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How to get fromScotland to Helsinkiby plane, train, ferry, bus or night train

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There are 10 ways to get from Scotland to Helsinki by plane, train, ferry, bus, or night train

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  1. Fly Edinburgh Airport to Helsinki Airport

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    1. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)planeEDI - HEL
    5h 37m
    €89–234

  2. Train, ferry

    1. Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
    2. Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
    3. Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbftrain
    4. Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm Centralstationtrain344
    5. Take the ferry from Stockholm to Helsinkiferry
    47h 27m
    €262–917

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station Stance 57 to London Victoria Coach Station Arrival Hallbus
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
    3. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
    4. Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
    2d 9h
    €190–601

  4. Fly Aberdeen Airport to Helsinki Airport

    1. Fly from Aberdeen Airport (ABZ) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)planeABZ - HEL
    7h 15m
    €111–340

  5. Fly Glasgow Airport to Helsinki Airport

    1. Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)planeGLA - HEL
    7h 32m
    €109–229

  6. Fly Inverness Dalcross Airport to Helsinki Airport

    1. Fly from Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)planeINV - HEL
    8h 49m
    €160–303

  7. Fly Edinburgh Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry

    1. Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)planeEDI - TLL
    2. Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry
    10h 8m
    €123–280

  8. Train, night train, ferry

    1. Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
    2. Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
    3. Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbftrain
    4. Take the night train from Hamburg Hbf to Stockholm CentralnighttrainEn
    5. Take the ferry from Stockholm to Helsinkiferry
    47h 27m
    €287–897

  9. Train, Bus

    1. Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
    2. Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
    3. Take the train from Brussel-Zuid to Praha hl.n.train
    4. Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Krakow Glownytrain
    5. Take the train from Kraków Główny to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain
    6. Take the bus from Vilnius, Bus Station to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
    2d 7h
    €256–960

  10. Bus via Warsaw

    1. Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
    2. Take the bus from London Victoria to Warsaw Bus Station Westbus
    3. Take the bus from Warsaw Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
    2d 10h
    €156–440

Scotland to Helsinki by train, foot, bus, and ferry

Calendar3Weekly Services
Duration47h 27mAverage Duration
Ticket€262Cheapest Price
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What companies run services between Scotland and Helsinki, Finland?

Finnair, Scandinavian Airlines, and Norwegian Air International fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Glasgow Buchanan Bus Station Stance 57 to Helsinki, Bus Station via London Victoria Coach Station Arrival Hall, London Victoria, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, and Tallinn, Bus Station in around 2d 9h.

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