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There are 11 ways to get from Reading to Helsinki by train, plane, bus, ferry, car, car train, or car ferry

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  1. Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport

    best
    1. Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane plane LHR - HEL
    6h 20m
    €108–302

  2. Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane plane LGW - HEL
    7h 1m
    €90–281

  3. Train, bus, ferry

    1. Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal Dbus bus
    4. Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry ferry
    2d
    €175–463

  4. Drive, Eurotunnel, car ferry

    1. Drive from Reading to Folkestonecar car
    2. Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain train
    3. Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Grenåcar car
    4. Take the car ferry from Grenå to Halmstadcarferry car ferry
    5. Drive from Halmstad to Helsinkicar car
    44h 5m

  5. Train to London Stansted Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport

    1. Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane plane STN - HEL
    7h 33m
    €104–321

  6. Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry

    1. Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain train
    2. Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane plane LGW - TLL
    3. Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry ferry
    9h 57m
    €139–347

  7. Train, bus via Łódź

    1. Take the train from Reading to London Paddingtontrain train
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Lodz Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Lodz Fabryczna to Warszawa Centralnatrain train
    4. Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystoktrain train
    5. Take the bus from Białystok Bus Station to Helsinki Harbour Terminal 2bus bus
    2d 2h
    €431–800

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Reading RailAir to Heathrow Terminal 2bus bus
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Warsaw Bus Station Westbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Warsaw Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus bus
    2d 2h
    €166–407

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Reading to Bond Street Stationtrain train
    2. Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraaltrain train
    3. Take the bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAObus bus
    4. Take the bus from Riga Central Bus Station to Parnu Coach Stationbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Parnu, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus bus
    2d 3h
    €197–688

  10. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Reading to Clapham Junctiontrain train
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Warsaw Bus Station Westbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni to Tallinn Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus bus
    2d 5h
    €162–537

  11. Drive, car ferry

    1. Drive from Reading to Port of Dovercar car
    2. Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry car ferry
    3. Drive from Calais to Grenåcar car
    4. Take the car ferry from Grenå to Halmstadcarferry car ferry
    5. Drive from Halmstad to Helsinkicar car
    45h 14m
    €698–1,053

Reading to Helsinki by train, subway, foot, bus, and ferry

Calendar3Weekly Services
Duration2dAverage Duration
Ticket€175Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Reading, England and Helsinki, Finland?

You can take a bus from Reading RailAir to Helsinki, Bus Station via Heathrow Terminal 2, Heathrow Central Bus Station, London Victoria, and Warsaw Bus Station West in around 2d 2h.

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