There are 11 ways to get from Turkey to Helsinki by bus, plane, night train, train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Istanbul, fly to Helsinki Airport
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)IST - HEL
7h 45m€126–410Fly İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Helsinki Airport
cheapest- Fly from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport (ADB) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)ADB - HEL
8h 51m€89–304Bus via Białystok
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Bialystok
- Take the bus from Białystok Bus Station to Helsinki Harbour Terminal 2
2d 4h€393–558Night train, train, Bus
- Take the night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Take the night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Meidling
- Take the train from Wien Meidling to Warszawa Centralna
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok
- Take the bus from Białystok Bus Station to Helsinki Harbour Terminal 2
2d 12h€471–643Fly Antalya Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)AYT - HEL
7h 7m€134–376Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)SAW - HEL
7h 27m€113–283Bus to Istanbul, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry
- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)IST - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
10h 41m€140–416Fly Antalya Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)AYT - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
10h 13m€133–442Bus, train, ferry
- Take the bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Take the bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis
- Take the train from Vilnius to Tallinn215
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
2d 5h€169–289Bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Kemal Pasa to Kyiv Bus station
- Take the bus from Kyiv Bus station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
2d 15h€188–348Bus #2
- Take the bus from Istanbul to Chisnau South
- Take the bus from Chisinau, Gara Feroviara to Tallinn
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
3d 6h
Istanbul (IST) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Turkey to Helsinki is to fly which costs €85 - €310 and takes 8h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Turkey to Helsinki is to fly which takes 7h 7m and costs €130 - €380.
No, there is no direct bus from Turkey to Helsinki. However, there are services departing from İskenderpaşa and arriving at Helsinki Harbour Terminal 2 via İstanbul Esenler bus station, Dvirtsevyi Bus Station and Białystok Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Turkey and Helsinki is 2200 km.
The best way to get from Turkey to Helsinki without a car is to bus via Białystok which takes 2 days 4h and costs €390 - €600.
It takes approximately 7h 45m to get from Turkey to Helsinki, including transfers.
Turkey to Helsinki bus services, operated by Gunsel, depart from İstanbul Esenler bus station.
The best way to get from Turkey to Helsinki is to bus via Białystok which takes 2 days 4h and costs €390 - €600. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs €130 - €380 and takes 7h 7m.
Turkey to Helsinki bus services, operated by Gunsel, arrive at Dvirtsevyi Bus Station.
Helsinki is 1h behind Turkey. It is currently 7:46 AM in Turkey and 6:46 AM in Helsinki.
What companies run services between Turkey and Helsinki, Finland?
You can take a bus from İskenderpaşa to Helsinki Harbour Terminal 2 via Bayrampaşa Devlet Hastanesi, İstanbul Esenler bus station, Dvirtsevyi Bus Station, Bialystok, and Białystok Bus Station in around 2d 4h. Alternatively, Finnair and Pegasus Airlines fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) twice daily.
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Antalya Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from Istanbul to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–430
Flights from Antalya Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–490
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Antalya Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–400
Flights from Istanbul to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–440
Flights from Antalya Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–310
- Website
- flypgs.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–400
Flights from Antalya Airport to Helsinki Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–400
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €70–330
Flights from İzmir Adnan Menderes International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–360
Flights from Antalya Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–400
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Istanbul to Helsinki Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Istanbul to Lennart Meri International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Istanbul to Lennart Meri International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- Website
- sunexpress.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–380
- Phone
- +35929311111
- onlineticket@bdz.bg
- Website
- bdz.bg
Night train from Halkali to Bucharest
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €18–26
- 1st Class
- €24–35
- Phone
- 0219521
- petitii@cfrcalatori.ro
- Website
- cfrcalatori.ro
Night train from Bucuresti Nord to Wien Meidling
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–95
- Website
- https://www.cfrcalatori.ro/en/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Meidling to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–150
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- infokraj@intercity.pl
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Wien Meidling to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- 2nd Class
- €21–30
- 1st Class
- €27–35
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Bialystok
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €36–37
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Vilnius to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 4m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–7
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?lang=en
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- help@gunsel.ua
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from İstanbul Esenler bus station to Dvirtsevyi Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €65–90
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- +380 44 594 9010
- help@autolux.ua
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Bialystok
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–27
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
Bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–75
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Book at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +37167210066
- info@latlines.lv
- Website
- latlines.lv
Bus from Dvirtsevyi Bus Station to Bialystok
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Białystok Bus Station to Helsinki Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €310–440
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +90544 210 2535
- Website
- luksistanbul.com
Bus from Istanbul Kemal Pasa to Kyiv Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–80
- Schedules at
- luksistanbul.com
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- transtempo@ukr.net
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Kyiv Bus station to Tallinn Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Schedules at
- transtempo.ua
- Phone
- +373 22 542-185
- autogara@mtc.md
- Website
- autogara.md
Bus from Istanbul to Chisnau South
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €40–80
- Schedules at
- autogara.md
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- info@busline.md
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Chisinau, Gara Feroviara to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Website
- https://busline.md/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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