There are 4 ways to get from San Diego to Finland by plane, ferry, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly San Diego International Airport to Helsinki Airport
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane SAN - HEL
14h 36m€219–572Fly San Diego International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane SAN - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2ferry
19h 57m€255–645Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane LAX - HEL
16h 36m€250–580Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Turku Airport
- Take the train from San Diego to Los Angelestrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Turku Airport (TKU)plane LAX - TKU
22h 57m€304–713
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Finland is to train and fly which costs €250 - €600 and takes 16h 36m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Finland is to fly which takes 14h 36m and costs €210 - €600.
The distance between San Diego and Finland is 9116 km.
It takes approximately 14h 36m to get from San Diego to Finland, including transfers.
Finland is 10h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 12:25 AM in San Diego and 10:25 AM in Finland.
There are 1255+ hotels available in Finland.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Finland?
British Airways, Finnair, and six other airlines fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) twice daily.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–900
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Minneapolis, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–470
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Turku Airport via Copenhagen, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Turku Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Minneapolis, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 16m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Minneapolis, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 33m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Turku Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Turku Airport via Helsinki Airport, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–750
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Helsinki Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Toronto, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Turku Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–700
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Helsinki Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 8m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Toronto, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Turku Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €260–700
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Minneapolis, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €220–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–470
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Turku Airport via Copenhagen, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Turku Airport via Helsinki Airport, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–750
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 53m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–100
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- €20–30
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