There are 13 ways to get from Locarno to Helsinki by train, plane, ferry, bus, night train, car, or car train
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Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
best- Take the train from Locarno to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane MXP - HEL
8h 8m€85–268Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Lugano Via Giacomo and Filippo Ciani to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha to Tallinna bussijaambus
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
2d 3h€63–99Train, ferry
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Basel SBBtrain Ec
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centraltrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Stockholm to Helsinkiferry
41h 39mBus via Warsaw
- Take the bus from Bellinzona, Stazione to Chur, Postautostationbus 171
- Take the bus from Chur station train station to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
46h 8m€156–282Train, night train, ferry
- Take the train from Locarno to Zürich HBtrain
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhoftrain Rjx
- Take the night train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Stockholm Centralnighttrain 304
- Take the ferry from Stockholm to Helsinkiferry
2d 7hTrain to Milan Linate Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
- Take the train from Locarno to Seregnotrain
- Fly from Milan Linate Airport (LIN) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane LIN - HEL
8h 12m€116–289Train, bus to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Take the bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane BGY - HEL
8h 28m€117–758Train to Zurich Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane ZRH - HEL
8h 44m€163–406Train, train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Locarno to Mendrisiotrain
- Take the train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane MXP - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry
10h 59mTrain, train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
- Take the train from Locarno FART to Domodossolatrain
- Take the train from Brig to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane GVA - HEL
11h 51m€191–459Train, bus
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Salzburg Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Salzburg Hbf to Warszawa Wschodniatrain Ic
- Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Elktrain Ic
- Take the bus from Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02 to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
43h 17m€205–373Drive 3,821.3 km
- Drive from Locarno to Helsinkicar 3,821.3 km
40h 18m€695–1,003Drive, car train
- Drive from Locarno to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Helsinkicar
40h 10m€671–1,652
Locarno to Helsinki by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Locarno to Helsinki is to bus which costs €60 - €100 and takes 2 days 3h.
The fastest way to get from Locarno to Helsinki is to train and fly which takes 8h 8m and costs €80 - €270.
No, there is no direct bus from Locarno to Helsinki station. However, there are services departing from Locarno, Debarcadero and arriving at Helsinki, Bus Station via Bellinzona, Stazione, Chur station train station and Warsaw, Bus Station West. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 8m.
The distance between Locarno and Helsinki is 2086 km. The road distance is 3821.3 km.
The best way to get from Locarno to Helsinki without a car is to train and ferry which takes 41h 39m and costs .
It takes approximately 8h 8m to get from Locarno to Helsinki, including transfers.
Locarno to Helsinki bus services, operated by PostAuto Schweiz AG, depart from Bellinzona, Stazione station.
Locarno to Helsinki bus services, operated by PostAuto Schweiz AG, arrive at Chur, Postautostation.
Helsinki is 1h ahead of Locarno. It is currently 1:29 AM in Locarno and 2:29 AM in Helsinki.
Yes, the driving distance between Locarno to Helsinki is 3821 km. It takes approximately 40h 18m to drive from Locarno to Helsinki.
What companies run services between Locarno, Switzerland and Helsinki, Finland?
You can take a bus from Locarno, Debarcadero to Helsinki, Bus Station via Bellinzona, Stazione, Chur, Postautostation, Chur station train station, and Warsaw, Bus Station West in around 46h 8m.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–260
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–250
Flights from Zurich Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–310
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–290
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Helsinki Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Helsinki Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–270
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Helsinki Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–270
Flights from Zurich Airport to Helsinki Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–280
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–220
Flights from Zurich Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–260
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–250
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €60–700
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Warsaw Modlin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €60–700
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €50–150
- Website
- ita-airways.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Helsinki Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–320
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Helsinki Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–270
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–550
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Helsinki Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–250
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Locarno to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Locarno to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–170
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Locarno to Seregno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–65
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Brig to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- my-link@trenord.it
- Website
- trenord.it
Train from Locarno to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €5–7
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
Train from Locarno to Seregno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–9
- Website
- https://www.trenord.it/en/
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Locarno to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €35–50
- 2nd Class
- €40–60
Train from Bellinzona to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.trenitalia.com/en.html
- 1st Class
- €55–85
- 2nd Class
- €35–55
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- info@sbb-deutschland.de
- Website
- sbb-deutschland.de
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–20
- Schedules at
- sbb-deutschland.de
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Central
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Night train from Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof to Stockholm Central
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 5m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–170
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €40–65
Train from Zuerich Hb to Salzburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €65–100
- Phone
- +41 (0)91 756 04 00
- fart@centovalli.ch
- Website
- centovalli.ch
Train from Locarno FART to Domodossola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Autolinee FART
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €210–320
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Salzburg Hbf to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €29–40
- 1st Class
- €35–45
Train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €11–17
- 1st Class
- €16–21
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–800
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €390–440
- Car Compartment
- €700–800
- Phone
- +41 (0)848 818 818
- info@postauto.ch
- Website
- postauto.ch
Bus from Bellinzona, Stazione to Chur, Postautostation
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.postauto.ch
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Chur station train station to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02 to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- info@flibco.com
- Website
- flibco.com
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.flibco.com/en
- Phone
- +39 02 3008 9000
- mail@autostradale.it
- Website
- autostradale.it
Bus from Piazza Luigi di Savoia to Bergamo Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €4–17
- Website
- https://autostradale.it/?lang=en-GB
- Standard Rate
- €13–17
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Lugano Via Giacomo and Filippo Ciani to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Website
- flixbus.pl
Bus from Praha to Tallinna bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Schedules at
- flixbus.pl
- Website
- vikingline.com
Ferry from Stockholm to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- vikingline.com
- Website
- en.tallink.com
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- en.tallink.com
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