There are 5 ways to get from Murmansk to Finland by bus, plane, or train
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Bus, bus to Kirkenes Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Murmansk Bus station to Zapolyarnybus
- Take the bus from Zapolyarny to Kirkenes Airportbus
- Fly from Kirkenes Airport (KKN) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane KKN - HEL
10h 42mTrain, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Murmansk to Ladozhsky Railway Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Tallinn Central Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
37h 27m€69–131Bus, train
- Take the bus from Murmansk Polyarnie Zori Hotel to Kirkenes Airportbus
- Take the bus from Kirkenes Airport to Kiilopääbus
- Take the bus from Kiilopää to Rovaniemibus
- Take the train from Rovaniemi to Helsinkitrain
25h 31m€591–667Bus, bus to Ivalo, fly
- Take the bus from Murmansk Bus station to Zapolyarnybus
- Take the bus from Zapolyarny to Kirkenes Airportbus
- Take the bus from Kirkenes Airport to Inaribus
- Fly from Ivalo (IVL) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane IVL - HEL
12h 49mBus
- Take the bus from Murmansk Polyarnie Zori Hotel to Kirkenes Airportbus
- Take the bus from Kirkenes Airport to Inaribus
- Take the bus from K-market Inari to Napapiiri Sodankyläntie Lbus
- Take the bus from Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiri to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
26h 43m
Kirkenes Airport (KKN) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Murmansk to Finland is to train and bus which costs €65 - €140 and takes 37h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Murmansk to Finland is to bus and train which takes 25h 31m and costs €550 - €700.
No, there is no direct bus from Murmansk to Finland station. However, there are services departing from Murmansk Polyarnie Zori Hotel and arriving at Helsinki, Bus Station via Kirkenes Airport, K-market Inari and Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiri. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 43m.
The distance between Murmansk and Finland is 1305 km.
The best way to get from Murmansk to Finland without a car is to bus and train which takes 25h 31m and costs €550 - €700.
It takes approximately 10h 42m to get from Murmansk to Finland, including transfers.
Murmansk to Finland bus services, operated by Borodin Bus, depart from Murmansk Polyarnie Zori Hotel station.
Murmansk to Finland bus services, operated by Borodin Bus, arrive at Kirkenes Airport station.
Finland is 1h behind Murmansk. It is currently 2:40 AM in Murmansk and 1:40 AM in Finland.
There are 1343+ hotels available in Finland.
What companies run services between Murmansk, Russia and Finland?
You can take a bus from Murmansk Polyarnie Zori Hotel to Helsinki, Bus Station via Kirkenes Airport, K-market Inari, and Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiri in around 26h 43m.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Kirkenes Airport to Helsinki Airport via Ivalo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Kirkenes Airport to Helsinki Airport via Tromso
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Ivalo to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–270
Flights from Ivalo to Helsinki Airport via Kittila
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–270
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Rovaniemi to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–95
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- eng.rzd.ru
Train from Murmansk to Ladozhsky Railway Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 59m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://eng.rzd.ru/
- 1nd Class (SW)
- €170–240
- 3rd Class (Platzcart)
- €40–60
- 2nd Class (Kupé)
- €50–70
- Website
- route51.ru
Bus from Murmansk Bus station to Zapolyarny
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4
- Schedules at
- route51.ru
- Phone
- +7 (8152) 400-205
- borodinbus@mail.ru
- Website
- borodinbus.com
Bus from Zapolyarny to Kirkenes Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://borodinbus.com/
- Schedules at
- https://borodinbus.com/transit
Bus from Murmansk Polyarnie Zori Hotel to Kirkenes Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €61
- Website
- https://borodinbus.com/
- Schedules at
- https://borodinbus.com/transit
- Phone
- +358 40 179 6069
- sales@visitinari.fi
- Website
- visitinari.fi
Bus from Kirkenes Airport to Kiilopää
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €450–490
- Schedules at
- visitinari.fi
Bus from Kirkenes Airport to Inari
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €350–380
- Schedules at
- visitinari.fi
- Phone
- +358 0600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- onnibus.com
Bus from Kiilopää to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Tallinn Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- 8 800 770 00 20
- info@sks-auto.ru
- Website
- sks-auto.ru
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Tallinn Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–50
- Website
- https://www.sks-auto.ru/
- Website
- https://www.sks-auto.ru/index.php/napravleniya
- Phone
- (+372) 5645 9623
- buss@anniston.ee
- Website
- anniston.ee
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Tallinn Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Schedules at
- anniston.ee
- Book at
- online.anniston.ru
- Phone
- +7 812 386 79 79
- eco@ecolines.ru
- Website
- ecolines.ru
Bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Tallinn Central Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50
- Schedules at
- ecolines.ru
- Book at
- ecolines.ru
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
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
Bus from Rovaniemi, SantaClaus Village Napapiiri to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Website
- eskelisen.fi
Bus from K-market Inari to Napapiiri Sodankyläntie L
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- eskelisen.fi
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