There are 10 ways to get from Besançon to Helsinki by train, plane, bus, car, car train, 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 Basel, fly
best- Take the train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mulhouse Villetrain
- Fly from Basel (BSL) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane BSL - HEL
9h 15m€133–399Train, bus
- Take the train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Berlin Suedkreuztrain Ice
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
37h 43m€304–568Train, bus via Vilnius
- Take the train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Frankfurt(Main)Hbftrain Tgv
- Take the train from Offenbach to Kraków Głównytrain Drf
- Take the train from Kraków Główny to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain
- Take the bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22) to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
2dDrive 3,719.2 km
- Drive from Besançon to Helsinkicar 3,719.2 km
38h 47m€704–1,017Train to Luxembourg, fly
- Take the train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Luxembourgtrain
- Fly from Luxembourg (LUX) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane LUX - HEL
10h 15m€185–499Train, train to Geneva International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Besancon Viotte to Dole Villetrain
- Take the train from Dole Ville to Lausannetrain
- Take the train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroporttrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane GVA - HEL
9h 58m€184–373Train, train to Zurich Airport, fly
- Take the train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mulhouse Villetrain
- Take the train from Mulhouse Ville to Zuerich Hbtrain
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane ZRH - HEL
9h 27m€164–348Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Besancon Viotte to Belforttrain Ter
- Take the train from Belfort to Mulhouse Villetrain Ter
- Take the train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbftrain 20 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
42h 19m€341–643Bus
- Take the bus from Besançon to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus N1326
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus N1206 / ...
42h 40m€232–355Drive, car train, car ferry
- Drive from Besançon to Lörrach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Swinoujsciecar
- Take the carferry from Świnoujście to Ystadcarferry
- Drive from Bornholmerfærgen, Ystad to Helsinkicar
2d 2h€624–1,050
Besançon to Helsinki by train and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Besançon to Helsinki is to train and fly which costs €130 - €400 and takes 9h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Besançon to Helsinki is to train and fly which takes 9h 15m and costs €130 - €400.
No, there is no direct bus from Besançon to Helsinki. However, there are services departing from Besançon and arriving at Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 40m.
The distance between Besançon and Helsinki is 1999 km. The road distance is 3719.2 km.
The best way to get from Besançon to Helsinki without a car is to train and bus which takes 37h 43m and costs €300 - €600.
It takes approximately 9h 15m to get from Besançon to Helsinki, including transfers.
Besançon to Helsinki bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Besançon station.
Besançon to Helsinki bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Helsinki is 1h ahead of Besançon. It is currently 12:52 AM in Besançon and 1:52 AM in Helsinki.
Yes, the driving distance between Besançon to Helsinki is 3719 km. It takes approximately 38h 47m to drive from Besançon to Helsinki.
What companies run services between Besançon, France and Helsinki, Finland?
You can take a bus from Besançon to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 42h 40m.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Basel to Helsinki Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–400
Flights from Luxembourg to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–260
Flights from Zurich Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Basel to Helsinki Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–340
Flights from Basel to Helsinki Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–410
Flights from Luxembourg to Helsinki Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–390
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Luxembourg to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–310
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–300
Flights from Zurich Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–220
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Basel to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
Flights from Basel to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Basel to Helsinki Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Luxembourg to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–360
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Frankfurt(Main)Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Besancon Viotte to Dole Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Dole Ville to Lausanne
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–45
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Mulhouse Ville to Zuerich Hb
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- TGV inOui
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Besancon Viotte to Dole Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–14
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Besancon-Franche Comte Tgv to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Besancon Viotte to Belfort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €16–28
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Belfort to Mulhouse Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–15
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–270
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140–320
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Offenbach to Kraków Główny
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 8m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kraków Główny to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 16m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–50
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Lausanne to Genève-Aéroport
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €24–40
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Basel SBB to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22) to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €170–260
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Besançon to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +48 91 88 02 909
- [email protected]
- Website
- unityline.eu
Car ferry from Świnoujście to Ystad
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Schedules at
- unityline.eu
- Phone
- +48 94 35 52 102
- [email protected]
- Website
- polferries.com
Car ferry from Świnoujście to Ystad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Schedules at
- polferries.com
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