There are 10 ways to get from Helsinki to Bordeaux by plane, bus, train, car, ferry, car ferry, or car train
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Fly Helsinki Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane HEL - BOD
8h 6m€135–367Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from S Spandau Bhf to Dortmund Hbftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
38h 48m€515–1,106Bus, train via Ełk
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02bus
- Take the train from Elk to Poznan Glownytrain Ic
- Take the train from Poznan Glowny to Berlin Gesundbrunnentrain Eic / ...
- Take the train from Berlin Gesundbrunnen to Paris Nordtrain Trn
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
45h 16m€465–1,120Drive 4,235.4 km
- Drive from Helsinki to Bordeauxcar 4,235.4 km
44h 23m€775–1,119Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport
- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane TLL - BOD
10h 22m€143–279Fly Helsinki Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ)plane HEL - BIQ
- Take the train from Bayonne to Bordeaux St Jeantrain
11h 15m€185–442Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Parisbus
- Take the bus from Paris to Bordeauxbus
47h 55m€270–459Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Paris-Esttrain Trn
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bordeaux St Jeantrain Tgv
2d 1h€410–765Bus via Hamburg
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stopbus
2d 5h€294–523Drive, car ferry, car train
- Drive from Helsinki to Bornholmerfærgen, Ystadcar
- Take the car ferry from Ystad to Świnoujściecarferry
- Drive from Swinoujscie to Lüneburgcar
- Take the car train from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Lörrach Hbf to Bordeauxcar
2d 8h€712–1,150
Helsinki to Bordeaux by bus, foot, train, and subway
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Bordeaux is to ferry and fly which costs €140 - €280 and takes 10h 22m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Bordeaux is to fly which takes 8h 6m and costs €130 - €370.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki to Bordeaux. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and arriving at Bordeaux via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 55m.
The distance between Helsinki and Bordeaux is 2448 km. The road distance is 4235.4 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Bordeaux without a car is to bus and train which takes 38h 48m and costs €500 - €1200.
It takes approximately 8h 6m to get from Helsinki to Bordeaux, including transfers.
Helsinki to Bordeaux bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 station.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Bordeaux is to fly which takes 8h 6m and costs €130 - €370. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €270 - €460 and takes 47h 55m.
Helsinki to Bordeaux bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Bordeaux is 1h behind Helsinki. It is currently 9:33 PM in Helsinki and 8:33 PM in Bordeaux.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Bordeaux, France?
Air France, KLM, and three other airlines fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Bordeaux via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Paris in around 47h 55m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–430
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–650
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–650
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–440
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–650
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–650
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–260
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–300
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–420
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €95–390
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–230
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S Spandau Bhf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €80–350
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €200–340
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Bayonne to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Bayonne to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–65
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Bordeaux St Jean
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–180
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- intercity.pl
Train from Elk to Poznan Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Poznan Glowny to Berlin Gesundbrunnen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- belgiantrain.be
Train from Berlin Gesundbrunnen to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €190–400
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Paris-Est
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €150–310
- Website
- https://www.belgiantrain.be/en
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Lüneburg to Lörrach Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €70–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Bordeaux
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–80
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–270
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–270
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- blablacar.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–160
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- https://www.blablacar.co.uk/bus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Bordeaux - Belcier Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €45–95
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- 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
- https://www.eckeroline.com/
- 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
- €40–160
- Schedules at
- polferries.com
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More Questions & Answers
Yes, the driving distance between Helsinki to Bordeaux is 4235 km. It takes approximately 44h 23m to drive from Helsinki to Bordeaux.
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