There are 8 ways to get from Europe to Kotka by train, plane, bus, car, car ferry, or ferry
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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 Kotkan satamatrain
13h 13m€155–419Train, bus
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the bus from Göttingen central bus station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from 29 to Kotkan linja-autoasema PÄÄTEPYSÄKKIbus Ob7
38h 56mDrive, 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€536–887Train, 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 Kotkan satamatrain
13h 53mTrain, 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 Kotkan satamatrain
15h 15m€186–569Train 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 Kotkan satamatrain
13h 48m€158–557Train 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 Kotkan satamatrain
16h 36m€180–483Train, bus via Riga
- 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 bus from 29 to Kotkan linja-autoasema PÄÄTEPYSÄKKIbus Ob7
41h 30m€159–311
Frankfurt (FRA) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Kotka is to train and bus via Riga which costs €150 - €320 and takes 41h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Kotka is to train and fly which takes 13h 13m and costs €150 - €420.
The distance between Europe and Kotka is 1947 km.
The best way to get from Europe to Kotka without a car is to train and bus which takes 38h 56m and costs .
It takes approximately 13h 13m to get from Europe to Kotka, including transfers.
Kotka is 1h ahead of Europe. It is currently 4:45 PM in Europe and 5:45 PM in Kotka.
There are 99+ 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 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, 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 Kotkan satama. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Wildeck-Richelsdorf Alsecco to Kotkan linja-autoasema PÄÄTEPYSÄKKI via Sontra Breitwiese, Sontra Bahnhof, Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof, Göttingen, Göttingen central bus station, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, and 29 in around 38h 56m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–220
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–220
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–220
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–220
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Sunday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–220
Flights from Frankfurt to Lennart Meri International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–240
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–250
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–320
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–230
Flights from Frankfurt to Lennart Meri International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–190
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Helsinki Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–210
Flights from Frankfurt to Lennart Meri International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–290
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–230
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–370
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–180
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Göttingen to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–220
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €50–230
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Eisenach Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €60–270
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–120
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €9–45
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Tikkurila to Kouvola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Kouvola to Kotkan satama
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Tikkurila to Kouvola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Kouvola to Kotkan satama
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Tikkurila to Kouvola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Kouvola to Kotkan satama
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Tikkurila to Kouvola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Kouvola to Kotkan satama
- Ave. Duration
- 47 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €6–11
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki to Kouvola
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 22m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Kouvola to Kotkan satama
- Ave. Duration
- 47 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 Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 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
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Göttingen to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Göttingen central bus station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- 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
- €9–13
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from 29 to Kotkan linja-autoasema PÄÄTEPYSÄKKI
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Omni Bus
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Kassel to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- 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
- €16–21
- Small Car
- €65–120
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- €20–30
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