There are 4 ways to get from Potsdam to Helsinki by train, plane, bus, car, car ferry, or ferry
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Train, fly to Helsinki Airport
best- Take the train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane BER - HEL
5h 21m€79–239Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus N1206
28h 50m€65–187Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Potsdam to Swinoujsciecar
- Take the car ferry from Świnoujście to Trelleborgcarferry
- Drive from Port Of Trelleborg to Helsinkicar
35h 45m€480–735Train, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry
- Take the train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BERtrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane BER - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry
8h 16m€118–285
Potsdam to Helsinki by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Potsdam to Helsinki is to bus which costs €65 - €190 and takes 28h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Potsdam to Helsinki is to train and fly which takes 5h 21m and costs €75 - €240.
No, there is no direct bus from Potsdam station to Helsinki station. However, there are services departing from Potsdam central train station and arriving at Helsinki, Bus Station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 50m.
The distance between Potsdam and Helsinki is 1202 km.
The best way to get from Potsdam to Helsinki without a car is to bus which takes 28h 50m and costs €65 - €190.
It takes approximately 5h 21m to get from Potsdam to Helsinki, including transfers.
Potsdam to Helsinki bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Potsdam to Helsinki bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Helsinki, Bus Station.
Helsinki is 1h ahead of Potsdam. It is currently 12:57 AM in Potsdam and 1:57 AM in Helsinki.
Book your Potsdam to Helsinki bus tickets online with FlixBus.
What companies run services between Potsdam, Germany and Helsinki, Finland?
FlixBus operates a bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Station once daily. Tickets cost €60–180 and the journey takes 27h 30m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–250
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–230
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Helsinki Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–170
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–200
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–210
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Potsdam Hauptbahnhof to Flughafen BER
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–16
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +49 180 6 666600
- info@ttline.com
- Website
- ttline.com
Car ferry from Świnoujście to Trelleborg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- https://www.ttline.com/en/#/
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
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