There are 10 ways to get from Helsinki to Scotland by plane, bus, train, or ferry
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Fly Helsinki Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane HEL - EDI
5h 53m£72–214Bus, train via Warsaw
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the bus from Warszawa Centralna Station to Amsterdam Centraal Stationbus
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
47h 33mFly Helsinki Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane HEL - ABZ
8h 10m£92–251Fly Helsinki Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane HEL - GLA
7h 52m£75–219Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane TLL - EDI
8h 7m£83–209Fly Helsinki Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane HEL - INV
8h 55m£96–283Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane TLL - GLA
10h 26m£86–264Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain
2dBus, train #2
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Panevezys, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Panevėžys Bus Station to Rotterdam Centraalbus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.train
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
2d 4h£283–677Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
2d 8h£200–481
Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Scotland is to fly which costs £70 - £220 and takes 5h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Scotland is to fly which takes 5h 53m and costs £70 - £220.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki to Scotland station. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and arriving at Buchanan Bus Station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
The distance between Helsinki and Scotland is 1095 miles.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Scotland without a car is to bus and train via Warsaw which takes 47h 33m and costs .
It takes approximately 5h 53m to get from Helsinki to Scotland, including transfers.
Helsinki to Scotland bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 station.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Scotland is to fly which takes 5h 53m and costs £70 - £220. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £200 - £490 and takes 2 days 8h.
Helsinki to Scotland bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Scotland is 2h behind Helsinki. It is currently 8:23 PM in Helsinki and 6:23 PM in Scotland.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Scotland?
Finnair and Norwegian Air International fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Buchanan Bus Station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and London Victoria in around 2d 8h.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £130–210
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £120–320
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–340
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–260
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–210
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £100–210
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £120–330
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £130–350
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £80–390
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–310
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–410
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–230
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £130–210
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–260
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–210
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Glasgow Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £55–180
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £50–240
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £40–160
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–300
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–180
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Glasgow Airport via Warsaw Modlin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £80–200
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £95–250
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–200
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £70–200
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–230
- Website
- loganair.co.uk
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–340
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £50–180
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–160
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £50–130
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £45–120
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £150–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St. Pancras Int.
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £130–230
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £110–170
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £20–40
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- govolta.nl
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–230
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £85–140
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £110–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Panevezys, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £30–60
- 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
- £100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Warszawa Centralna Station to Amsterdam Centraal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Panevėžys Bus Station to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 31h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £75–180
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £75–190
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £16–26
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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