There are 10 ways to get from Bulgaria to Helsinki by plane, bus, train, car, ferry, or car train
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Fly Sofia Airport to Helsinki Airport
best- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane SOF - HEL
8h 40m€98–246Fly Sofia Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane SOF - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2ferry
11h 43m€82–253Bus, train
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bratislavabus
- Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Breclavtrain Rj
- Take the train from Breclav to Bohumintrain Ec
- Take the train from Bohumin to Warszawa Zachodniatrain Ec
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
43h 46m€159–393Drive 4,625.3 km
- Drive from Sofia to Helsinkicar 4,625.3 km
2d 1h€847–1,223Bus to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Helsinki Airport
- Take the bus from Ruse to Buchurestbus
- Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane OTP - HEL
7h 33m€100–309Bus, train via Vilnius
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus
- Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Warszawa Wschodniatrain Ec
- Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain
- Take the bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22) to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
45h 1m€160–298Bus
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Brnobus
- Take the bus from Brno to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus 916 / ...
- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
47h 56m€188–308Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Stara Zagorabus
- Take the bus from Stara Zagora to Zhytomyr Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Zhytomyr to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal Dbus
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry
2d 12h€168–246Train, bus
- Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucuresti Nordtrain Ic
- Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Chisinautrain 402
- Take the bus from Chisinau, Gara Feroviara to Tallinnbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
3d 11h€212–494Drive, car train
- Drive from Sofia to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Helsinkicar
2d 6h€766–1,120
Sofia Airport (SOF) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Bulgaria to Helsinki is to fly which costs €95 - €250 and takes 8h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Bulgaria to Helsinki is to bus and fly which takes 7h 33m and costs €100 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Bulgaria station to Helsinki station. However, there are services departing from Sofia Central Bus Station and arriving at Helsinki, Bus Station via Brno and Krakow, MDA Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 56m.
The distance between Bulgaria and Helsinki is 2002 km. The road distance is 4625.3 km.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Helsinki without a car is to bus and train which takes 43h 46m and costs €150 - €400.
It takes approximately 8h 40m to get from Bulgaria to Helsinki, including transfers.
Bulgaria to Helsinki bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, depart from Sofia Central Bus Station.
The best way to get from Bulgaria to Helsinki is to fly which takes 8h 40m and costs €95 - €250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €180 - €310 and takes 47h 56m.
Bulgaria to Helsinki bus services, operated by Union Ivkoni, arrive at Brno station.
Yes, the driving distance between Bulgaria to Helsinki is 4625 km. It takes approximately 2 days 1h to drive from Bulgaria to Helsinki.
What companies run services between Bulgaria and Helsinki, Finland?
Air Baltic, LOT, and five other airlines fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station via Brno and Krakow, MDA Bus Station in around 47h 56m.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Helsinki Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–290
Flights from Sofia Airport to Helsinki Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–350
Flights from Sofia Airport to Helsinki Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–360
Flights from Sofia Airport to Helsinki Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–550
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Helsinki Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–240
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Helsinki Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–340
Flights from Sofia Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from Sofia Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Sofia Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–500
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–280
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
Flights from Bucharest Otopeni to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Sofia Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Krakow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €50–180
- Phone
- +43 (0)5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Breclav
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–26
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/railjet
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- *
- €17–26
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- [email protected]
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Breclav
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–5
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Breclav to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–11
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Bohumin to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–21
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
Train from Budapest-Nyugati to Warszawa Wschodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–50
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +420 220 311 700
- [email protected]
- Website
- leoexpress.com
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Breclav
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
Train from Bohumin to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Website
- https://www.leoexpress.com/en
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Breclav
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €5–8
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +421 24 48 58 188
- [email protected]
- Website
- zssk.sk
Train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Breclav
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 8m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €4–8
- Website
- https://www.zssk.sk/en/
- Phone
- +43 (0) 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Breclav to Bohumin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 8m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
Train from Bohumin to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €80–150
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +420 221 111 122
- [email protected]
- Website
- cd.cz
Train from Bohumin to Warszawa Zachodnia
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- https://www.cd.cz/en/default.htm
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- [email protected]
- Website
- ltglink.lt
Train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–30
- Website
- https://ltglink.lt/en
- Phone
- +359 2 931 11 11
- [email protected]
- Website
- bdz.bg
Train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsa
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €4–6
- 1st Class
- €4–6
Train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucuresti Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €3–5
- Website
- https://www.bdz.bg/en
- 2nd Class
- €3–5
- 1st Class
- €3–4
- Phone
- (+373) 22 83 33 33
- [email protected]
- Website
- railway.md
Train from Bucuresti Nord to Chisinau
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–29
- Schedules at
- railway.md
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–130
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +359 88 949 0000
- [email protected]
- Website
- union-ivkoni.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bratislava
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Brno
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 58m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://union-ivkoni.com/en
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22) to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Brno to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €28–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €7–13
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +359 899199328
- [email protected]
- Website
- bgrazpisanie.com
Bus from Ruse to Buchurest
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €7–10
- Schedules at
- bgrazpisanie.com
- Phone
- +359 2 812 0 812
- [email protected]
- Website
- karat-s.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Schedules at
- karat-s.com
- Phone
- +359 0885700870
- [email protected]
- Website
- citylines.eu
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- https://citylines.eu/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- [email protected]
- Website
- regiojet.com
Bus from Brno to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- 042 605 349
- [email protected]
- Website
- avtogara.starazagora.bg
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €4–17
- Schedules at
- avtogara.starazagora.bg
- Phone
- 0700 1 2222
- Website
- doris-bg.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14
- Schedules at
- doris-bg.com
- Phone
- 044/62 48 83
- [email protected]
- Website
- globuses.com
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €15
- Website
- https://www.globuses.com/index.html
- [email protected]
- Website
- svs.md
Bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Stara Zagora
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 3m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €8–17
- Website
- https://svs.md/en/bus/route/number-19167
- Phone
- +380 (93) 320-44-44
- [email protected]
- Website
- gunsel.ua
Bus from Stara Zagora to Zhytomyr Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 30m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €60–80
- Website
- https://gunsel.ua/
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- [email protected]
- Website
- transtempo.ua
Bus from Zhytomyr to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://transtempo.ua/
- Phone
- +373 789 18 888
- [email protected]
- Website
- busline.md
Bus from Chisinau, Gara Feroviara to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2d 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €180–440
- Website
- https://busline.md/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
- €20–40
- Schedules at
- https://www.eckeroline.com/
- Economy
- €20–30
- Phone
- +358 3 4399880
- [email protected]
- Website
- vikingline.fi
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–30
- Website
- https://www.sales.vikingline.com/
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