There are 9 ways to get from Helsinki to Slovakia by plane, bus, train, car, 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 to Košice International Airport
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Košice International Airport (KSC)plane HEL - KSC
6h 49m€114–357Fly to Bratislava Airport
cheapest- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Bratislava Airport (BTS)plane HEL - BTS
9h 2m€49–187Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus N1206 / ...
- Take the train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Ic
27h 42m€170–350Bus, train via Kaunas
- 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 Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain Ic
29h 57m€185–384Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Helsinki to Port Of Trelleborgcar
- Take the car ferry from Trelleborg to Świnoujściecarferry
- Drive from Swinoujscie to Bratislavacar
41h 48m€576–906Fly to Vienna International Airport, bus
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Vienna International Airport (VIE)plane HEL - VIE
- Take the bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislavabus
5h 56m€76–231Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus N1206 / ...
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivybus N1282 / ...
28h 15m€110–200Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn to Katowicebus
- Take the train from Katowice to Zwardontrain Os
- Take the train from Skalite to Zilinatrain Re
- Take the train from Zilina to Bratislava Hlavna Stanicatrain 680 / ...
46h 38m€135–354Drive, car train
- Drive from Helsinki to Hamburg Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hamburg Hbf to Salzburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Salzburg Hbf to Bratislavacar
40h 12m€667–1,725
Helsinki to Slovakia by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Slovakia is to fly which costs €45 - €190 and takes 9h 2m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Slovakia is to fly and bus which takes 5h 56m and costs €75 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki to Slovakia. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and arriving at Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy via Warsaw, Bus Station West. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 15m.
The distance between Helsinki and Slovakia is 1359 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Slovakia without a car is to bus and train which takes 27h 42m and costs €170 - €350.
It takes approximately 6h 49m to get from Helsinki to Slovakia, including transfers.
Helsinki to Slovakia bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 station.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Slovakia is to fly which takes 6h 49m and costs €110 - €360. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €110 - €200 and takes 28h 15m.
Helsinki to Slovakia bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Warsaw, Bus Station West.
Slovakia is 1h behind Helsinki. It is currently 10:13 PM in Helsinki and 9:13 PM in Slovakia.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Slovakia?
Finnair, LOT, and three other airlines fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Košice International Airport (KSC) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy via Warsaw, Bus Station West in around 28h 15m.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Košice International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–390
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bratislava Airport via Warsaw Modlin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €45–180
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bratislava Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–260
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Košice International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–350
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Košice International Airport via Tallinn, Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Košice International Airport via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–390
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Vienna International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bratislava Airport via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €45–200
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Košice International Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–550
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Warszawa Zachodnia to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Bialystok to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 23m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 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
- €14–19
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +48 32 428 88 88
- bok@kolejeslaskie.com
- Website
- kolejeslaskie.com
Train from Katowice to Zwardon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Website
- https://www.kolejeslaskie.com/en/
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- info@slovakrail.sk
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Skalite to Zilina
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–4
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
Train from Zilina to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–18
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Zilina to Bratislava Hlavna Stanica
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €10–17
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Hamburg Hbf to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–900
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €420–470
- Car Compartment
- €750–900
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 Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Kaunas, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Vienna International Airport to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €3–7
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Bratislava, Autobusová stanica Mlynské Nivy
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- 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
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Tallinn to Katowice
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 23m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–310
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
- Phone
- +49 180 6 666600
- info@ttline.com
- Website
- ttline.com
Car ferry from Trelleborg to Świnoujście
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–110
- Website
- https://www.ttline.com/en/#/
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