There are 7 ways to get from Helsinki to New York by plane, ferry, or train
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Fly Helsinki Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane HEL - JFK
12h 26m$358–1,025Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport
cheapest- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane TLL - JFK
16h 53m$204–496Fly Helsinki Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane HEL - EWR
14h 13m$216–535Train to Turku Airport, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Take the train from Helsinki to Turkutrain
- Fly from Turku Airport (TKU) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane TKU - JFK
18h 54m$298–868Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane TLL - EWR
17h 1m$232–546Train to Tampere–Pirkkala Airport, fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Take the train from Helsinki to Tamperetrain
- Fly from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport (TMP) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane TMP - JFK
19h 12m$226–666Train to Turku Airport, fly to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Take the train from Helsinki to Turkutrain
- Fly from Turku Airport (TKU) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane TKU - EWR
19h 57m$316–778
Helsinki Airport (HEL) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to New York is to ferry and fly which costs $200 - $500 and takes 16h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to New York is to fly which takes 12h 26m and costs $350 - $1,100.
The distance between Helsinki and New York is 4162 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 26m to get from Helsinki to New York, including transfers.
New York is 7h behind Helsinki. It is currently 6:07 AM in Helsinki and 11:07 PM in New York.
There are 3898+ hotels available in New York.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and New York, NY, USA?
Finnair, Icelandair, and three other airlines fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) 3 times a day.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–550
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–500
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Turku Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–490
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–480
Flights from Turku Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $260–700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Turku Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 39m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Helsinki Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–550
Flights from Turku Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–500
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–750
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 29m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–700
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–480
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–600
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–750
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–550
- Website
- icelandair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–750
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–800
Flights from Tampere–Pirkkala Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Helsinki Airport, Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Reykjavik Keflavik Nas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–800
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $220–850
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki to Turku
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki to Tampere
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki to Turku
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28–45
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- $22–35
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $19–35
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- $22–35
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