There are 9 ways to get from Helsinki to Santander by plane, bus, train, car, ferry, 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 Helsinki Airport to Santander Airport
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Santander Airport (SDR)plane HEL - SDR
11h 7m€88–365Fly Helsinki Airport to Bilbao Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Bilbao Airport (BIO)plane HEL - BIO
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
10h 55m€87–315Bus, 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 Poznan Glownytrain Ic
- Take the train from Poznan Glowny to Berlin Gesundbrunnentrain Eic / ...
- 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
46h 9m€554–1,091Drive 4,666.9 km
- Drive from Helsinki to Santandercar 4,666.9 km
2d€839–1,212Ferry 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
12h 49m€125–364Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from S Spandau Bhf to Basel SBBtrain 12
- Take the train from Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Paris to Santanderbus
2d 4h€456–883Bus
- 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 7h€252–448Bus, 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 Bilbao Intermodalbus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.bus
2d 16h€323–608Drive, car train
- Drive from Helsinki to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Fuldacartrain
- Drive from Fulda to Santandercar
2d 1h€848–1,217
Helsinki to Santander by bus, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Santander is to fly which costs €85 - €370 and takes 11h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Santander is to fly and bus which takes 10h 55m and costs €85 - €320.
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 7h.
The distance between Helsinki and Santander is 2710 km. The road distance is 4666.9 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Santander without a car is to bus and train via Ełk which takes 46h 9m and costs €550 - €1100.
It takes approximately 11h 7m 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 11h 7m and costs €85 - €370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €250 - €450 and takes 2 days 7h.
Helsinki to Santander bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Santander is 1h behind Helsinki. It is currently 8:21 PM in Helsinki and 7:21 PM 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 7h.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–440
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–340
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bilbao Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–350
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bilbao Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–350
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–490
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Santander Airport via Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–500
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–390
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Santander Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–320
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Santander Airport via Bologna
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €190–490
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bilbao Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–350
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bilbao Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Santander Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–400
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Santander Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–470
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bilbao Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–330
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Elk to Poznan Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–170
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Poznan Glowny to Berlin Gesundbrunnen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- 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
- €140–330
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Spandau Bhf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €170–390
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €65–150
- 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
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €210–340
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Basel Sbb to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bordeaux to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- 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
- €110–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Santander E.A.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–11
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- autobuseslaunion.com
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.autobuseslaunion.com/en
- Phone
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Bilbao Intermodal
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €4–9
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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