There are 10 ways to get from Helsinki to Santander by plane, bus, train, car, ferry, or car train
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Fly Helsinki Airport to Santander Airport
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane HEL - SDR
13h 18m€93–313Bus, 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 Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Santanderbus
47h 44m€345–609Bus, 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 Poitierstrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Poitiers to Bordeauxbus
- Take the bus from Bordeaux to Santanderbus
2d 1h€283–642Drive 4,666.8 km
- Drive from Helsinki to Santandercar 4,666.8 km
2d€851–1,229Fly Helsinki Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane HEL - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
11h 35m€112–331Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Bilbao Airport, bus
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane TLL - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
13h 29m€122–374Bus via Paris
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Parisbus
- Take the bus from Paris to Santanderbus
2d 6h€136–372Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg - Bus Station to Brussels - Midi Train Stationbus
- Take the bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Bilbaobus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
2d 15h€152–389Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Dortmund Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the bus from Dortmund central bus station to Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Santander E.A.bus
2d 16h€231–432Drive, car train
- Drive from Helsinki to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Santandercar
2d 1h€855–1,227
Helsinki to Santander by bus, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Santander is to fly which costs €90 - €320 and takes 13h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Santander is to fly and bus which takes 11h 35m and costs €110 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki to Santander. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and arriving at Santander via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Paris and Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Helsinki and Santander is 2712 km. The road distance is 4666.8 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Santander without a car is to bus and train via Ełk which takes 47h 44m and costs €340 - €650.
It takes approximately 13h 18m to get from Helsinki to Santander, including transfers.
Helsinki to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 station.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Santander is to fly which takes 13h 18m and costs €90 - €320. Alternatively, you can bus via Paris, which costs €130 - €380 and takes 2 days 6h.
Helsinki to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Santander is 1h behind Helsinki. It is currently 8:52 AM in Helsinki and 7:52 AM in Santander.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Santander, Spain?
Ryanair, Finnair, and four other airlines fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Santander Airport (SDR) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Santander via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Paris, Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine), and Paris in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–600
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–600
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bilbao Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–410
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–450
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–470
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–450
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bilbao Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Santander Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 52m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bilbao Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–410
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bilbao Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Santander Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–550
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bilbao Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–420
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- 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/
- 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
- €100–120
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–180
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–75
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Strasbourg to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Strasbourg to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–220
- 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 Hamburg Hbf to Fulda
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=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 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 Bordeaux to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €24–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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 Poitiers to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Dortmund central bus station to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- alsa@alsa.es
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €12–13
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg - Bus Station to Brussels - Midi Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–70
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Brussels - Midi Train Station to Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–130
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
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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