There are 3 ways to get from San Diego to Helsinki 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 16m€308–1,092Fly 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 21m€311–876Train 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
17h 10m€544–888
San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Diego to Helsinki is to fly and ferry which costs €310 - €900 and takes 19h 21m.
The fastest way to get from San Diego to Helsinki is to fly which takes 14h 16m and costs €300 - €1100.
The distance between San Diego and Helsinki is 9131 km.
It takes approximately 14h 16m to get from San Diego to Helsinki, including transfers.
Helsinki is 10h ahead of San Diego. It is currently 5:02 PM in San Diego and 3:02 AM in Helsinki.
There are 1320+ hotels available in Helsinki.
What companies run services between San Diego, CA, USA and Helsinki, Finland?
British Airways, Finnair, and five other airlines fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) 3 times a day.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Minneapolis, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Minneapolis, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 27m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €360–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €380–1,300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Minneapolis, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 32m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €370–1,300
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Helsinki Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Helsinki Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €360–1,400
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Seattle, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 39m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 38m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Seattle, Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €300–1,100
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €280–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €450–1,400
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €430–1,400
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Seattle, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 9m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €290–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–850
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from San Diego to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €20–35
- Schedules at
- https://www.eckeroline.com/
- Economy
- €20–30
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