There are 10 ways to get from Bilbao to Helsinki by plane, bus, train, car, ferry, 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.
Fly Bilbao Airport to Helsinki Airport
best- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane BIO - HEL
8h 13m€114–327Fly Bilbao Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane BIO - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2ferry
11h 59m€112–294Bus, 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€402–1,226Drive 4,568.9 km
- Drive from Bilbao to Helsinkicar 4,568.9 km
47h 35m€831–1,200Bus to Santander Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
- 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 15m€140–643Bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
- Take the bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Biarritz - Airport Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane BIQ - HEL
10h 10m€125–408Train, bus
- Take the train from Bilbao-Abando to Zaragoza-Deliciastrain Alv
- Take the train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Montpellier Saint-Rochtrain
- Take the train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Strasbourgtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to S Südkreuz Bhftrain 82 / ...
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
2d 4h€540–1,219Bus
- 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, Harbour Terminal 2bus
2d 6h€273–476Bus, 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, Harbour Terminal 2bus
2d 13h€326–712Drive, car train, car ferry
- Drive from Bilbao 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 12h€772–1,253
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 - €300 and takes 11h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Bilbao to Helsinki is to fly which takes 8h 13m and costs €110 - €330.
No, there is no direct bus from Bilbao to Helsinki. However, there are services departing from Bilbao Intermodal and arriving at Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 via Paris and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Bilbao and Helsinki is 2692 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 €400 - €1300.
It takes approximately 8h 13m 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 13m and costs €110 - €330. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €270 - €480 and takes 2 days 6h.
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 12:25 AM in Bilbao and 1:25 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, Harbour Terminal 2 via Paris and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Helsinki Airport via Dusseldorf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–410
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Helsinki Airport via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–270
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
- €220–650
Flights from Santander Airport to Helsinki Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
- 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 Bilbao Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- 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
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Helsinki Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Helsinki Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–320
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–390
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paris Est to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €210–900
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–260
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Bilbao-Abando to Zaragoza-Delicias
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Zaragoza-Delicias to Montpellier Saint-Roch
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Montpellier Saint-Roch to Strasbourg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +49 221 800 20 80
- [email protected]
- Website
- MSM Partyzug
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- MSM Partyzug
- 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 Bilbao to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Vitoria-Gasteiz to Dortmund central bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- ALSA
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Parada de autobús del aeropuerto de Santander
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €39
- Website
- ALSA
- Aeropuerto de Santander
- €39
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €5–9
- Website
- ALSA
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Biarritz - Airport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Paris - Pershing-Porte Maillot Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–140
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +34 94 476 50 07
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
Bus from Bilbao Intermodal to Vitoria-Gasteiz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–13
- Website
- Autobuses La Union
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- 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
- €35–150
- Schedules at
- polferries.com
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