There are 7 ways to get from Helsinki to Van by ferry, plane, bus, taxi, or train
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Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Van Ferit Melen Airport
best- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN)TLL - VAN
20h 42m₺9,900–36,993Fly Helsinki Airport to Agri, bus
cheapest- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Agri (AJI)HEL - AJI
- Take the bus from Ağrı to Van
26h 9m₺6,919–28,069Bus 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
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Van bus station
3d 6h₺21,748–30,619Fly Helsinki Airport to Muş Airport, bus
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Muş Airport (MSR)HEL - MSR
- Take the bus from Muş bus station to Van bus station
22h 53m₺7,009–27,299Fly Helsinki Airport to Siirt Airport, taxi
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Siirt Airport (SXZ)HEL - SXZ
- Take the taxi from Siirt Airport (SXZ) to Van
23h 58m₺15,149–40,649Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Take the bus from Tallinn Central Bus station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Take the train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Krasnodar 1
- Take the bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Trabzon bus station
- Take the bus from Trabzon bus station to Van bus station
3d 7h₺11,849–17,572Bus
- 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
- Take the bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Samandira Tesis
- Take the bus from Istanbul Samandira Tesis to Van
4d 5h
Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Van Ferit Melen Airport (VAN) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Van is to Bus and train which costs 11.000 ₺ - 18.000 ₺ and takes 3 days 7h.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Van is to ferry and fly which takes 20h 42m and costs 9.500 ₺ - 37.000 ₺.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki station to Van station. However, there are services departing from Helsinki Bus Station and arriving at Van bus station via Bialystok, Dvirtsevyi Bus Station and İstanbul Esenler bus station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 3 days 6h.
The distance between Helsinki and Van is 2765 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Van without a car is to Bus via Białystok which takes 3 days 6h and costs 21.000 ₺ - 31.000 ₺.
It takes approximately 20h 42m to get from Helsinki to Van, including transfers.
Helsinki to Van bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki Bus Station.
Helsinki to Van bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Białystok Bus Station.
Van is 1h ahead of Helsinki. It is currently 8:01 PM in Helsinki and 9:01 PM in Van.
There are 25+ hotels available in Van.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Van, Turkey?
You can take a bus from Helsinki Bus Station to Van bus station via Białystok Bus Station, Bialystok, Dvirtsevyi Bus Station, and İstanbul Esenler bus station in around 3d 6h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Van Ferit Melen Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–33,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Muş Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–33,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Agri via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–33,000
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Siirt Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₺9,000–33,000
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Muş Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–26,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Agri via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–27,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Moskovsky Railway Terminal to Krasnodar 1
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺3,100–5,000
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- ₺13,000–18,000
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- ₺3,100–4,400
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- ₺3,600–5,000
- 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 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
- ₺3,400–4,500
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- 444 0 562
- kamilkoc@kamilkoc.com.tr
- Website
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Van bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺2,000–2,800
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Muş bus station to Van bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₺440–650
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
Bus from Trabzon bus station to Van bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺900–1,300
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com.tr
- Phone
- 0850 222 34 55
- Website
- metroturizm.com.tr
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Van bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,500–1,800
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺1,500–1,800
Bus from Ağrı to Van
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺500–600
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺500–600
Bus from Istanbul Otogari to Istanbul Samandira Tesis
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₺380–460
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺380–460
Bus from Istanbul Samandira Tesis to Van
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₺1,400–1,700
- Website
- https://www.metroturizm.com.tr/en
- Standard
- ₺1,400–1,700
- 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
- ₺1,700–2,500
- 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
- ₺1,700–2,300
- 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
- ₺1,500–2,200
- Schedules at
- anniston.ee
- Book at
- online.anniston.ee
- Website
- luksyilmazturizm.com
Bus from Krasnodar-1 Bus station to Trabzon bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₺4,281
- Schedules at
- facebook.com
- Book at
- donbilet.ru
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Estimated price
- ₺6,000–7,500
Varan Taxi
- Phone
- +90 484 223 48 48
- Website
- firmasec.com
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