There are 10 ways to get from Brest to Helsinki by plane, train, bus, car, ferry, car train, or car ferry
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Fly Brest Bretagne Airport to Helsinki Airport
best- Fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane BES - HEL
8h 32m€216–558Fly Brest Bretagne Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry
cheapest- 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 32m€181–735Train, bus via Berlin
- Take the train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Est to Berlin Suedkreuztrain Ice
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
40h 54m€460–834Drive 4,208 km
- Drive from Brest to Helsinkicar 4,208 km
44h 14m€792–1,144Train 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 26m€190–532Train to Nantes Atlantique Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
- Take the train from Brest to Nantestrain
- Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane NTE - HEL
11h 42m€185–450Train, 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, Harbour Terminal 2bus
2d 2h€431–674Bus
- Take the bus from Brest - SNCF Train Station to Rennes - Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Rennes to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
2d 8h€298–471Bus via Paris
- 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, Harbour Terminal 2bus
2d 9h€275–444Drive, Eurotunnel, car ferry
- Drive from Brest to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Grenåcar
- Take the carferry from Grenå to Halmstadcarferry
- Drive from Halmstad to Helsinkicar
2d 2h€1,045–1,405
Brest to Helsinki by train, foot, subway, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Brest to Helsinki is to train and fly which costs €190 - €550 and takes 10h 26m.
The fastest way to get from Brest to Helsinki is to fly which takes 8h 32m and costs €210 - €600.
No, there is no direct bus from Brest station to Helsinki. However, there are services departing from Brest - SNCF Train Station and arriving at Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 via Rennes and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 8h.
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 Berlin which takes 40h 54m and costs €460 - €850.
It takes approximately 8h 32m to get from Brest to Helsinki, including transfers.
Brest to Helsinki bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, depart from Brest - SNCF Train Station.
The best way to get from Brest to Helsinki is to fly which takes 8h 32m and costs €210 - €600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €290 - €480 and takes 2 days 8h.
Brest to Helsinki bus services, operated by BlaBlaCar Bus, arrive at Rennes - Bus Station.
Helsinki is 1h ahead of Brest. It is currently 10:37 AM in Brest and 11:37 AM in Helsinki.
What companies run services between Brest, France and Helsinki, Finland?
Air France, Finnair, and two other airlines fly from Brest Bretagne Airport (BES) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Brest - SNCF Train Station to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 via Rennes - Bus Station, Rennes, and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 2d 8h.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Helsinki Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–750
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–750
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Helsinki Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–700
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Helsinki Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–700
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Helsinki Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–900
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Helsinki Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €260–700
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Helsinki Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–460
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Helsinki Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–480
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Helsinki Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–470
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–750
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–460
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Brest Bretagne Airport to Helsinki Airport via Barcelona
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Helsinki Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nantes Atlantique Airport to Helsinki Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–470
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brest to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €120–180
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Brest to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Brest to Nantes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Brest to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €100–180
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paris Est to Berlin Suedkreuz
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €210–430
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Paris Nord to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €160–240
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €139
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €139
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €139
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €139
- 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 Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Brest - SNCF Train Station to Rennes - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rennes to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- 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 Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Brest - SNCF Train Station to Rennes - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Brest - SNCF Train Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Hamburg - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- €20–30
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Grenå to Halmstad
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Stena Line
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