF)plane TLL - SOF
- Take the bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Dupnitsa Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dupnitsa to Sandanskibus
14h 27mFly Helsinki Airport to Bucharest Otopeni, shuttle, bus
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Bucharest Otopeni (OTP)plane HEL - OTP
- Take a shuttle bus from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Sofia
- Take the bus from Sofia to Sandanskibus
14h 7m$373–737Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Kaunas, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Kaunas to Białystoktrain
- Take the train from Bialystok to Warszawa Centralnatrain Ic
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to St.Poelten Hbftrain Ic
- Take the bus from Sankt Pölten to Skopje, Transporten Centarbus
- Take the train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Miravtsitrain
- Drive from Miravtsi to Sandanskicar
2d 1h$183–325Ferry, bus and ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Stockholmferry
- Take the busferry from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Paracin, Autobuska Stanicabusferry
- Take the bus from Paracin, Autobuska Stanica to Niš, Autobuska Stanicabus
- Take the bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdikabus
- Take the bus from Sofia to Sandanskibus
2d 21hBus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn to Chisinau, Gara Feroviarabus
- Take the train from Chisinau to Bucuresti Nordtrain 401
- Take the bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sandanskibus
3d 12hDrive 4,773.1 km
- Drive from Helsinki to Sandanskicar 4,773.1 km
2d 3h$1,010–1,459
Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia (SKG) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Sandanski is to bus which costs $60 - $95 and takes 47h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Sandanski is to fly and bus which takes 10h 35m and costs $100 - $340.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki to Sandanski. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and arriving at Sandanski via Tallinna bussijaam, Brno and Sofia. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 10m.
The distance between Helsinki and Sandanski is 2379 km. The road distance is 4773.1 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Sandanski without a car is to bus which takes 47h 10m and costs $60 - $95.
It takes approximately 10h 35m to get from Helsinki to Sandanski, including transfers.
Helsinki to Sandanski bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 station.
Helsinki to Sandanski bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Tallinn, Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Helsinki to Sandanski is 4773 km. It takes approximately 2 days 3h to drive from Helsinki to Sandanski.
There are 307+ hotels available in Sandanski.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Sandanski, Bulgaria?
You can take a bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Sandanski via Tallinna bussijaam, Brno, and Sofia in around 47h 10m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $85–270
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–270
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sofia Airport via Warsaw Modlin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–250
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–380
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Sofia Airport via Budapest
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $60–230
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–380
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sofia Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–300
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Sofia Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–310
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bucharest Otopeni via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $90–330
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sofia Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–350
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Sofia Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–300
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Thessaloniki Airport Makedonia
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $160–430
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Sofia Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $90–330
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–1,000
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- $490–550
- Car Compartment
- $900–1,000
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Kaunas to Białystok
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $16–22
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Bialystok to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $11–20
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $11–16
- 1st Class
- $16–20
Train from Warszawa Centralna to St.Poelten Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $26–45
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- $26–40
- 1st Class
- $30–45
- Phone
- +389 (2) 3 164 255
- mztransportad@mztransportad.com.mk
- Website
- mzt.mk
Train from Skopje, Transporten Centar to Miravtsi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $9–35
- Schedules at
- mzt.mk
- Phone
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- cfm@railway.md
- Website
- railway.md
Train from Chisinau to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- railway.md
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Thessaloniki train station to Sandanski
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $9–17
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $6–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Sofia to Sandanski
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $11–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Kaunas, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- 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
- $6–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from București, Autogara Militari to Sandanski
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- flixbus.pl
Bus from Tallinna bussijaam to Brno
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- flixbus.pl
- Phone
- 07001 8282
- booking@union-ivkoni.com
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Brno to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $45–70
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
- info@bgrazpisanie.com
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Sofia to Sandanski
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
Bus from Dupnitsa to Sandanski
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://bgrazpisanie.com/en
- Phone
- +359 2 493 0191
- info@traventuria.com
- Website
- traventuria.com
Bus from Sofia Airport Terminal 1 Bus Stop to Dupnitsa Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–15
- Website
- https://traventuria.com/
- Phone
- 0722 60019
- samokovtouristcenter@mail.bg
- Website
- samokov-info.com
Bus from Dupnitsa to Sandanski
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Website
- https://samokov-info.com/?lang=en
- Phone
- +359 89 345 5533
- info@atlastaxi.eu
- Website
- atlastaxi.eu
Shuttle from Bucharest Otopeni Airport to Sofia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $270–400
- Website
- https://atlastaxi.eu/
- Phone
- +389 46 787 312
- info@eurobus.mk
- Website
- eurobus.mk
Bus from Sankt Pölten to Skopje, Transporten Centar
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $55–95
- Schedules at
- eurobus.mk
- Phone
- +381 35 534 931
- info@unilines.com
- Website
- unilines.com
Busferry from Stockholm, Cityterminalen to Paracin, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 39h 43m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- unilines.com
- Phone
- +381 16 260 013
- bane.frenki@gmail.com
- Website
- frenkikomerc.co.rs
Bus from Paracin, Autobuska Stanica to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- frenkikomerc.co.rs
- Phone
- +381 (12) 538 400
- office@litas.rs
- Website
- litas.rs
Bus from Paracin, Autobuska Stanica to Niš, Autobuska Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Schedules at
- litas.rs
- Phone
- +381 18 255 177
- Website
- nis-ekspres.rs
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–23
- Schedules at
- nis-ekspres.rs
- Phone
- 02 952 50 04
- matpu96@abv.bg
- Website
- matpu.com
Bus from Niš, Autobuska Stanica to Sofiya, Avtogara Serdika
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–28
- Schedules at
- matpu.com
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Tallinn to Chisinau, Gara Feroviara
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
- Website
- en.tallink.com
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- en.tallink.com
- Website
- vikingline.com
Ferry from Helsinki to Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- vikingline.com
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