There are 9 ways to get from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Europe by plane, train, bus, car, or car ferry
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Fly to Frankfurt, train
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Frankfurt (FRA)plane HEL - FRA
- Take the train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhoftrain
- Take the train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
6h 59m$154–414Bus, train
- Take the bus from Vantaa, Helsinki-Vantaa Airport to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus N1206
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Eisenach Hbftrain 11 / ...
34h 7m$240–587Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Port Of Trelleborgcar
- Take the carferry from Trelleborg to Świnoujściecarferry
- Drive from Swinoujscie to Europecar
38h 55m$626–989Fly to Düsseldorf International Airport, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS)plane HEL - DUS
- Take the train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehetrain
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhoftrain
8h 37m$188–603Fly to Hamburg Airport, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Hamburg Airport (HAM)plane HEL - HAM
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhoftrain
8h 12mFly to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER)plane HEL - BER
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Eisenach Hbftrain
8h 4m$162–599Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus N1206
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Kassel Kaufungen Papierfabrikbus N1334 / ...
34h 36m$286–460Bus, train via Kassel
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Kasselbus
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhoftrain Rb5 / ...
36h 5m$207–390Bus, train via Riga
- Take the bus from Vantaa, Helsinki-Vantaa Airport to Tallinn, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Tallinn Vana Paaskula to Riga Central Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Rīga to Kasselbus
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhoftrain Rb5 / ...
39h 12m$186–362
Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Europe by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Europe is to bus and train via Riga which costs $180 - $370 and takes 39h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Europe is to fly and train which takes 6h 59m and costs $150 - $420.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Europe. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and arriving at Kassel Kaufungen Papierfabrik via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 36m.
The distance between Helsinki Airport (HEL) and Europe is 1721 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Europe without a car is to bus and train which takes 34h 7m and costs $240 - $600.
It takes approximately 6h 59m to get from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Europe, including transfers.
Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Europe bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 station.
Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Europe bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Europe is 1h behind Helsinki Airport (HEL). It is currently 2:38 PM in Helsinki Airport (HEL) and 1:38 PM in Europe.
There are 799+ hotels available in Europe.
What companies run services between Helsinki Airport (HEL), Finland and Europe?
You can take a train from Lentoasema to Europe via Helsinki, Päärautatieasema, Länsiterminaali 2, Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Kassel Kaufungen Papierfabrik, Kaufungen-Papierfabrik, and Hessisch Lichtenau Stadtmitte in around 34h 36m.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–290
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–370
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Hamburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–290
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–270
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Frankfurt via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–260
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–260
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Hamburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–270
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Hamburg Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–270
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–250
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $100–250
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Sunday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–340
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–350
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Düsseldorf International Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–280
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Hamburg Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–250
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–250
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Berlin Brandenburg Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–250
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–350
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–110
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–310
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–260
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–260
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Eisenach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–310
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Website
- LEO Express
Train from Frankfurt to Fulda Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- LEO Express
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- [email protected]
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Göttingen to Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Fulda Bahnhof to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–27
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Bebra Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 221 13 999 444
- Website
- National Express
Train from Duesseldorf Flughafen to Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- National Express
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Vantaa, Helsinki-Vantaa Airport to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–280
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–270
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Kassel Kaufungen Papierfabrik
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $160–270
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Kassel
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Vantaa, Helsinki-Vantaa Airport to Tallinn, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Kassel
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rīga to Kassel
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–240
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +372 680 0909
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lux Express
Bus from Tallinn Vana Paaskula to Riga Central Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–45
- Website
- Lux Express
- Phone
- +49 180 6 666600
- [email protected]
- Website
- TT-Line
Car ferry from Trelleborg to Świnoujście
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–130
- Website
- TT-Line
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