There are 9 ways to get from Helsinki to Barcelona by plane, bus, train, car, ferry, car ferry, or car train
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Fly Helsinki Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane HEL - BCN
7h 14m€90–280Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82
- Take the train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Lyon Part Dieutrain 84
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
43h 19m€421–1,201Drive 4,540.5 km
- Drive from Helsinki to Barcelonacar 4,540.5 km
47h 14m€830–1,198Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane TLL - BCN
9h 26m€93–257Fly Helsinki Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport, bus
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Girona–Costa Brava Airport (GRO)plane HEL - GRO
- Take the bus from Girona Costa Brava Airport to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nordbus
9h 48m€105–280Train to Turku Airport, fly to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Take the train from Helsinki to Turkutrain
- Fly from Turku Airport (TKU) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN)plane TKU - BCN
11h 18m€109–328Bus, train via Paris
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Paris Nordtrain Trn
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Santstrain Tgv
2d 3h€514–918Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Lyonbus
- Take the bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Stationbus
2d 5h€274–467Drive, car ferry, car train
- Drive from Helsinki to Bornholmerfærgen, Ystadcar
- Take the carferry from Ystad to Świnoujściecarferry
- Drive from Swinoujscie to Lüneburgcar
- Take the cartrain from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Barcelonacar
2d 10h€742–1,179
Helsinki to Barcelona by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Barcelona is to fly and bus which costs €100 - €280 and takes 9h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Barcelona is to fly which takes 7h 14m and costs €90 - €280.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki to Barcelona station. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and arriving at Barcelona - North Bus Station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Lyon - Gerland Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
The distance between Helsinki and Barcelona is 2669 km. The road distance is 4540.5 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Barcelona without a car is to bus and train which takes 43h 19m and costs €420 - €1200.
It takes approximately 7h 14m to get from Helsinki to Barcelona, including transfers.
Helsinki to Barcelona bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 station.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Barcelona is to fly which takes 7h 14m and costs €90 - €280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €270 - €470 and takes 2 days 5h.
Helsinki to Barcelona bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Barcelona is 1h behind Helsinki. It is currently 4:27 PM in Helsinki and 3:27 PM in Barcelona.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Barcelona, Spain?
Norwegian Air International, Finnair, and two other airlines fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Barcelona–El Prat Airport (BCN) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Barcelona - North Bus Station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Lyon - Gerland Bus Station in around 2d 5h.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €60–170
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport via Charleroi
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €85–240
Flights from Turku Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €80–280
Flights from Turku Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Vilnius
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €90–290
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–310
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €70–240
Flights from Turku Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–380
Flights from Turku Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €75–380
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–270
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
Flights from Turku Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- vueling.com
Flights from Turku Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €85–290
Flights from Turku Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–300
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–290
- Website
- transavia.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Girona–Costa Brava Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–450
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Turku Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Gdansk
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
- Website
- flyulendo.com
Flights from Turku Airport to Barcelona–El Prat Airport via Bucharest Otopeni
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Strasbourg Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Strasbourg Bahnhof to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €210–350
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki to Turku
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–320
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €95–160
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–80
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 902 13 00 14
- [email protected]
- Website
- sagales.com
Bus from Girona Costa Brava Airport to Barcelona, Estació d'Autobusos Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–25
- Schedules at
- sagales.com
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Lyon - Gerland Bus Station to Barcelona - North Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- €20–30
- Phone
- +48 91 88 02 909
- [email protected]
- Website
- unityline.eu
Car ferry from Ystad to Świnoujście
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Schedules at
- unityline.eu
- Phone
- +48 94 35 52 102
- [email protected]
- Website
- polferries.com
Car ferry from Ystad to Świnoujście
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–150
- Schedules at
- polferries.com
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