There are 11 ways to get from Helsinki to Olten by plane, train, bus, night train, ferry, car, car ferry, or car train
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Fly Helsinki Airport to Zurich Airport, train
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane HEL - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Oltentrain
6h 49mCHF 134–330Fly Helsinki Airport to Basel
cheapest- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Basel (BSL)plane HEL - BSL
8h 3mCHF 109–356Bus, 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-Lichtenbergtrain Eic / ...
- Take the train from Berlin Ostbahnhof to Oltentrain Ice
34h 10mCHF 454–1,403Bus, night train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus N1206a
- Take the nighttrain from Berlin Suedkreuz to Basel Sbbnighttrain Nj
38h 20mCHF 173–367Ferry, train
- Take the ferry from Helsinki to Port of Travemündeferry
- Take the train from Lübeck Hbf to Hamburg Hbftrain Re8
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain Ec
42hCHF 523–1,328Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Zurich Airport, train
- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Zurich Airport (ZRH)plane TLL - ZRH
- Take the train from Zürich Flughafen to Oltentrain
9h 11mCHF 136–336Fly Helsinki Airport to Geneva International Airport, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Geneva International Airport (GVA)plane HEL - GVA
- Take the train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VDtrain
- Take the train from Renens VD to Oltentrain
9h 1mCHF 183–520Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N1206a
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBBtrain 43 / ...
39h 13mCHF 307–967Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin central bus station to Zurich Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Oltentrain Ic5 / ...
40h 34mCHF 201–334Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Helsinki to Port Of Trelleborgcar
- Take the carferry from Trelleborg to Świnoujściecarferry
- Drive from Swinoujscie to Oltencar
43h 39mCHF 604–946Drive, 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 Oltencar
2dCHF 555–897
Helsinki to Olten by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Olten is to fly and train which costs SFr 130 - SFr 330 and takes 6h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Olten is to fly and train which takes 6h 49m and costs SFr 130 - SFr 330.
The distance between Helsinki and Olten is 1869 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Olten without a car is to bus and train via Ełk which takes 34h 10m and costs SFr 450 - SFr 1400.
It takes approximately 6h 49m to get from Helsinki to Olten, including transfers.
Olten is 1h behind Helsinki. It is currently 11:38 PM in Helsinki and 10:38 PM in Olten.
There are 400+ hotels available in Olten.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Olten, Switzerland?
Lufthansa, Air Dolomiti, and five other airlines fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Basel (BSL) 4 times a day.
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Zurich Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–280
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–370
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–370
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Zurich Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 95–330
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–250
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Zurich Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–230
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Geneva International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 200–260
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 140–220
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Zurich Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–200
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Geneva International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–490
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–340
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- CHF 130–350
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 90–270
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Zurich Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 110–330
- Website
- lufthansa-city.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 80–370
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Basel via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–320
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Zurich Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- CHF 100–200
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Berlin Ostbahnhof to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 290–900
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 270–850
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich Flughafen to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 21–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Genève-Aéroport to Renens VD
- Ave. Duration
- 46 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–65
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Renens VD to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 50–160
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
Train from Zürich HB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–55
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- [email protected]
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Elk to Poznan Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 65–260
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Poznan Glowny to Berlin-Lichtenberg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–140
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +43 (0) 51717
- Website
- Nightjet
Night train from Berlin Suedkreuz to Basel Sbb
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 45–130
- Website
- Nightjet
- Sleeper Carriage
- CHF 100–130
- Couchette Carriage
- CHF 70–85
- Seating Carriage
- CHF 45–55
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
Train from Lübeck Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- CHF 14–25
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 160–700
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Basel SBB
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 170–250
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Zürich HB to Olten
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- CHF 20–30
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- 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
- CHF 90–110
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- 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
- CHF 60–100
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 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
- CHF 140–230
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- CHF 120–200
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin central bus station to Zurich Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 60–110
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +358 9 231 43100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Finnlines
Ferry from Helsinki to Port of Travemünde
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- CHF 18–30
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- CHF 18–29
- Phone
- +49 180 6 666600
- [email protected]
- Website
- TT-Line
Car ferry from Trelleborg to Świnoujście
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- CHF 35–110
- Website
- TT-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
- CHF 23–45
- 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
- CHF 35–140
- Schedules at
- polferries.com
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