There are 10 ways to get from Cherbourg to Helsinki by train, plane, bus, ferry, car ferry, car, or car train
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 Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
best- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane CDG - HEL
9h 10m€170–416Train, ferry to Jersey Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Cherbourg to Lisontrain
- Take the train from Lison to Granvilletrain
- Take the ferry from Granville to Jersey St Helierferry
- Fly from Jersey Airport (JER) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane JER - HEL
14h 23m€121–532Train, bus
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the bus from Paris to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
44h 20m€256–450Train, line 80 ferry, car ferry
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Hamburg-Harburgtrain Trn
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Stockholm Centralstationtrain 344
- Take the ferry from Stockholm Nybrokajen to Stockholm Ropsten bryggaferry 80
- Take the carferry from Stockholm to Helsinkicarferry
2d 2hDrive 3,957.2 km
- Drive from Cherbourg to Helsinkicar 3,957.2 km
41h 46m€725–1,047Train, train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Lisontrain
- Take the train from Lison to Rennestrain
- Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane RNS - HEL
14h 36m€183–568Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane CDG - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2ferry
12h 31m€193–453Train, bus via Hamburg
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Hamburg-Harburgtrain Trn
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
2d 1h€353–662Train, bus via Hamburg #2
- Take the train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazaretrain
- 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 2h€283–511Drive, Eurotunnel, car ferry
- Drive from Cherbourg 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
47h 59m€958–1,331
Cherbourg to Helsinki by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Cherbourg to Helsinki is to train and fly which costs €170 - €420 and takes 9h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Cherbourg to Helsinki is to train and fly which takes 9h 10m and costs €170 - €420.
The distance between Cherbourg and Helsinki is 2320 km. The road distance is 3957.2 km.
The best way to get from Cherbourg to Helsinki without a car is to train and bus which takes 44h 20m and costs €250 - €450.
It takes approximately 9h 10m to get from Cherbourg to Helsinki, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Cherbourg to Helsinki is 3957 km. It takes approximately 41h 46m to drive from Cherbourg to Helsinki.
There are 1283+ hotels available in Helsinki.
What companies run services between Cherbourg, Normandy, France and Helsinki, Finland?
There is no direct connection from Cherbourg to Helsinki. However, you can take the train to Paris St Lazare, walk to Haussmann Saint-Lazare, take the train to Magenta, walk to Paris Nord, take the train to Aéroport Charles de Gaulle 2, walk to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) airport, fly to Helsinki Airport (HEL), walk to Lentoasema, then take the train to Helsinki. Alternatively, you can take a train from Cherbourg to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 via Paris St Lazare, Haussmann Saint-Lazare, Neuilly - Porte Maillot, Paris, and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 44h 20m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–430
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–260
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–260
Flights from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–700
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–160
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–210
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–160
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Cherbourg to Lison
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lison to Rennes
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Cherbourg to Lison
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–25
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lison to Granville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €14–28
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Cherbourg to Paris St Lazare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +46 8 600 10 00
- Website
- SL
Ferry from Stockholm Nybrokajen to Stockholm Ropsten brygga
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- SL
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