There are 12 ways to get from Helsinki to London by plane, bus, train, car, car ferry, ferry, or car train
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Fly Helsinki Airport to London Heathrow Airport
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR)plane HEL - LHR
5h 52m£97–249Fly Helsinki Airport to London Stansted Airport
cheapest- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane HEL - STN
6h 19m£70–279Bus, 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 S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Köln Hbftrain 14
- 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
36h 33m£370–1,128Bus, 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
37h 5m£329–865Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Helsinki to Gothenburgcar
- Take the car ferry from Gothenburg to Port of Frederikshavncarferry
- Drive from Port Of Frederikshavn to Calaiscar
- Take the car ferry from Calais to Port of Dovercarferry
- Drive from Port of Dover to Londoncar
42h 55m£560–934Fly Helsinki Airport to London City Airport
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to London City Airport (LCY)plane HEL - LCY
7h 20m£234–608Fly Helsinki Airport to London Gatwick Airport, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to London Gatwick Airport (LGW)plane HEL - LGW
- Take the train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoriatrain
6h 5m£86–329Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Luton Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Luton Airport (LTN)plane TLL - LTN
- Take the train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intltrain
7h 53m£102–348Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to London Stansted Airport
- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to London Stansted Airport (STN)plane TLL - STN
8h 35m£106–358Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station 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
44h 8mBus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus N1206
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus N1328
46h 6m£192–322Drive, car ferry, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Helsinki to Halmstadcar
- Take the car ferry from Halmstad to Grenåcarferry
- Drive from Grenå to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Londoncar
43h 18m£665–939
Helsinki to London by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to London is to fly which costs £70 - £280 and takes 6h 19m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to London is to fly which takes 5h 52m and costs £95 - £250.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki to London. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and arriving at London Victoria via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 6m.
The distance between Helsinki and London is 1184 miles.
The best way to get from Helsinki to London without a car is to bus and train via Ełk which takes 36h 33m and costs £370 - £1,200.
It takes approximately 5h 52m to get from Helsinki to London, including transfers.
Helsinki to London bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 station.
The best way to get from Helsinki to London is to fly which takes 5h 52m and costs £95 - £250. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £190 - £330 and takes 46h 6m.
Helsinki to London bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
London is 2h behind Helsinki. It is currently 7:03 AM in Helsinki and 5:03 AM in London.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and London, England?
Finnair, Scandinavian Airlines, and British Airways fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to London Heathrow Airport (LHR) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to London Victoria via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 46h 6m.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–230
Flights from Helsinki Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–350
Flights from Helsinki Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Gothenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–340
Flights from Helsinki Airport to London City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Wednesday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- £160–460
Flights from Helsinki Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Lennart Meri International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £70–270
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to London Heathrow Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–230
Flights from Helsinki Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–350
Flights from Helsinki Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–350
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to London Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–290
Flights from Helsinki Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–290
Flights from Helsinki Airport to London Gatwick Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £65–290
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £85–210
Flights from Helsinki Airport to London Heathrow Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £85–210
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £40–230
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to London Stansted Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £75–290
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to London Stansted Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £75–290
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to London City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £95–440
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to London City Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £230–320
- Website
- luxair.lu
Flights from Helsinki Airport to London City Airport via Luxembourg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £130–750
- Website
- wizzair.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Luton Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £70–290
- 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
- £60–220
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
Train from Poznan Glowny to Berlin Gesundbrunnen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–130
- Website
- https://www.intercity.pl/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from S+U Gesundbrunnen Bhf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £85–360
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from S Spandau Bhf to Köln Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–350
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £30–150
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- eurostar.com
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Koeln Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- £60–110
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £100–170
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £150–270
- Website
- https://www.eurostar.com/rw-en
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £14–28
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from Gatwick Airport to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £19–35
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- £15–30
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from Luton Airport Parkway to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 23 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £14–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
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
- £60–100
- 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
- £110–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £130–230
- 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
- £110–200
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- grandbus.com.ua
Bus from Hamburg to Amsterdam Centraal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.grandbus.com.ua/en
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- stenaline.dk
Car ferry from Gothenburg to Port of Frederikshavn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–100
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Passenger
- £13–18
- Small Car
- £55–100
Car ferry from Halmstad to Grenå
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £20–45
- Website
- https://www.stenalinetravel.com/
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Calais to Port of Dover
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £8–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Schedules at
- https://www.eckeroline.com/
- Economy
- £17–26
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £17–35
- Schedules at
- https://www.eckeroline.com/
- Economy
- £17–26
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