There are 9 ways to get from Rotterdam to Helsinki by train, plane, ferry, bus, car, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Helsinki Airport
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane AMS - HEL
5h 16m€98–320Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Amersfoort Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amersfoort Centraal to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
39h 18m€74–234Train, ferry
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Hilversumtrain
- Take the train from Hilversum to Hamburg-Harburgtrain Ice
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralstationtrain Ic
- Take the ferry from Stockholm to Helsinkiferry
36h 57m€134–443Train, bus via Warsaw
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Hilversumtrain
- Take the train from Hilversum to Berlin Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepintrain 95 / ...
- Take the train from Rzepin to Warszawa Centralnatrain 95
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain 144
- Take the bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22) to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
37h 19m€254–553Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraaltrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane BRU - HEL
6h 22m€119–397Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane AMS - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry
8h 22m€137–406Bus
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N1386 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus N1206
40h 40m€86–292Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAObus
- Take the bus from Tērbatas iela to Reisisadama D-terminalbus
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry
44h€94–188Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Rotterdam to Grenåcar
- Take the car ferry from Grenå to Halmstadcarferry
- Drive from Halmstad to Helsinkicar
39h 4m€584–883
Rotterdam to Helsinki by train, bus, and ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Helsinki is to train and bus which costs €70 - €240 and takes 39h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Helsinki is to train and fly which takes 5h 16m and costs €95 - €320.
No, there is no direct bus from Rotterdam station to Helsinki station. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Central Station and arriving at Helsinki, Bus Station via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 40m.
The distance between Rotterdam and Helsinki is 1597 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Helsinki without a car is to train and ferry which takes 36h 57m and costs €130 - €450.
It takes approximately 5h 16m to get from Rotterdam to Helsinki, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Helsinki bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rotterdam Central Station.
Rotterdam to Helsinki bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Helsinki is 1h ahead of Rotterdam. It is currently 4:51 AM in Rotterdam and 5:51 AM in Helsinki.
Book your Rotterdam to Helsinki bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Helsinki, Finland?
You can take a bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Helsinki, Bus Station via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 40h 40m.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–450
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lennart Meri International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lennart Meri International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–440
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Brussels Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–300
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lennart Meri International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–290
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lennart Meri International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–440
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Brussels Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–250
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–260
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Lennart Meri International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- ns.nl
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €10–28
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €10–15
- 1st Class
- €16–28
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Hilversum
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–21
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Hilversum to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–230
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €65–100
- 1st Class
- €130–230
Train from Hilversum to Berlin Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €90–320
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- 2nd Class
- €90–140
- 1st Class
- €190–320
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Amersfoort Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–22
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–26
- Website
- https://www.ns.nl/en
- Phone
- +44 343 218 6186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Standard
- €26–40
- Comfort
- €28–40
- Premium
- €45–60
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–90
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +46 40 669 62 00
- snalltaget@snalltaget.se
- Website
- snalltaget.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 26m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–160
- Website
- https://www.snalltaget.se/en
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- kundservice@sj.se
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S+U Berlin Hauptbahnhof to Rzepin
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €20–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Rzepin to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €61–62
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €26–35
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- 088 - 033 13 60
- Website
- keolis.nl
Train from Amersfoort Centraal to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €2
- Website
- Keolis Nederland
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- 2nd Class
- €9–14
- 1st Class
- €15–22
- Phone
- +31302035833
- info@europeansleeper.eu
- Website
- europeansleeper.eu
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Antwerpen-Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- https://www.europeansleeper.eu/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22) to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–85
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- 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
- €45–90
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- info@luxexpress.eu
- Website
- luxexpress.eu
Bus from Tērbatas iela to Reisisadama D-terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- https://luxexpress.eu/en/
- Phone
- +358 9 123574
- Website
- vikingline.fi
Ferry from Stockholm to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.tallink.com/en
- 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
- €40–60
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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