There are 10 ways to get from Inverness to Helsinki by plane, train, bus, ferry, car, 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 from Inverness Dalcross Airport
best- Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)INV - HEL
8h 59m€142–303Train, train to Glasgow Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Inverness to Perth
- Take the train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)GLA - HEL
11h 39m€136–356Train, bus, ferry via Paris
- Take the train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris NordEil
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to S Südkreuz Bhf82
- Take the bus from Berlin Airport BER to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
47h 20m€436–921Train, Bus via Munich
- Take the train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Take the train from Paris l'Est to München Hbf
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Centralna
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok
- Take the bus from Białystok Bus Station to Helsinki Harbour Terminal 2
2d 5h€675–1,320Train, bus, ferry
- Take the train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Lübeck
- Take the ferry from Travemünde Skandinavienkai to VUOSAAREN SATAMA: Vuosaaren satama
2d 8h€353–725Train to Aberdeen Airport, fly
- Take the train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)ABZ - HEL
9h 58m€152–391Train, bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly
- Take the train from Inverness to Pitlochry
- Take the bus from Fishers Hotel to Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)EDI - HEL
9h 9mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Inverness to London Euston
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAO
- Take the bus from Riia to Vana-Pääsküla
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
2d 14h€240–728Bus
- Take the bus from Union Street to Park and Ride
- Take the bus from Park and Ride to London Victoria
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Warsaw Bus Station West
- Take the bus from Warsaw Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Station
2d 15hDrive, Eurotunnel, train, bus
- Drive from Inverness to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Take the train from Calais Frethun to Lille EuropeTer
- Take the bus from Lille to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Helsinki
2d 9h
Inverness to Helsinki by train, foot, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Inverness to Helsinki is to train and fly which costs €130 - €360 and takes 11h 39m.
The fastest way to get from Inverness to Helsinki is to fly which takes 8h 59m and costs €140 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Inverness to Helsinki station. However, there are services departing from Union Street and arriving at Helsinki, Bus Station via Park and Ride, London Victoria and Warsaw Bus Station West. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 15h.
The distance between Inverness and Helsinki is 1717 km.
The best way to get from Inverness to Helsinki without a car is to train and bus and ferry via Paris which takes 47h 20m and costs €430 - €950.
It takes approximately 8h 59m to get from Inverness to Helsinki, including transfers.
Inverness to Helsinki bus services, operated by Ember, depart from Union Street station.
The best way to get from Inverness to Helsinki is to fly which takes 8h 59m and costs €140 - €310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 2 days 15h.
Inverness to Helsinki bus services, operated by Ember, arrive at Park and Ride station.
Helsinki is 2h ahead of Inverness. It is currently 4:57 AM in Inverness and 6:57 AM in Helsinki.
What companies run services between Inverness, Scotland and Helsinki, Finland?
British Airways, Finnair, and four other airlines fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Union Street to Helsinki, Bus Station via Park and Ride, London Victoria, and Warsaw Bus Station West in around 2d 15h.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Helsinki Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–440
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Helsinki Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–410
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stornoway, Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €150–400
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Helsinki Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–440
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Helsinki Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–420
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Helsinki Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–340
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Helsinki Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–440
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Helsinki Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–410
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Helsinki Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–440
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–220
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Helsinki Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–340
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–470
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–470
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–370
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Inverness Dalcross Airport to Helsinki Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–360
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Aberdeen Airport to Helsinki Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Helsinki Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Phone
- +44 345 722 5333
- customers@lner.co.uk
- Website
- lner.co.uk
Train from Inverness to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €139–143
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Pitlochry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–17
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–20
- Website
- https://www.lner.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–320
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris l'Est to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Paris l'Est to München Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–210
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €36–37
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–270
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €75–120
- 1st Class
- €160–270
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Inverness to Aberdeen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–50
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Pitlochry
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €34–35
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
Train from Perth to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–45
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Inverness to Pitlochry
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–260
- Sleeper Seat
- €70–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €270–320
Train from Inverness to Perth
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–90
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–260
- Sleeper Seat
- €70–90
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €280–320
Train from Inverness to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Calais Frethun to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–40
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- 2nd Class
- €17–25
- Rail 1st Class
- €26–40
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin Airport BER to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Białystok Bus Station to Helsinki Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €310–440
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Lübeck
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Park and Ride to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Warsaw Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Warsaw Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Lille to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- ember.to
Bus from Fishers Hotel to Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
Bus from Union Street to Park and Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.ember.to/
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAO
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Riia to Vana-Pääsküla
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
- Phone
- +358 9 231 43100
- passenger@finnlines.com
- Website
- finnlines.com
Ferry from Travemünde Skandinavienkai to VUOSAAREN SATAMA: Vuosaaren satama
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- https://www.finnlines.com/
- Book at
- https://booking.finnlines.com/en//search
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