There are 8 ways to get from Manchester to Kotka by plane, train, bus, car, or car train
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Fly Manchester Airport to Helsinki Airport, train
best- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)MAN - HEL
- Take the train from Tikkurila to Kouvola
- Take the train from Kouvola to Kotka
8h 42m€106–249Train, bus
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAO
- Take the bus from Riia to Pärnu bussijaam
- Take the bus from Parnu, Bus Station to Kotka, Bus Station
2d 7h€432–1,034Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Manchester to Folkestone
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Kotka
43h 10mFly Manchester Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport, bus
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)MAN - TLL
- Take the bus from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Take the bus from Helsinki Kamppi to Kotka
9h 41mTrain to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport, train
- Take the train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)LHR - HEL
- Take the train from Tikkurila to Kouvola
- Take the train from Kouvola to Kotka
11h 35m€161–504Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport, train
- Take the train from Manchester Oxford Road to Haymarket
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)EDI - HEL
- Take the train from Tikkurila to Kouvola
- Take the train from Kouvola to Kotka
11h 51m€139–368Bus via Kaunas
- Take the bus from Shudehill Interchange to Newhall St
- Take the bus from Birmingham to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Take the bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Kaunas
- Take the bus from Kaunas, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Take the bus from Helsinki Kamppi to Kotka
2d 13h€181–281Bus
- Take the bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Bruges
- Take the bus from Bruges to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Take the bus from Krakow MDA Bus Station to Vaanta - Helsinki Airport
- Take the bus from Helsinki Kamppi to Kotka
2d 19h€225–462
Manchester Airport (MAN) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manchester to Kotka is to fly and train which costs €100 - €250 and takes 8h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Manchester to Kotka is to fly and train which takes 8h 42m and costs €100 - €250.
No, there is no direct bus from Manchester to Kotka. However, there are services departing from Shudehill Interchange and arriving at Kotka via Birmingham, Praha, ÚAN Florenc, Kaunas, Bus Station and Helsinki Kamppi. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 13h.
The distance between Manchester and Kotka is 2034 km.
The best way to get from Manchester to Kotka without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 7h and costs €430 - €1100.
It takes approximately 8h 42m to get from Manchester to Kotka, including transfers.
Manchester to Kotka bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Shudehill Interchange station.
Manchester to Kotka bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Newhall St station.
Kotka is 2h ahead of Manchester. It is currently 1:51 PM in Manchester and 3:51 PM in Kotka.
There are 119+ hotels available in Kotka.
What companies run services between Manchester, England and Kotka, Finland?
You can take a bus from Shudehill Interchange to Kotka via Newhall St, Birmingham, Praha, ÚAN Florenc, Kaunas, Bus Station, and Helsinki Kamppi in around 2d 13h.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–430
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–290
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–300
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–240
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–430
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–290
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–230
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–180
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–180
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–210
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–230
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–230
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Tikkurila to Kouvola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–24
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
Train from Kouvola to Kotka
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Manchester Piccadilly to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–220
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- 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
- €75–270
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €75–120
- 1st Class
- €160–270
- 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
- €70–320
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- 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
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Manchester Oxford Road to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–85
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAO
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–90
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Riia to Pärnu bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–12
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Bus from Praha, ÚAN Florenc to Kaunas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Riia to Pärnu bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–18
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- peatus@agri.ee
- Website
- web.peatus.ee
Bus from Riia to Pärnu bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://web.peatus.ee/?locale=en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Riia to Pärnu bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €10–20
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Parnu, Bus Station to Kotka, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €270–380
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Shudehill Interchange to Newhall St
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–16
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Kaunas, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Bruges
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bruges to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Krakow MDA Bus Station to Vaanta - Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +358 0600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- onnibus.com
Bus from Riia to Pärnu bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
Bus from Helsinki Kamppi to Kotka
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Riia to Pärnu bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–30
- Schedules at
- transtempo.ua
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Birmingham to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 1m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Phone
- 08717 81 81 81
- Website
- nationalexpress.com
Bus from Manchester Central Coach Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–60
- Website
- https://www.nationalexpress.com/en
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