There are 6 ways to get from London to Sortavala by plane, train, bus, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly, train
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Tartu Ülenurme Airport (TAY)plane LHR - TAY
- Take the train from Vana-Kuuste to Koidulatrain
- Take the train from Pechory-Pskovskie to Baltiysky Railway Terminaltrain
- Take the train from Finlyandsky Railway Terminal to Sortavala Centertrain
21h 21m₽13,665–31,761Bus via Riga
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Sortavalabus
2d 7h₽20,679–38,625Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from London to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Sortavalacar
33h 3mTrain, bus
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAObus
- Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Sortavalabus
2d 10h₽19,684–52,707Bus
- Take the bus from Upminster to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminalbus 956 / ...
- Take the bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Sortavalabus
2d 12h₽16,997–36,643Drive, car ferry
- Drive from London to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Sortavalacar
34h 16m₽43,635–69,911
London to Sortavala by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Sortavala is to bus which costs RUB 17000 - RUB 37000 and takes 2 days 12h.
The fastest way to get from London to Sortavala is to fly and train which takes 21h 21m and costs RUB 13000 - RUB 32000.
No, there is no direct bus from London to Sortavala. However, there are services departing from London Victoria and arriving at Sortavala via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Riga Central Bus Station and Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
The distance between London and Sortavala is 2622 km.
The best way to get from London to Sortavala without a car is to bus via Riga which takes 2 days 7h and costs RUB 20000 - RUB 39000.
It takes approximately 21h 21m to get from London to Sortavala, including transfers.
London to Sortavala bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from London Victoria station.
London to Sortavala bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Sortavala is 2h ahead of London. It is currently 12:09 PM in London and 2:09 PM in Sortavala.
What companies run services between London, England and Sortavala, Russia?
You can take a bus from London Victoria to Sortavala via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Riga, Bus Station, Riga Central Bus Station, and Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- ₽10,000–24,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Stockholm, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–55,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Copenhagen, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–55,000
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Tartu Ülenurme Airport via Oslo, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- ₽11,000–55,000
- Phone
- +372 616 0245
- klienditugi@elron.ee
- Website
- elron.ee
Train from Vana-Kuuste to Koidula
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽450–650
- Website
- https://elron.ee/en
- Express Train Ticket
- ₽460–650
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- rzd.ru
Train from Pechory-Pskovskie to Baltiysky Railway Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,017–1,600
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- Lastochka Train
- ₽1,100–1,600
- Commuter Electric Train
- ₽1,100–1,600
Train from Finlyandsky Railway Terminal to Sortavala Center
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽800–1,600
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- Lastochka Train
- ₽1,100–1,600
- Commuter Electric Train
- ₽1,000–1,500
- 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
- +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
- ₽5,000–13,000
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽14,000–24,000
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,500–12,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽7,500–14,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,500–12,000
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAO
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽8,000–17,000
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽5,500–11,000
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +7 (901) 374-41-56
- markatek_spb@mail.ru
- Website
- markatek.travel
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽5,400
- Website
- https://markatek.travel/
- Schedules at
- https://markatek.travel/schedule/
- Phone
- +371 22 474 814
- vissa@apollo.lv
- Website
- vissareiss.lv
Bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽5,636
- Website
- https://vissareiss.lv/
- Schedules at
- https://vissareiss.lv/?highlight=0&sitepage=#Schedule
- Book at
- https://vissareiss.lv/index.php?sitepage=ticket_offer_en
- Phone
- +7-812-612-82-30
- sovavtobus@sovavto.ru
- Website
- bus.sovavto.ru
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Sortavala
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,748
- Schedules at
- bus.sovavto.ru
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,950
- Schedules at
- bus.sovavto.ru
- Phone
- +7 (8142) 72-20-12
- sekretariat@karelavtotrans.ru
- Website
- avokzal.karelia.ru
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Sortavala
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,072
- Website
- https://avokzal.karelia.ru/petrozavodsk/
- Schedules at
- https://avokzal.karelia.ru/petrozavodsk/raspisanie-avtobusov/
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Upminster to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽5,000–6,500
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- info@vt.by
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽7,500–22,000
- Schedules at
- vt.by
- Phone
- 8 800 770 00 20
- info@sks-auto.ru
- Website
- sks-auto.ru
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,700–2,800
- Website
- https://www.sks-auto.ru/
- Website
- https://www.sks-auto.ru/index.php/napravleniya
- Phone
- +7 812 386 79 79
- eco@ecolines.ru
- Website
- ecolines.ru
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,500–2,400
- Schedules at
- ecolines.by
- Book at
- ecolines.by
- Phone
- +7 (812) 245-06-70
- info@ptk.express
- Website
- bus.ptk.express
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- ₽1,800–2,700
- Schedules at
- ptk.express
- Phone
- +375-17-251-14-11
- info@minsktrans.by
- Website
- minsktrans.by
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽1,900–2,700
- Schedules at
- https://minsktrans.by/en/home/
- Book at
- https://infobus.by/en/bus
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽750–1,900
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽550–1,500
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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