There are 10 ways to get from Europe to Kotka by train, plane, bus, car, car ferry, or 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 Frankfurt, fly to Helsinki Airport, train
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane FRA - HEL
- Take the train from Tikkurila to Kouvolatrain
- Take the train from Kouvola to Kotkatrain
12h 19m€149–358Train, bus via Tallinn
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain 11
- Take the bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Tallinn Harbourbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn Harbour to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from 29 to Kotkan linja-autoasema PÄÄTEPYSÄKKIbus Ob7
36h 44m€216–375Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Europe to Port Of Frederikshavncar
- Take the carferry from Port of Frederikshavn to Gothenburgcarferry
- Drive from Gothenburg to Kotkacar
35h 16m€563–946Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane DUS - HEL
- Take the train from Tikkurila to Kouvolatrain
- Take the train from Kouvola to Kotkatrain
14h 33m€182–441Train, train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane HAM - HEL
- Take the train from Tikkurila to Kouvolatrain
- Take the train from Kouvola to Kotkatrain
13h 26mTrain to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport, train
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane BER - HEL
- Take the train from Tikkurila to Kouvolatrain
- Take the train from Kouvola to Kotkatrain
13h 20m€156–411Train to Frankfurt, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry, train
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane FRA - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2ferry
- Take the train from Helsinki to Kouvolatrain
- Take the train from Kouvola to Kotkatrain
16h 26m€171–382Train, bus
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain Rb5 / ...
- Take the bus from Kassel to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
- Take the bus from 29 to Kotkan linja-autoasema PÄÄTEPYSÄKKIbus Ob7
40h 25m€189–308Bus, train
- Take the bus from Kassel Kaufungen Papierfabrik to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Helsinki to Kouvolatrain Z / ...
- Take the train from Kouvola to Kotkatrain O
40h 30m€310–454Train, bus #2
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain Rb5 / ...
- Take the bus from Kassel to Rīgabus
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Helsinki to Kouvolatrain Z / ...
- Take the train from Kouvola to Kotkatrain O
42h 44m€191–341
Europe to Kotka by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Kotka is to train and fly which costs €150 - €420 and takes 13h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Kotka is to train and fly which takes 12h 19m and costs €140 - €360.
The distance between Europe and Kotka is 1930 km.
The best way to get from Europe to Kotka without a car is to train and bus via Tallinn which takes 36h 44m and costs €210 - €380.
It takes approximately 12h 19m to get from Europe to Kotka, including transfers.
Kotka is 1h ahead of Europe. It is currently 2:10 PM in Europe and 3:10 PM in Kotka.
There are 88+ hotels available in Kotka.
What companies run services between Europe and Kotka, Finland?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Kotka. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Helsinki Airport (HEL), walk to Lentoasema, take the train to Tikkurila, take the train to Kouvola, then take the train to Kotka. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Sontra-Ulfen Mitte to Kotkan linja-autoasema PÄÄTEPYSÄKKI via Herleshausen Bahnhof, Herleshausen Bahnhof, Eisenach Hbf, S Südkreuz Bhf, Berlin Südkreuz train station, Tallinn Harbour, and 29 in around 36h 44m.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–290
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–330
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Frankfurt to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–220
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Monday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–210
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Flights from Frankfurt to Lennart Meri International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
Flights from Frankfurt to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–330
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Helsinki Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–180
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Helsinki Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €70–220
Flights from Frankfurt to Lennart Meri International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–250
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–350
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–180
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–190
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–130
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €9–21
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Tikkurila to Kouvola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Kouvola to Kotka
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Tikkurila to Kouvola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Kouvola to Kotka
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Tikkurila to Kouvola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Kouvola to Kotka
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Tikkurila to Kouvola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Kouvola to Kotka
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki to Kouvola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Kouvola to Kotka
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki to Kouvola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Kouvola to Kotka
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki to Kouvola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Kouvola to Kotka
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Göttingen to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Helsinki to Kouvola
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- Pohjois-Suomen Rautatieharrastajat ry
Train from Helsinki to Kouvola
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- Pohjois-Suomen Rautatieharrastajat ry
Train from Helsinki to Kouvola
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- Pohjois-Suomen Rautatieharrastajat ry
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin Südkreuz train station to Tallinn Harbour
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Tallinn Harbour to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €7–12
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kassel to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kassel Kaufungen Papierfabrik to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +358 600 02010
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from 29 to Kotkan linja-autoasema PÄÄTEPYSÄKKI
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from 29 to Kotkan linja-autoasema PÄÄTEPYSÄKKI
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Website
- Omni Bus
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Kassel to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €27–50
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
Bus from Kassel to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–220
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Port of Frederikshavn to Gothenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–120
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- €16–22
- Small Car
- €70–120
- 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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