There are 11 ways to get from Ostend to Helsinki by train, plane, bus, car, car ferry, ferry, or car train
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Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
best- Take the train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain
- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane BRU - HEL
6h 56m€125–382Train, bus via Berlin
- Take the train from Ostende to Bruxelles-Miditrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain Ice
- Take the train from Köln Hbf to S Spandau Bhftrain 19
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
37h 2m€213–825Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Ostend to Port Of Frederikshavncar
- Take the carferry from Port of Frederikshavn to Gothenburgcarferry
- Drive from Gothenburg to Helsinkicar
37h 58m€607–1,024Train, train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Helsinki Airport
- Take the train from Ostende to Anvers-Centraltrain
- Take the train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane AMS - HEL
7h 57m€151–378Train, train to Brussels Airport, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain
- Take the train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane BRU - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2ferry
10h 7m€136–349Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
- Take the train from Ostende to Bruxelles-Miditrain
- Take the train from Brussel-Zuid / Bruxelles-Midi to Koeln Hbftrain
- Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane DUS - HEL
9h 43m€169–549Train, bus to Brussels South Charleroi Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
- Take the train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierretrain
- Take the bus from Gent Sint Pieters Station to Charleroi Airportbus
- Fly from Brussels South Charleroi Airport (CRL) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane CRL - HEL
8h 20m€125–464Train, bus
- Take the train from Ostende to Bruxelles-Miditrain Ic / ...
- Take the train from Bruxelles-Midi to Hamburg-Harburgtrain Trn
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
43h 44m€264–525Bus
- Take the bus from Bruges to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus N1360b
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus N1206a
44h 41m€188–313Bus, ferry
- Take the bus from Bruges to Rotterdam Central Stationbus 819
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAObus
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Tallinn Bus Stationbus
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2ferry
46h 31m€155–308Drive, car train, car ferry
- Drive from Ostend to Frankfurtcar
- Take the cartrain from Frankfurt to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Swinoujsciecar
- Take the carferry from Świnoujście to Ystadcarferry
- Drive from Bornholmerfærgen, Ystad to Helsinkicar
2d 1h€662–1,103
Ostend to Helsinki by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ostend to Helsinki is to bus and ferry which costs €150 - €310 and takes 46h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Ostend to Helsinki is to train and fly which takes 6h 56m and costs €120 - €390.
No, there is no direct bus from Ostend to Helsinki. However, there are services departing from Oostende Gouwelozestraat and arriving at Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 via Bruges and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 44h 41m.
The distance between Ostend and Helsinki is 1801 km.
The best way to get from Ostend to Helsinki without a car is to train and bus via Berlin which takes 37h 2m and costs €210 - €850.
It takes approximately 6h 56m to get from Ostend to Helsinki, including transfers.
Ostend to Helsinki bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Bruges station.
Ostend to Helsinki bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Helsinki is 1h ahead of Ostend. It is currently 7:31 PM in Ostend and 8:31 PM in Helsinki.
There are 1279+ hotels available in Helsinki.
What companies run services between Ostend, Belgium and Helsinki, Finland?
You can take a bus from Oostende Gouwelozestraat to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 via Brugge Station perron C7, Bruges, and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 44h 41m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Brussels Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–320
Flights from Brussels Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–320
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from Brussels Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–190
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–240
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Ostende to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Ostende to Anvers-Central
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €23–45
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Anvers-Central to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 3m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–50
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Gand-Saint-Pierre to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €12–23
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Ostende to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Ostende to Gand-Saint-Pierre
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–22
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Ostende to Bruxelles-Midi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €21–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Bruxelles-Midi to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–200
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–240
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bruges to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Bruges to Rotterdam Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €14–23
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Port of Frederikshavn to Gothenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €16–120
- Website
- Stena Line
- Passenger
- €16–21
- Small Car
- €65–120
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