There are 5 ways to get from Paris to Sortavala by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly, train
best- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Pulkovo Airport (LED)plane CDG - LED
- Take the train from Finlyandsky Railway Terminal to Sortavala Centertrain
15h 45m₽10,995–30,845Train, bus via Karlsruhe
- Take the train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhoftrain 12 / ...
- Take the bus from Braunschweig to Minsk Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal to Sortavalabus
47h 10m₽34,937–85,512Drive 2,985 km
- Drive from Paris to Sortavalacar 2,985 km
31h 59m₽43,463–62,780Bus
- Take the bus from Paris to Berlin Airport BERbus
- Take the bus from Berlin Airport BER 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 2h₽21,488–38,988Train, bus
- Take the train from Paris Nord 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₽27,007–49,711
Paris to Sortavala by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Paris to Sortavala is to fly and train which costs RUB 11000 - RUB 31000 and takes 15h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Paris to Sortavala is to fly and train which takes 15h 45m and costs RUB 11000 - RUB 31000.
No, there is no direct bus from Paris to Sortavala. However, there are services departing from Châtelet and arriving at Sortavala via Paris, Berlin Airport BER, Riga Central Bus Station and Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 2h.
The distance between Paris and Sortavala is 2486 km. The road distance is 2985 km.
The best way to get from Paris to Sortavala without a car is to train and bus via Karlsruhe which takes 47h 10m and costs RUB 34000 - RUB 90000.
It takes approximately 15h 45m to get from Paris to Sortavala, including transfers.
Paris to Sortavala bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Paris station.
Paris to Sortavala bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin Airport BER station.
Sortavala is 1h ahead of Paris. It is currently 1:22 AM in Paris and 2:22 AM in Sortavala.
Yes, the driving distance between Paris to Sortavala is 2985 km. It takes approximately 31h 59m to drive from Paris to Sortavala.
What companies run services between Paris, France and Sortavala, Russia?
You can take a bus from Châtelet to Sortavala via Porte Maillot - Palais des Congrès, Paris, Berlin Airport BER, Riga, Bus Station, Riga Central Bus Station, and Saint Petersburg Bus Terminal in around 2d 2h.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽17,000–70,000
- Website
- airserbia.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Belgrade
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- ₽9,000–28,000
- Website
- ajet.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Pulkovo Airport via Sabiha Gokcen
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- ₽20,000–40,000
- Phone
- 8 (800) 775-00-00
- Website
- rzd.ru
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
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽9,000–15,000
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Karlsruhe Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- ₽9,000–20,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Karlsruhe Hauptbahnhof to Braunschweig, Hauptbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽8,500–19,000
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Paris Nord to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- ₽12,000–21,000
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +375 (29) 148-41-31
- info@vt.by
- Website
- vt.by
Bus from Braunschweig to Minsk Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽13,000–30,000
- Schedules at
- vt.by
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- ₽2,700–15,000
- Schedules at
- vt.by
- Phone
- +375 (29) 643 70 22
- intercars@intercars.ru
- Website
- intercars-tickets.com
Bus from Minsk Central Bus Station to Saint Petersburg Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽2,300–8,500
- Website
- https://www.intercars-tickets.com/
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris to Berlin Airport BER
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- ₽6,500–12,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin Airport BER to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- ₽7,500–14,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- +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
- ₽8,000–17,000
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- 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/
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