There are 7 ways to get from Kaliningrad to Helsinki by bus, plane, car, ferry, or train
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Bus, fly to Helsinki Airport
best- Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Gdańsk Airportbus
- Fly from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (GDN) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane GDN - HEL
7h 45m€130–285Bus via Riga
cheapest- Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Riga Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
18h 50m€53–118Drive, ferry
- Drive from Kaliningrad to Tallinncar
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry
13h 27m€135–201Bus, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry
- Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Gdańsk Airportbus
- Fly from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (GDN) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane GDN - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry
10h€101–274Bus, fly to Turku Airport, train
- Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Gdańsk Airportbus
- Fly from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport (GDN) to Turku Airport (TKU)plane GDN - TKU
- Take the train from Turku to Helsinki Central Stationtrain
10h 24m€113–330Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Riga Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Riia raudteejaam to Tallinntrain 0
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry
20h 54m€57–138Bus
- Take the bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Elblągbus 900 / ...
- Take the bus from Elblag, Bus Station to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal Dbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
25h 5m€138–223
Kaliningrad to Helsinki by bus and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kaliningrad to Helsinki is to bus via Riga which costs €50 - €120 and takes 18h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Kaliningrad to Helsinki is to bus and fly which takes 7h 45m and costs €130 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Kaliningrad station to Helsinki. However, there are services departing from Kaliningrad Bus station and arriving at Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 via Riga Central Bus Station, Bussijaam and Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 50m.
The distance between Kaliningrad and Helsinki is 964 km.
The best way to get from Kaliningrad to Helsinki without a car is to bus via Riga which takes 18h 50m and costs €50 - €120.
It takes approximately 7h 45m to get from Kaliningrad to Helsinki, including transfers.
Kaliningrad to Helsinki bus services, operated by Ecolines RU, depart from Kaliningrad Bus station.
Kaliningrad to Helsinki bus services, operated by Ecolines RU, arrive at Riga Central Bus Station.
Helsinki is 1h ahead of Kaliningrad. It is currently 1:55 PM in Kaliningrad and 2:55 PM in Helsinki.
There are 1322+ hotels available in Helsinki.
What companies run services between Kaliningrad, Russia and Helsinki, Finland?
You can take a bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 via Riga Central Bus Station, Tallinn Bus Station, Bussijaam, Kaubamaja, and Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D in around 18h 50m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–200
Flights from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport to Turku Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–200
Flights from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–220
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €18–130
Flights from Gdańsk Lech Wałęsa Airport to Turku Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €22–150
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Turku to Helsinki Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
- Phone
- +372 616 0245
- klienditugi@elron.ee
- Website
- elron.ee
Train from Riia raudteejaam to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://elron.ee/en
- Express Train Ticket
- €28–40
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Riia raudteejaam to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–27
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +7 (4012) 64-36-35
- info@avl39.ru
- Website
- avl39.ru
Bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Gdańsk Airport
Bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Elbląg
- Phone
- +7 812 386 79 79
- eco@ecolines.ru
- Website
- ecolines.ru
Bus from Kaliningrad Bus station to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–70
- Schedules at
- ecolines.ru
- Book at
- ecolines.ru
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Elblag, Bus Station to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–34
- Website
- https://transtempo.ua/
- Phone
- +358 9 123574
- Website
- vikingline.fi
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €13–25
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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