There are 10 ways to get from Helsinki to Edinburgh by plane, bus, train, car, car train, 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.
Fly Helsinki Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane HEL - EDI
5h 59m£88–274Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from S Spandau Bhf to Köln Hbftrain 19 / ...
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
41h 32m£408–953Bus, 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 Bruxelles-Miditrain Trn
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
47h 21m£490–1,017Drive, train, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Helsinki to Hamburg-Harburgcar
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Bruxelles-Miditrain Trn
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain Trn
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethuntrain Ter
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Edinburghcar
2d 4h£775–1,151Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane TLL - EDI
8h 17m£97–238Fly Helsinki Airport to Glasgow Airport, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane HEL - GLA
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
9h 27m£124–429Fly Helsinki Airport to Newcastle, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Newcastle (NCL)plane HEL - NCL
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
9h 35m£125–413Bus, train via Bremen
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
45h 35m£431–755Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg to Amsterdam Centraal Stationbus
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Sheffieldtrain
- Take the train from Sheffield to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
2d 1h£530–809Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Stationbus
2d 6h£211–470
Helsinki to Edinburgh by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Edinburgh is to ferry and fly which costs £95 - £240 and takes 8h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 5h 59m and costs £85 - £280.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki to Edinburgh station. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and arriving at Edinburgh, Bus Station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 6h.
The distance between Helsinki and Edinburgh is 1096 miles.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Edinburgh without a car is to bus and train which takes 41h 32m and costs £400 - £1,000.
It takes approximately 5h 59m to get from Helsinki to Edinburgh, including transfers.
Helsinki to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 station.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Edinburgh is to fly which takes 5h 59m and costs £85 - £280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £210 - £470 and takes 2 days 6h.
Helsinki to Edinburgh bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Edinburgh is 2h behind Helsinki. It is currently 2:38 AM in Helsinki and 12:38 AM in Edinburgh.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Edinburgh, Scotland?
Finnair and Norwegian Air International fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Edinburgh, Bus Station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and London Victoria in around 2d 6h.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–250
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–190
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–300
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–240
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–290
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Newcastle via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–320
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Spandau Bhf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–340
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–75
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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
- £100–170
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Elk, Dabrowskiego - Bus station 01 and Railway station 02
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £50–90
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Edinburgh, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £35–65
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- £17–26
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