There are 10 ways to get from Bilbao to Helsinki by plane, bus, train, car, ferry, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Bilbao Airport to Helsinki Airport
best- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane BIO - HEL
8h 7m€124–308Bus to Santander Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santanderbus
- Fly from Santander Airport (SDR) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane SDR - HEL
11h 27m€110–616Bus, train via Paris
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Parisbus
- Take the train from Paris Est to Berlin Suedkreuztrain Ice
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
2d€432–1,272Drive 4,568.9 km
- Drive from Bilbao to Helsinkicar 4,568.9 km
47h 35m€838–1,210Bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
- Take the bus from Bilbao to Biarritzbus
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane BIQ - HEL
10h 7m€165–396Fly Bilbao Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane BIO - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2ferry
11h 40m€113–280Train, bus
- Take the train from Bilbao-Abando to Barcelona-Santstrain Alv
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieutrain
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Berlin Suedkreuztrain Ice / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
2d 4h€536–1,269Bus
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Paris - Pershing-Porte Maillot Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
2d 7h€306–532Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vitoria-Gasteizbus
- Take the bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Dortmund central bus stationbus
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain 42 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
2d 14h€355–791Drive, car train, car ferry
- Drive from Bilbao to Lörrach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Swinoujsciecar
- Take the car ferry from Świnoujście to Ystadcarferry
- Drive from Bornholmerfærgen, Ystad to Helsinkicar
2d 12h€773–1,265
Bilbao to Helsinki by bus, foot, subway, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bilbao to Helsinki is to fly and ferry which costs €110 - €280 and takes 11h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Helsinki is to fly which takes 8h 7m and costs €120 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Bilbao to Helsinki station. However, there are services departing from Bilbao Intermodal and arriving at Helsinki, Bus Station via Paris and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
The distance between Bilbao and Helsinki is 2697 km. The road distance is 4568.9 km.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Helsinki without a car is to bus and train via Paris which takes 2 days 0h and costs €430 - €1300.
It takes approximately 8h 7m to get from Bilbao to Helsinki, including transfers.
Bilbao to Helsinki bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Bilbao Intermodal station.
The best way to get from Bilbao to Helsinki is to fly which takes 8h 7m and costs €120 - €310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €300 - €550 and takes 2 days 7h.
Bilbao to Helsinki bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Paris - Pershing-Porte Maillot Bus Station.
Helsinki is 1h ahead of Bilbao. It is currently 6:20 AM in Bilbao and 7:20 AM in Helsinki.
What companies run services between Bilbao, Spain and Helsinki, Finland?
KLM, Norwegian Air International, and three other airlines fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Helsinki, Bus Station via Paris and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–430
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–650
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–300
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Helsinki Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–410
Flights from Santander Airport to Helsinki Airport via Milan Malpensa
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
Flights from Santander Airport to Helsinki Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
Flights from Santander Airport to Helsinki Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €200–600
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–300
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–300
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Helsinki Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–650
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Helsinki Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Santander Airport to Helsinki Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- When
- Sunday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €110–800
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Paris Est to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €210–900
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Strasbourg to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- renfe.com
Train from Bilbao-Abando to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- https://www.renfe.com/es/en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- [email protected]
- Website
- msm-gruppe.de
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- msm-gruppe.de
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Bilbao to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–21
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–230
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–280
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://www.alsa.com/en/
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Paris - Pershing-Porte Maillot Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- autobuseslaunion.com
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- https://www.autobuseslaunion.com/en
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Schedules at
- https://www.eckeroline.com/
- Economy
- €20–30
- 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
- €40–160
- Schedules at
- polferries.com
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