There are 12 ways to get from Helsinki to Scotland by plane, bus, train, car, car train, or ferry
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Fly Helsinki Airport to Edinburgh Airport
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane HEL - EDI
5h 51m£82–274Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport
cheapest- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane TLL - GLA
10h 20m£81–264Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from S Spandau Bhf to Dortmund Hbftrain 10 / ...
- Take the train from Dortmund Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain
42h 37m£484–1,034Bus, 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 Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Miditrain 474
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain
2d£483–1,103Drive, 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 5h£777–1,157Fly Helsinki Airport to Aberdeen Airport
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane HEL - ABZ
7h 41m£116–391Fly Helsinki Airport to Glasgow Airport
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane HEL - GLA
7h 43m£115–379Ferry 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 14m£93–239Fly Helsinki Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane HEL - INV
9h 15m£136–342Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbftrain 43 / ...
- Take the train from Bremen Hbf to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from London Euston to Glasgow Centraltrain
2dFerry, 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£321–614Bus
- 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£232–511
Helsinki to Scotland by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Scotland is to ferry and fly which costs £80 - £270 and takes 10h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Scotland is to fly which takes 5h 51m and costs £80 - £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 1095 miles.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Scotland without a car is to bus and train which takes 42h 37m and costs £480 - £1,100.
It takes approximately 5h 51m 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 51m and costs £80 - £280. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs £230 - £550 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 3:44 PM in Helsinki and 1:44 PM 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
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £150–410
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–380
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–280
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–220
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £140–210
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £130–370
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–390
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–420
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–300
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–280
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–400
- Website
- finnair.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 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–410
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £100–280
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £140–210
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £45–220
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–190
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £75–300
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Prague
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £55–200
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Luton
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- £40–170
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £90–370
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–250
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £60–260
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Glasgow Airport via Warsaw Modlin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £100–230
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £100–280
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £60–190
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–280
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Spandau Bhf to Dortmund Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £70–310
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £17–80
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Dortmund Hbf to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- £80–140
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £90–160
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £120–210
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £140–240
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- [email protected]
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £130–210
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £130–210
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from London Euston to Glasgow Central
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £130–210
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- 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
- £60–240
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Poznan Glowny to Berlin Gesundbrunnen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £35–140
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Berlin Gesundbrunnen to Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 14m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- £110–230
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 42m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £85–180
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £14–29
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Lille Europe
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £13–28
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethun
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £14–29
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lille Europe to Calais Frethun
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £17–28
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +49 581 97164164
- [email protected]
- Website
- metronom
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- £30–120
- Schedules at
- metronom
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
Train from Hamburg Hbf to Bremen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £25–40
- Website
- Österreichische Bundesbahnen
- [email protected]
- Website
- GoVolta
Train from Bremen Hbf to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- GoVolta
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- [email protected].
- Website
- Lumo
Train from King's Cross to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £80–150
- Website
- Lumo
- 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
- £110–190
- 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
- £55–95
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £130–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £110–190
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £75–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- [email protected]
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Tallinn Bus Station to Riga, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £8–35
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rīgas SAO to Rotterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 33h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- £95–190
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £80–200
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £17–27
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- £17–26
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £17–27
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- £17–26
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £17–27
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- £17–26
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