There are 7 ways to get from Helsinki to Madrid by plane, bus, train, car, ferry, car ferry, or car train
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Fly from Helsinki Airport
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane HEL - MAD
7h 17m€99–308Bus, train via Lyon
- 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 to Lyon Part Dieutrain Tgv
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Santstrain
- Take the train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandestrain Ave
46h 57m€496–1,271Drive 4,919.1 km
- Drive from Helsinki to Madridcar 4,919.1 km
2d 2h€899–1,298Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD)plane TLL - MAD
11h 9m€102–296Bus
- 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 Madridbus
2d 10h€309–517Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Frankfurttrain 11 / ...
- Take the bus from Frankfurt - Main Bus Station to Madrid - Barajas Airport T4bus
2d 20h€472–1,266Drive, 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 Madridcar
2d 15h€822–1,299
Helsinki to Madrid by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Madrid is to ferry and fly which costs €100 - €300 and takes 11h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Madrid is to fly which takes 7h 17m and costs €95 - €310.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki to Madrid. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and arriving at Madrid via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Paris. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 10h.
The distance between Helsinki and Madrid is 2980 km. The road distance is 4919.1 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Madrid without a car is to bus and train via Lyon which takes 46h 57m and costs €490 - €1300.
It takes approximately 7h 17m to get from Helsinki to Madrid, including transfers.
Helsinki to Madrid bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 station.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Madrid is to fly which takes 7h 17m and costs €95 - €310. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €300 - €550 and takes 2 days 10h.
Helsinki to Madrid bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Madrid is 1h behind Helsinki. It is currently 8:31 AM in Helsinki and 7:31 AM in Madrid.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Madrid, Spain?
Finnair, Iberia, and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport (MAD) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Madrid via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Paris in around 2d 10h.
- Website
- iberia.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–240
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–550
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–550
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Adolfo Suárez Madrid–Barajas Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
- 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)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €150–700
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Lyon Part Dieu
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Barcelona-Sants
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- Renfe Viajeros
- Phone
- +34 91 232 03 20
- Website
- Renfe AVE
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €90–160
- Website
- Renfe AVE
- Phone
- +34 900 926 851
- [email protected]
- Website
- Iryo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- Iryo
- Phone
- +34 900 759 781
- Website
- Ouigo
Train from Barcelona-Sants to Madrid-Puerta de Atocha-Almudena Grandes
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–100
- Website
- Ouigo
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris to Madrid
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–170
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Frankfurt - Main Bus Station to Madrid - Barajas Airport T4
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €170–320
- 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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