There are 13 ways to get from Locarno to Helsinki by train, plane, bus, car, ferry, night train, 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€77–368Train, bus
- Take the train from Bellinzona to Basel SBBtrain Ec
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Frankfurttrain 20 / ...
- Take the train from Frankfurt to S Südkreuz Bhftrain 11 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
40h 13m€276–804Train, bus via Vilnius
- 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 50m€309–560Drive 3,821.3 km
- Drive from Locarno to Helsinkicar 3,821.3 km
40h 18m€697–1,006Train 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€108–361Train to Il Caravaggio International Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
- Take the train from Locarno to Milano Centraletrain
- Fly from Il Caravaggio International Airport (BGY) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane BGY - HEL
8h 28m€102–392Train 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 39m€154–341Train, 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 48m€180–480Train, night train, bus
- Take the train from Locarno to Zürich HBtrain
- Take the night train from Zuerich Hb to Berlin Suedkreuznighttrain Nj
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
44h 21m€235–681Bus
- 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€166–292Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Locarno to Zürich HBtrain
- Take the bus from Zürich to Karlsruhe - Central Station South Sidebus
- Take the bus from Karlsruhe to Rīgabus
- Take the bus from Tērbatas iela to Tallinna bussijaambus
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
2d 4h€225–492Drive, 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 train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Locarno to Helsinki is to train and fly which costs €75 - €370 and takes 8h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Locarno to Helsinki is to train and fly which takes 8h 8m and costs €75 - €370.
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 bus which takes 40h 13m and costs €270 - €850.
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 3:18 AM in Locarno and 4:18 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
- flysas.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–270
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–270
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Zurich Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–230
Flights from Zurich Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–230
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–310
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Helsinki Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Helsinki Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–270
Flights from Milan Linate Airport to Helsinki Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–380
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Helsinki Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–200
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–240
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €50–200
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Il Caravaggio International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Helsinki Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–140
- Phone
- +41 848 446 688
- Website
- sbb.ch
Train from Locarno to Mendrisio
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–55
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Mendrisio to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–60
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–230
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Locarno to Seregno
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–95
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Locarno to Milano Centrale
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–120
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Brig to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €75–220
- Website
- https://www.sbb.ch/en
Train from Locarno to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €70–210
- 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
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
Train from Locarno to Zürich HB
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Schedules at
- sob.ch
- Phone
- +39 06 68475475
- ufficiogruppi@trenitalia.it
- Website
- trenitalia.com
Train from Bellinzona to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- 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 Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–140
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Frankfurt to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Zuerich Hb to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- *
- €100–160
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- 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
- +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 51717
- Website
- nightjet.com
Night train from Zuerich Hb to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–280
- Website
- https://www.nightjet.com/en/#/home
- Sleeper Carriage
- €260–280
- Couchette Carriage
- €150–180
- Seating Carriage
- €60–85
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- 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
- €40–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Chur station train station to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- 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
- 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
- +3-389-268-0068
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Zürich to Karlsruhe - Central Station South Side
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €19–40
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Karlsruhe to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Tērbatas iela to Tallinna bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- 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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