There are 10 ways to get from Preston to Helsinki by train, plane, bus, car, car train, car ferry, or ferry
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Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
best- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane MAN - HEL
6h 27m€99–289Train, bus #3
cheapest- Take the train from Preston to Bradford Interchangetrain
- Take the bus from Bradford to Praha, ÚAN Florencbus
- Take the bus from Praha to Tallinna bussijaambus
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
2d 15h€92–206Train, bus
- Take the train from Preston to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain Eil
- Take the train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbftrain 79
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to S Spandau Bhftrain 19 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
40h 59m€359–787Train, bus via Ełk
- Take the train from Preston to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nordtrain Eil
- Take the train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Wschodniatrain Ic
- Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Elktrain Ic
- Take the bus from Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02 to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
2d€395–804Drive, Eurotunnel, car ferry
- Drive from Preston to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Grenåcar
- Take the car ferry from Grenå to Halmstadcarferry
- Drive from Halmstad to Helsinkicar
47h 19mTrain to Leeds Bradford International Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
- Take the train from Preston to Bradford Interchangetrain
- Fly from Leeds Bradford International Airport (LBA) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane LBA - HEL
10h 6m€121–279Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
- Take the train from Preston to Haymarkettrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane EDI - HEL
8h 7m€126–468Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Preston to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane MAN - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry
9h 47mTrain, bus #2
- Take the train from Preston to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
46h 30mBus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
2d 7h€189–340
Preston to Helsinki by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Preston to Helsinki is to train and fly which costs €95 - €290 and takes 6h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Preston to Helsinki is to train and fly which takes 6h 27m and costs €95 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Preston station to Helsinki station. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Helsinki, Bus Station via London Victoria and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
The distance between Preston and Helsinki is 1903 km.
The best way to get from Preston to Helsinki without a car is to train and bus which takes 40h 59m and costs €350 - €800.
It takes approximately 6h 27m to get from Preston to Helsinki, including transfers.
Preston to Helsinki bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bus Station.
Preston to Helsinki bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Helsinki is 2h ahead of Preston. It is currently 11:48 PM in Preston and 1:48 AM in Helsinki.
Book your Preston to Helsinki bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Preston, England and Helsinki, Finland?
You can take a bus from Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station via London Victoria and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–280
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–420
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–440
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–290
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–250
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–260
Flights from Manchester Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–260
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–130
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–440
Flights from Leeds Bradford International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €80–290
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- tpecustomer.relations@tpexpress.co.uk
- Website
- tpexpress.co.uk
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €14–35
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- €14–20
- 1st Class
- €29–35
Train from Preston to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–95
- Website
- https://www.tpexpress.co.uk/
- Standard
- €35–60
- 1st Class
- €75–95
- Phone
- +44 800 200 6060
- enquiries@northernrailway.co.uk
- Website
- northernrailway.co.uk
Train from Preston to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–12
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- €9–12
Train from Preston to Bradford Interchange
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/
- Standard
- €10–14
- Phone
- +44 345 528 0253
- Website
- avantiwestcoast.co.uk
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- €90–130
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- €150–220
Train from Preston to Haymarket
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–210
- Website
- https://www.avantiwestcoast.co.uk/
- Anytime Single
- €80–120
- Anytime Single 1st Class
- €140–210
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Preston to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–95
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- €240–260
- Sleeper Seat
- €70–95
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- €300–350
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €85–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €85–120
- Comfort
- €100–140
- Premium
- €130–170
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €55–80
- Comfort
- €65–90
- Premium
- €90–120
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €100–140
- Comfort
- €110–160
- Premium
- €150–200
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €120–170
- Comfort
- €140–200
- Premium
- €180–240
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–50
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Köln Hbf to S Spandau Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Bruxelles Midi to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–28
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €19–28
- 1st Class
- €30–45
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Est to Muenchen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- 2nd Class
- €130–170
- 1st Class
- €170–220
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €240–370
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket?cref=oebb-header
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Muenchen Hbf to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €30–50
- 1st Class
- €40–50
Train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €12–17
- 1st Class
- €16–21
- 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 Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €85–130
- 1st Class
- €180–310
- Website
- govolta.nl
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Schedules at
- govolta.nl
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02 to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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
- Phone
- +421 55 680 73 06
- onlinepredaj@eurobus.sk
- Website
- eurobus.sk
Bus from Bradford to Praha, ÚAN Florenc
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 51m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Website
- https://www.eurobus.sk/en
- Website
- flixbus.pl
Bus from Praha to Tallinna bussijaam
- Ave. Duration
- 30h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €1–2
- Schedules at
- flixbus.pl
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Grenå to Halmstad
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–110
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Website
- en.tallink.com
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- en.tallink.com
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