There are 12 ways to get from Bristol to Oulu 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 London Heathrow Airport, fly to Oulu Airport
best- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Oulu Airport (OUL)plane LHR - OUL
9h 43m€246–562Fly Bristol Airport to Oulu Airport
cheapest- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Oulu Airport (OUL)plane BRS - OUL
10h 27m€87–300Train, bus
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
- Take the train from Helsinki to Oulutrain
2d 9h€365–602Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Bristol to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Oulucar
34h 39m€743–1,067Train to Cardiff Airport, fly to Oulu Airport
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Centraltrain
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Oulu Airport (OUL)plane CWL - OUL
11h 54m€196–541Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Oulu Airport
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Manchester Piccadillytrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Oulu Airport (OUL)plane MAN - OUL
11h 2m€247–466Train, train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Oulu Airport
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to Readingtrain
- Take the train from Reading to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Oulu Airport (OUL)plane LGW - OUL
10h 59m€156–510Fly Bristol Airport to Rovaniemi, train
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane BRS - RVN
- Take the train from Rovaniemi to Oulutrain
10h 36m€180–451Bus, train
- Take the bus from Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus 200 / ...
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAObus
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Helsinki Kamppi to Oulu, Bus Stationbus Ob1
2d 11h€254–513Train, bus via Hamburg
- Take the train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
- Take the train from Helsinki to Oulutrain
2d 11h€383–630Bus
- Take the bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivalsbus 040
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Oulu, Bus Stationbus
2d 12h€291–465Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Bristol to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Oulucar
35h 48m€637–1,023
Bristol to Oulu by train, subway, foot, bus, and tram
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Bristol to Oulu is to fly which costs €85 - €300 and takes 10h 27m.
The fastest way to get from Bristol to Oulu is to train and fly which takes 9h 43m and costs €240 - €600.
No, there is no direct bus from Bristol station to Oulu station. However, there are services departing from Bus Station and arriving at Oulu, Bus Station via London Victoria, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 12h.
The distance between Bristol and Oulu is 2328 km.
The best way to get from Bristol to Oulu without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 9h and costs €360 - €600.
It takes approximately 9h 43m to get from Bristol to Oulu, including transfers.
Bristol to Oulu bus services, operated by National Express, depart from Bus Station.
The best way to get from Bristol to Oulu is to fly which takes 10h 27m and costs €85 - €300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €290 - €470 and takes 2 days 12h.
Bristol to Oulu bus services, operated by National Express, arrive at London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals.
Oulu is 2h ahead of Bristol. It is currently 9:29 PM in Bristol and 11:29 PM in Oulu.
What companies run services between Bristol, England and Oulu, Finland?
easyJet, Finnair, and three other airlines fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Oulu Airport (OUL) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bus Station to Oulu, Bus Station via London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals, London Victoria, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, and Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 in around 2d 12h.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Oulu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Oulu Airport via Copenhagen, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–650
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Oulu Airport via Dublin, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €260–750
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Oulu Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–700
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Oulu Airport via Alicante–Elche, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €170–490
Flights from Manchester Airport to Oulu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–320
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Oulu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–380
Flights from Bristol Airport to Oulu Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Bristol Airport to Oulu Airport via Dublin, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Bristol Airport to Oulu Airport via Edinburgh, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Bristol Airport to Oulu Airport via Copenhagen, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rovaniemi via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rovaniemi via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Oulu Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Oulu Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from Bristol Airport to Rovaniemi via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 7000 125
- [email protected]
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Reading
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Reading to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to London Paddington
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- Great Western Railway (GWR)
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki to Oulu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Rovaniemi to Oulu
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki to Oulu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €139
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €139
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–24
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Cardiff Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Bristol Temple Meads to Manchester Piccadilly
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Rovaniemi to Oulu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 4m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- Pohjois-Suomen Rautatieharrastajat ry
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–140
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 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
- €130–210
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- 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 London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 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
- €130–210
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Oulu, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bus Station to Heathrow Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Bus Station to London Victoria Coach Station Arrivals
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAO
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +358 600 02010
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from Helsinki Kamppi to Oulu, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €29–40
- Website
- Omni Bus
- Website
- FlixBus Finland Oy
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Oulu, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- FlixBus Finland Oy
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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