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How to get fromBulgaria to Helsinkiby plane, bus, train, car, ferry, or car train

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There are 11 ways to get from Bulgaria to Helsinki by plane, bus, train, car, ferry, or car train

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  1. Fly Sofia Airport to Helsinki Airport

    best
    1. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane plane SOF - HEL
    8h 39m
    €103–306

  2. Fly Sofia Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry

    cheapest
    1. Fly from Sofia Airport (SOF) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane plane SOF - TLL
    2. Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2ferry ferry
    11h 43m
    €72–258

  3. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Bratislavabus bus
    2. Take the train from Bratislava Hlavna Stanica to Breclavtrain train Rj
    3. Take the train from Breclav to Bohumintrain train Ec
    4. Take the train from Bohumin to Warszawa Zachodniatrain train Ec
    5. Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus bus
    43h 37m
    €158–383

  4. Drive 4,625.3 km

    1. Drive from Sofia to Helsinkicar car 4,625.3 km
    2d 1h
    €845–1,220

  5. Bus to Bucharest Otopeni, fly to Helsinki Airport

    1. Take the bus from Ruse to Buchurestbus bus
    2. Fly from Bucharest Otopeni (OTP) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane plane OTP - HEL
    7h 32m
    €95–309

  6. Fly Burgas Airport to Helsinki Airport

    1. Fly from Burgas Airport (BOJ) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane plane BOJ - HEL
    6h 11m
    €113–346

  7. Bus, train via Vilnius

    1. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvarbus bus
    2. Take the train from Budapest-Nyugati to Warszawa Wschodniatrain train Ec
    3. Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain train
    4. Take the bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22) to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus bus
    45h 30m
    €155–293

  8. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Brnobus bus
    2. Take the bus from Brno to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus bus 916 / ...
    3. Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus bus
    47h 56m
    €176–293

  9. Bus, ferry

    1. Take the bus from Sofia Central Bus Station to Stara Zagorabus bus
    2. Take the bus from Stara Zagora to Zhytomyr Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Zhytomyr to Tallinn, Harbour Terminal Dbus bus
    4. Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinkiferry ferry
    2d 12h
    €169–234

  10. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Sofia Sever to Gorna Oryahovitsatrain train Ic / ...
    2. Take the train from Gorna Oryahovitsa to Bucuresti Nordtrain train Ic
    3. Take the train from Bucuresti Nord to Chisinautrain train 402
    4. Take the bus from Chisinau, Gara Feroviara to Tallinnbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Tallinn, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus bus
    3d 11h
    €232–483

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Sofia to Villach Hbfcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Helsinkicar car
    2d 6h
    €766–1,120

Sofia Airport (SOF) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) flights

Calendar30Weekly Planes
Duration5h 54mAverage Duration
Ticket€96Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,002 km
  • Duration: 8h 39m

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.

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