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How to get fromNantes to Helsinkiby plane, train, bus, car, ferry, car train, or car ferry

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There are 10 ways to get from Nantes to Helsinki by plane, train, bus, car, ferry, car train, or car ferry

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  1. Fly Nantes Atlantique Airport to Helsinki Airport

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    1. Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane plane NTE - HEL
    8h 2m
    €124–347

  2. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Paris Est to Berlin Suedkreuztrain train Ice
    3. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus bus
    39h 27m
    €412–760

  3. Train, bus via Vilnius

    1. Take the train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Paris Est to Erfurt Hbftrain train Ice
    3. Take the train from Erfurt Hbf to Kraków Głównytrain train Drf
    4. Take the train from Kraków Główny to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain train
    5. Take the bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22) to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus bus
    2d 1h

  4. Drive  4,053 km

    1. Drive from Nantes to Helsinkicar car 4,053 km
    42h 33m
    €765–1,104

  5. Train, train to Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport

    1. Take the train from Nantes to Redontrain train
    2. Take the train from Redon to Rennestrain train
    3. Fly from Rennes-Saint-Jacques Airport (RNS) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane plane RNS - HEL
    10h 10m
    €173–504

  6. Fly Nantes Atlantique Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry

    1. Fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane plane NTE - TLL
    2. Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2ferry ferry
    11h 22m
    €139–274

  7. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Nantes to Parisbus bus 730
    2. Take the bus from Paris to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus bus
    47h 5m
    €258–408

  8. Train, bus #2

    1. Take the train from Nantes to Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2train train Tgv
    2. Take the train from Paris Nord to Hamburg-Harburgtrain train Trn
    3. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus bus
    2d 1h
    €393–620

  9. Bus via Hamburg

    1. Take the bus from Nantes - Multimodal Interchange Hub to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station to Hamburg - Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus bus
    2d 5h
    €258–416

  10. Drive, car train, car ferry

    1. Drive from Nantes to Frankfurtcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Frankfurt to Lüneburgcartrain train
    3. Drive from Lüneburg to Swinoujsciecar car
    4. Take the carferry from Świnoujście to Ystadcarferry car ferry
    5. Drive from Bornholmerfærgen, Ystad to Helsinkicar car
    2d 5h
    €746–1,232

Nantes to Helsinki by train, foot, subway, and bus

Calendar7Weekly Services
Duration39h 27mAverage Duration
Ticket€412Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,286 km
  • Duration: 8h 2m

What companies run services between Nantes, France and Helsinki, Finland?

Air France, Finnair, and five other airlines fly from Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nantes to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 via Paris and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 47h 5m.

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