There are 4 ways to get from Cape Town to Helsinki by plane, ferry, or 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 to Helsinki Airport
best- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane CPT - HEL
16h 33m€346–1,121Fly to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane CPT - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2ferry
19h 13m€422–898Fly to Turku Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Turku Airport (TKU)plane CPT - TKU
- Take the train from Turku to Helsinkitrain
23h 2m€497–1,766Fly to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport, train
- Fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP)plane CPT - TMP
- Take the train from Tampere to Helsinkitrain
28h 46m€522–1,462
Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Cape Town to Helsinki is to fly and ferry which costs €420 - €900 and takes 19h 13m.
The fastest way to get from Cape Town to Helsinki is to fly which takes 16h 33m and costs €340 - €1200.
The distance between Cape Town and Helsinki is 10543 km.
It takes approximately 16h 33m to get from Cape Town to Helsinki, including transfers.
Helsinki is 1h ahead of Cape Town. It is currently 3:43 AM in Cape Town and 4:43 AM in Helsinki.
There are 1249+ hotels available in Helsinki.
What companies run services between Cape Town, South Africa and Helsinki, Finland?
KLM, Lufthansa, and five other airlines fly from Cape Town International Airport (CPT) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) 5 times a day.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Helsinki Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Turku Airport via Zurich, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,700
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Turku Airport via Munich, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 26h
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Turku Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,700
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport via Zurich, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,700
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport via Frankfurt, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 40m
- When
- Wednesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €340–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €350–1,300
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €330–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €310–1,200
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Turku Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 23h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,700
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Turku Airport via Frankfurt, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €330–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €320–1,100
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €480–1,800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport via Munich, Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport via Frankfurt, Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,900
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Turku Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 27m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €460–1,700
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Turku Airport via Frankfurt, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 19h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,800
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €480–1,800
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport via Munich, Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,900
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport via Frankfurt, Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 55m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €500–1,900
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Helsinki Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €320–1,200
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Cape Town International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Turku to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Tampere to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €23–40
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
- 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
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