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
7h 59m€104–307Train, ferry
- Take the train from Locarno to Aarautrain Ic
- Take the train from Aarau to Basel SBBtrain Ic
- 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 31m€241–587Bus 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€129–240Train, 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 7h€260–426Train 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 3m€109–287Train 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 31m€152–389Train, 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 19m€129–745Train, 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
11h 1m€133–383Train, 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 30m€144–387Train, bus
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Zuerich Hbtrain Ec
- Take the train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbftrain Rjx
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Krakow Glownytrain Ec
- Take the train from Kraków Główny to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain 144
- Take the bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22) to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
45h 31m€239–482Bus
- Take the bus from Lugano Via Giacomo and Filippo Ciani to Praha, Hlavní Nádražíbus
- Take the bus from Praha to Tallinna bussijaambus
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
2d 4hDrive 3,821.8 km
- Drive from Locarno to Helsinkicar 3,821.8 km
40h 16m€688–994Drive, 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 9m€670–1,651
Locarno to Helsinki by train, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Locarno to Helsinki is to bus via Warsaw which costs €120 - €240 and takes 46h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Locarno to Helsinki is to train and fly which takes 7h 59m and costs €100 - €310.
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 3821.8 km.
The best way to get from Locarno to Helsinki without a car is to train and ferry which takes 41h 31m and costs €240 - €600.
It takes approximately 7h 59m 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 1:57 PM in Locarno and 2:57 PM in Helsinki.
Yes, the driving distance between Locarno to Helsinki is 3822 km. It takes approximately 40h 16m 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
- €85–220
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–360
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 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–190
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Helsinki Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–260
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Helsinki Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–270
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–750
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–270
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–160
Flights from Zurich Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–240
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–270
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–700
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Helsinki Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–550
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–750
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Locarno to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–24
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Locarno to Aarau
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Aarau to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–27
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Locarno to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–170
- 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
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Brig to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–70
- 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
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- 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
- €90–180
- 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
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- info@sob.ch
- Website
- sob.ch
Train from Locarno to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Zuerich Hb to Innsbruck Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €40–65
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €100–160
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
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
- +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 Wien Hbf to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €23–100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Kraków Główny to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- 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 6m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- 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
- €60–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22) to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- 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
- €40–160
- 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
- €8–10
- 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, Hlavní Nádraží
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Website
- flixbus.pl
Bus from Praha to Tallinna bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.pl
- Phone
- +358 9 123574
- Website
- vikingline.fi
Ferry from Stockholm to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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