There are 12 ways to get from Helsinki to Scotland by plane, bus, train, car, car train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Helsinki Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane HEL - EDI
5h 59m£88–274Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from S Charlottenburg Bhf to Aachen, Hbftrain 14
- Take the train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Miditrain 79
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain
42h 39m£436–1,048Bus, 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 Bruxelles-Miditrain Trn
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain
2d£490–1,058Drive, train, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Helsinki to Hamburg-Harburgcar
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Bruxelles-Miditrain Trn
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europetrain Trn
- Take the train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethuntrain Ter
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Glasgowcar
2d 4h£794–1,167Fly Helsinki Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane HEL - ABZ
7h 50m£127–381Fly Helsinki Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane HEL - GLA
8h 31m£116–389Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport
- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane TLL - EDI
8h 17m£96–238Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane TLL - GLA
10h 9m£99–313Fly Helsinki Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane HEL - INV
9h 20m£137–342Bus, train via Hamburg
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Amsterdam Centraaltrain 77
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain
46h 14m£457–963Ferry, bus, train
- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Take the bus from Tallinn Bus Station to Riga, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Rīgas SAO to Rotterdam Centraalbus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
2d 5h£309–603Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
2d 7h£217–491
Helsinki to Scotland by bus, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Scotland is to ferry and fly which costs £95 - £320 and takes 10h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Scotland is to fly which takes 5h 59m and costs £85 - £280.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki to Scotland station. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and arriving at Buchanan Bus Station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and London Victoria. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
The distance between Helsinki and Scotland is 1096 miles.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Scotland without a car is to bus and train which takes 42h 39m and costs £430 - £1,100.
It takes approximately 5h 59m to get from Helsinki to Scotland, including transfers.
Helsinki to Scotland bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 station.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Scotland is to fly which takes 5h 59m and costs £85 - £280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £210 - £500 and takes 2 days 7h.
Helsinki to Scotland bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Scotland is 2h behind Helsinki. It is currently 8:48 AM in Helsinki and 6:48 AM in Scotland.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Scotland?
Finnair and Norwegian Air International fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Buchanan Bus Station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and London Victoria in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–250
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–430
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–410
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–300
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–240
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–290
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £95–200
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £140–400
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–430
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Charlottenburg Bhf to Aachen, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £95–380
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Aachen, Hbf to Bruxelles Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £23–95
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £70–280
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- 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
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- 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
- £55–90
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £120–200
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £100–180
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £70–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- £17–26
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- £17–26
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- £17–26
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