There are 10 ways to get from Helsinki to Turkey by plane, bus, train, night train, or ferry
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 Istanbul, bus
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Istanbul (IST)HEL - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Aksaray
8h 11m₺6,279–22,509Fly Helsinki Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB)HEL - ADB
9h 41m₺4,492–26,192Bus via Białystok
- Take the bus from Helsinki Bus Station to Białystok Bus Station
- Take the bus from Bialystok to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
2d 3h₺20,228–27,691Bus, train, night train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Kaunas, Bus Station
- Take the train from Kaunas to Kraków Główny
- Take the train from Krakow Glowny to Wien Westbahnhof
- Take the train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Take the night train from Bucharest to Halkali
2d 15h₺15,697–24,225Fly Helsinki Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW)HEL - SAW
7h 31m₺5,662–18,170Fly Helsinki Airport to Antalya Airport
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Antalya Airport (AYT)HEL - AYT
8h 16m₺6,671–21,171Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Istanbul, bus
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Istanbul (IST)TLL - IST
- Take the bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Aksaray
10h 14m₺5,860–21,139Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Antalya Airport
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Antalya Airport (AYT)TLL - AYT
10h 24m₺5,752–22,801Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Zhytomyr
- Take the bus from Zhytomyr Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
2d 13h₺9,966–14,685Bus #2
- Take the bus from Helsinki Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Take the bus from Tallinn to Chisinau, Gara Feroviara
- Take the bus from Chisnau South to Istanbul
3d 3h
Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Istanbul (IST) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Turkey is to fly which costs 4.400 ₺ - 27.000 ₺ and takes 9h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Turkey is to fly which takes 7h 31m and costs 5.500 ₺ - 19.000 ₺.
The distance between Helsinki and Turkey is 2206 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Turkey without a car is to Bus via Białystok which takes 2 days 3h and costs 20.000 ₺ - 28.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 8h 11m to get from Helsinki to Turkey, including transfers.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Turkey is to Bus via Białystok which takes 2 days 3h and costs 20.000 ₺ - 28.000 ₺. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs 5.500 ₺ - 19.000 ₺ and takes 7h 31m.
Turkey is 1h ahead of Helsinki. It is currently 4:26 PM in Helsinki and 5:26 PM in Turkey.
There are 4554+ hotels available in Turkey.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Turkey?
You can take a bus from Helsinki Bus Station to Aksaray via Białystok Bus Station, Bialystok, Dvirtsevyi Bus Station, İstanbul Esenler bus station, and Esenler Otogar in around 2d 3h. Alternatively, Pegasus Airlines flies from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) once daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–27,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–22,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–23,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Antalya Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–22,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,100–19,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–21,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,600–21,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–19,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Antalya Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺4,000–19,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–17,000
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–27,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–22,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Istanbul via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,500–24,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Antalya Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,300–21,000
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Istanbul via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺8,000–27,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Istanbul via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,000–16,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Antalya Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–17,000
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–26,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Antalya Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺3,700–19,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Istanbul via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺5,500–13,000
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Kaunas to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–2,400
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Krakow Glowny to Wien Westbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺800–1,400
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- ₺800–1,200
- 1st Class
- ₺1,100–1,400
Train from Wien Westbahnhof to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺10,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Bucharest to Halkali
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,600
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- ₺900–1,300
- 1st Class
- ₺1,200–1,600
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Airport Bus to Istanbul Aksaray
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺130–360
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
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 Białystok Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺16,000–22,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Kaunas, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,400–3,800
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–4,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–4,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +380 44 594 9010
- help@autolux.ua
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Bialystok to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺850–1,400
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +37167210066
- info@latlines.lv
- Website
- latlines.lv
Bus from Bialystok to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺3,400–4,400
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
Bus from Zhytomyr Bus Station to İstanbul Esenler bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,600–4,700
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Zhytomyr
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺4,300–5,500
- Schedules at
- transtempo.ua
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Tallinn to Chisinau, Gara Feroviara
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://busline.md/en/
- Phone
- +373 22 542-185
- autogara@mtc.md
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Chisnau South to Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₺2,200–3,900
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺550–3,600
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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