There are 9 ways to get from Helsinki to Nice by plane, bus, train, car, ferry, car ferry, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Helsinki Airport
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane HEL - NCE
6h 29m€94–349Bus, 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 Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Nice Villetrain Tgv
42h 51m€539–1,227Bus, 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 Gare De Lyon to Nice Villetrain Tgv
2d 2h€538–1,270Drive 4,217.2 km
- Drive from Helsinki to Nicecar 4,217.2 km
43h 58m€766–1,106Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly
- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE)plane TLL - NCE
8h 47m€112–307Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from S Südkreuz Bhf to Strasbourg Bahnhoftrain 82
- Take the train from Strasbourg to Nice Villetrain Tgv
44h 34m€473–1,155Ferry, bus
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Tallinnferry
- Take the bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodnibus
- Take the bus from Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni to Wrocławbus
- Take the bus from WROCŁAW, Dworzec autobusowy - Galeria Wroclavia, ul.Sucha 1 to NICE, Avenue Thiers, GARE SNCF NICE VILLEbus
2d 2h€206–490Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus N1207 / ...
- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Nicebus N456
2d 3h€247–408Drive, 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 Nicecar
2d 6h€689–1,096
Helsinki to Nice by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Nice is to fly which costs €90 - €350 and takes 6h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Nice is to fly which takes 6h 29m and costs €90 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki to Nice. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and arriving at Nice via Krakow, MDA Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 3h.
The distance between Helsinki and Nice is 2233 km. The road distance is 4217.2 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Nice without a car is to bus and train which takes 42h 51m and costs €500 - €1300.
It takes approximately 6h 29m to get from Helsinki to Nice, including transfers.
Helsinki to Nice bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 station.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Nice is to fly which takes 6h 29m and costs €90 - €350. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €240 - €410 and takes 2 days 3h.
Helsinki to Nice bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Nice is 1h behind Helsinki. It is currently 9:34 PM in Helsinki and 8:34 PM in Nice.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Nice, France?
Norwegian Air International, Finnair, and three other airlines fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Nice via Krakow, MDA Bus Station in around 2d 3h.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–1,000
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–390
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–410
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–200
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €80–200
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–260
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–380
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €65–270
- 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
- €95–430
- 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)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Koeln Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €150–260
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €190–320
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €190–320
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Strasbourg to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 6m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €210–340
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €160–320
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Gare De Lyon to Nice Ville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €160–320
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Elk to Poznan Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €70–270
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Poznan Glowny to Berlin Gesundbrunnen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €40–160
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Berlin Gesundbrunnen to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €200–410
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- 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
- €130–220
- Website
- Flixbus
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
- €65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Nice
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +38 (067) 467-44-00
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransTempo
Bus from Tallinn, Harbour Terminal D to Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- TransTempo
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni to Wrocław
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +48 (22) 123 75 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- pkspolonus.pl
Bus from Warszawa, Dworzec Zachodni to Wrocław
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €20–40
- Schedules at
- pkspolonus.pl
- Phone
- +48 77 443 44 44
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sindbad
Bus from WROCŁAW, Dworzec autobusowy - Galeria Wroclavia, ul.Sucha 1 to NICE, Avenue Thiers, GARE SNCF NICE VILLE
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €110–310
- Website
- Sindbad
- 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
- +358 3 4399880
- [email protected]
- Website
- Viking Line
Ferry from Helsinki to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €21–30
- Website
- Viking Line
- 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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