There are 10 ways to get from Brest to Helsinki by plane, train, bus, ferry, car ferry, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Brest Bretagne Airport to Helsinki Airport
best- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane BES - HEL
8h 42m€125–608Train, bus via Ełk
- Take the train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Wroclaw, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Wroclaw Glowny to Elktrain Ic
- Take the bus from Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02 to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
2d€381–871Train, line 80 ferry, car ferry
- Take the train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Hamburg-Harburgtrain Trn
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stockholm Centralstationtrain 344
- Take the ferry from Stockholm Nybrokajen to Stockholm Ropsten bryggaferry 80
- Take the car ferry from Stockholm to Helsinkicarferry
2d 3hDrive 4,208 km
- Drive from Brest to Helsinkicar 4,208 km
44h 14m€772–1,114Train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
- Take the train from Brest to Rennestrain
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane RNS - HEL
10h 57m€228–500Fly Brest Bretagne Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane BES - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2ferry
13h 27m€194–690Train, bus
- Take the train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Hamburg-Harburgtrain Trn
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
2d 3h€419–785Bus
- Take the bus from Brest to Parisbus
- Take the bus from Paris to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
2d 4h€297–499Bus via Hamburg
- Take the bus from Brest - SNCF Train Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Hamburg - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
2d 9h€302–539Drive, Eurotunnel, car ferry
- Drive from Brest to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Grenåcar
- Take the car ferry from Grenå to Halmstadcarferry
- Drive from Halmstad to Helsinkicar
2d 2h€1,009–1,387
Brest to Helsinki by train, subway, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Brest to Helsinki is to fly which costs €120 - €650 and takes 8h 42m.
The fastest way to get from Brest to Helsinki is to fly which takes 8h 42m and costs €120 - €650.
No, there is no direct bus from Brest to Helsinki station. However, there are services departing from Brest and arriving at Helsinki, Bus Station via Paris and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 4h.
The distance between Brest and Helsinki is 2320 km. The road distance is 4208 km.
The best way to get from Brest to Helsinki without a car is to train and bus via Ełk which takes 2 days 0h and costs €380 - €900.
It takes approximately 8h 42m to get from Brest to Helsinki, including transfers.
Brest to Helsinki bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Brest station.
The best way to get from Brest to Helsinki is to fly which takes 8h 42m and costs €120 - €650. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €290 - €500 and takes 2 days 4h.
Brest to Helsinki bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Helsinki is 1h ahead of Brest. It is currently 6:08 PM in Brest and 7:08 PM in Helsinki.
What companies run services between Brest, France and Helsinki, Finland?
Air France, Volotea, and two other airlines fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Brest to Helsinki, Bus Station via Paris and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 2d 4h.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Helsinki Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–700
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–700
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 51m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–650
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Helsinki Airport via Rome
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–900
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Helsinki Airport via Palma Mallorca
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €330–950
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Helsinki Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–700
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Helsinki Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–700
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Helsinki Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Helsinki Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–650
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Helsinki Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–700
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brest to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–85
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
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Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Brest to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–85
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Wroclaw Glowny to Elk
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €95–360
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Paris Nord to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €150–300
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Paris Nord to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €150–300
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +46 77 175 75 75
- [email protected]
- Website
- sj.se
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stockholm Centralstation
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €170–260
- Website
- https://www.sj.se/en/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €137
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Wroclaw, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02 to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- 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
Bus from Brest to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- 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 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
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Brest - SNCF Train Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Hamburg - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +46 8 600 10 00
- Website
- sl.se
Ferry from Stockholm Nybrokajen to Stockholm Ropsten brygga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://sl.se/en/in-english
- Phone
- +358 3 4399880
- [email protected]
- Website
- vikingline.fi
Car ferry from Stockholm to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
- 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
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Grenå to Halmstad
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
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