There are 8 ways to get from Helsinki to Sochi by plane, bus, train, ferry, or car
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Fly Helsinki Airport to Sochi International Airport
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Sochi International Airport (AER)plane HEL - AER
11h 47m₽29,793–78,206Bus, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Helsinki Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus
- Take the train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Sochitrain
47h 35m₽12,726–24,310Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Tuapsebus
- Take the bus from Tuapse to Sochi Bus stationbus
2d 5h₽15,126–25,380Ferry, drive
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Drive from Tallinn to Sochicar
38h 11m₽38,160–58,190Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Sochi International Airport
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Sochi International Airport (AER)plane TLL - AER
12h 25m₽29,841–79,912Fly Helsinki Airport to Krasnodar, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Krasnodar (KRR)plane HEL - KRR
- Take the train from Krasnodar 1 to Sochitrain
22h 51m₽30,801–77,521Fly Helsinki Airport to Kutaisi International Airport, Minibus, bus
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Kutaisi International Airport (KUT)plane HEL - KUT
- Take the bus from Kutaisi Bus station to Zugdidibus
- Take the bus from Gal to Psou Border Crossingbus
21h 58m₽16,286–43,851Bus, train via Asipovichy
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Parnu, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Parnu Coach Station to Riga Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Minsk Pas to Osipovichi 1train
- Take the train from Osipovichi 1 to Sochitrain
2d 20h₽18,865–30,565
Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Sochi International Airport (AER) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Sochi is to Bus and train which costs RUB 12000 - RUB 25000 and takes 47h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Sochi is to fly which takes 11h 47m and costs RUB 29000 - RUB 80000.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki station to Sochi station. However, there are services departing from Helsinki Bus Station and arriving at Sochi Bus station via Tallinn Central Bus station, Minsk Central Bus Station and Tuapse. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
The distance between Helsinki and Sochi is 2181 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Sochi without a car is to Bus and train which takes 47h 35m and costs RUB 12000 - RUB 25000.
It takes approximately 11h 47m to get from Helsinki to Sochi, including transfers.
Helsinki to Sochi bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki Bus Station.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Sochi is to fly which takes 11h 47m and costs RUB 29000 - RUB 80000. Alternatively, you can Bus, which costs RUB 15000 - RUB 26000 and takes 2 days 5h.
Helsinki to Sochi bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Tallinn Bus Station.
Sochi is 1h ahead of Helsinki. It is currently 2:02 PM in Helsinki and 3:02 PM in Sochi.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Sochi, Russia?
Pegasus Airlines, IrAero, and three other airlines fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Sochi International Airport (AER) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Helsinki Bus Station to Sochi Bus station via Tallinn Central Bus station, Minsk Central Bus Station, and Tuapse in around 2d 5h.
- Website
- iraero.ru
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sochi International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽20,000–85,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Antalya
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽19,000–80,000
- Website
- aeroflot.ru
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Sochi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽28,000–75,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽27,000–70,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Krasnodar via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽29,000–75,000
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Kutaisi International Airport via Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽6,500–27,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Kutaisi International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽7,500–29,000
- Website
- azimuth.aero
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Sochi International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽27,000–70,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Kutaisi International Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,500–41,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽6,000–11,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽26,000–37,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽6,000–9,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽7,000–11,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- rzd.ru
Train from Krasnodar 1 to Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,100–1,700
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- Lastochka Train
- ₽1,100–1,700
Train from Minsk Pas to Osipovichi 1
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽500–650
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Schedules at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Book at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
Train from Minsk Pas to Osipovichi 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Schedules at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Book at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
Train from Minsk Pas to Osipovichi 1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,700–3,400
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Schedules at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Book at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽1,700–2,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽2,800–3,400
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽5,000–7,000
Train from Osipovichi 1 to Sochi
- Ave. Duration
- 46h 28m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽8,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.rw.by/
- Schedules at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- Book at
- https://pass.rw.by/ru/
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₽8,000–9,000
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₽12,000–15,000
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₽22,000–30,000
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Helsinki Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽3,700–9,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Parnu, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽3,767
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Parnu Coach Station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽950–2,400
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽3,200–4,500
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
Bus from Parnu Coach Station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,200–1,700
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +372 5656 3056
- info@balticshuttle.ee
- Website
- balticshuttle.ee
Bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽3,200–4,200
- Website
- https://www.balticshuttle.ee/en
- Phone
- (+372) 5645 9623
- buss@anniston.ee
- Website
- anniston.ee
Bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,900–4,000
- Schedules at
- anniston.ee
- Book at
- online.anniston.ee
- Website
- infobus.by
Bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- ₽3,900–6,000
- Website
- https://infobus.by/en/bus
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Tuapse
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 1m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽7,000–10,000
- Website
- https://infobus.by/en/bus
- Phone
- +7 (8652) 23 47 41
- avtovokzal26@mail.ru
- Website
- avtovokzal26.ru
Bus from Tuapse to Sochi Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽460–650
- Schedules at
- https://avtovokzal26.ru/raspisanie
- Book at
- https://regionbilet.ru/
- Website
- https://avtovokzal26.ru/
Bus from Kutaisi Bus station to Zugdidi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- ₽206
- Schedules at
- lebristolgeorgia.ru
Bus from Gal to Psou Border Crossing
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₽500
- Schedules at
- edemgagra.ru
- peatus@agri.ee
- Website
- web.peatus.ee
Bus from Parnu Coach Station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽320–450
- Website
- https://web.peatus.ee/?locale=en
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Parnu Coach Station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽900–1,100
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +358 0600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- onnibus.com
Bus from Parnu Coach Station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,000–1,500
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Parnu Coach Station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽2,400–2,700
- Schedules at
- transtempo.ua
- Phone
- +375-17-251-14-11
- info@minsktrans.by
- Website
- minsktrans.by
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,300–6,500
- Schedules at
- https://minsktrans.by/en/home/
- Book at
- https://infobus.by/en/bus
- Phone
- +37167210066
- info@latlines.lv
- Website
- latlines.lv
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽5,699
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
- Phone
- +358 9 123574
- Website
- vikingline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽2,100–3,200
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽1,000–7,000
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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