There are 12 ways to get from Swansea to Helsinki by train, plane, bus, car, car ferry, ferry, or car train
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Train to Cardiff Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
best- Take the train from Swansea to Bridgendtrain
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane CWL - HEL
9h 59m€284–543Train, bus to Bristol Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Swansea to Newport (S Wales)train
- Take the bus from Kingsway K14 to Public Transport Interchangebus
- Fly from Bristol Airport (BRS) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane BRS - HEL
10h 8m€135–397Train, bus via Amsterdam
- Take the train from Swansea to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg-Harburgtrain Ice
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
46h 35m€364–746Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Swansea to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Port Of Frederikshavncar
- Take the carferry from Port of Frederikshavn to Gothenburgcarferry
- Drive from Gothenburg to Helsinkicar
45h 58m€714–1,224Train to London Heathrow Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
- Take the train from Swansea to London Paddingtontrain
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane LHR - HEL
8h 30m€199–490Train to Manchester Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
- Take the train from Swansea to Wilmslowtrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane MAN - HEL
10h 4m€185–468Train, train to Exeter, fly to Helsinki Airport
- Take the train from Swansea to Bristol Parkwaytrain
- Take the train from Bristol Parkway to Exeter St Davidstrain
- Fly from Exeter (EXT) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane EXT - HEL
12h 9m€293–547Train to Cardiff Airport, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry
- Take the train from Swansea to Bridgendtrain
- Fly from Cardiff Airport (CWL) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane CWL - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2ferry
15h 39m€160–540Bus, train
- Take the bus from Swansea Bus Station Stand B to Heathrow Central Bus Stationbus 201 / ...
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Centraal Station to Hamburgbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
2d 1h€315–624Train, bus
- Take the train from Swansea to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
2d 3h€312–551Train, bus via Warsaw
- Take the train from Swansea to London Paddingtontrain
- Take the bus from London Victoria Green Line Station to Prague Wilsonova Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Praha Hlavni Nadrazi to Warszawa Wschodniatrain Ec
- Take the train from Warszawa Wschodnia to Vilniaus geležinkelio stotistrain
- Take the bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22) to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
2d 5h€304–702Drive, Eurotunnel, car ferry
- Drive from Swansea to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Grenåcar
- Take the carferry from Grenå to Halmstadcarferry
- Drive from Halmstad to Helsinkicar
46h 48m€832–1,192
Swansea to Helsinki by train, subway, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Swansea to Helsinki is to train and bus and fly which costs €130 - €400 and takes 10h 8m.
The fastest way to get from Swansea to Helsinki is to train and fly which takes 8h 30m and costs €190 - €490.
The distance between Swansea and Helsinki is 2097 km.
The best way to get from Swansea to Helsinki without a car is to train and bus via Amsterdam which takes 46h 35m and costs €360 - €750.
It takes approximately 9h 59m to get from Swansea to Helsinki, including transfers.
Helsinki is 2h ahead of Swansea. It is currently 5:26 PM in Swansea and 7:26 PM in Helsinki.
There are 1272+ hotels available in Helsinki.
What companies run services between Swansea, Wales and Helsinki, Finland?
There is no direct connection from Swansea to Helsinki. However, you can take the train to Bridgend, take the train to Rhoose, walk to Rhoose station, take the line 905 bus to Cardiff Airport, walk to Cardiff Airport (CWL) airport, fly to Helsinki Airport (HEL), walk to Lentoasema, then take the train to Helsinki. Alternatively, you can take a train from Swansea to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 via London Paddington, Paddington station, King's Cross St. Pancras station, London St. Pancras Int., Amsterdam Centraal, Hamburg-Harburg, Harburg, Hamburg Hbf, and Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof in around 46h 35m.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Cardiff Airport to Helsinki Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–490
Flights from Bristol Airport to Helsinki Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–360
Flights from Bristol Airport to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–340
Flights from Bristol Airport to Helsinki Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–370
Flights from Bristol Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–320
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–420
Flights from Manchester Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–290
- Phone
- 03333 211 202
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Swansea to Bridgend
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Swansea to Newport (S Wales)
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €26–45
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Swansea to Wilmslow
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Transport for Wales
Train from Swansea to Bridgend
- Ave. Duration
- 42 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–19
- Website
- Transport for Wales
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €130–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Vilnius, Autobusų Stotis (Sodų g. 22) to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–90
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–65
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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