How to travel from Hamburg to Helsinki

There are 3 travel options between Hamburg and Helsinki. You can take a bus, flight or ferry.

The cheapest way to go to Helsinki from Hamburg is by taking a bus, which costs on average $76 (€69).

This is compared to other ways of getting from Hamburg to Helsinki:

Taking a bus costs $390 (€352) less than taking a ferry, which average ticket prices of $467 (€421).

Taking a bus costs $31 (€28) less than taking a flight, which average ticket prices of $108 (€97).

A bus is () less than a train for this journey with tickets for a train from Hamburg to Helsinki costing on average ().

The fastest way from Hamburg to Helsinki is by flight with an average journey time of 1 h 50 min.

There are alternative travel options to Helsinki that take longer:

Bus takes on average 30 h 45 min.

Ferry takes 30 h on average.

The Hamburg to Helsinki distance is around 720 miles (1161 km).

The average frequency per day from Hamburg to Helsinki is:

• Around 9 buses per day.
• 1 ferry per day.
• 46 flights a day.
• 4 trains per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your journey to Helsinki from Hamburg as scheduled services by bus, flight or ferry can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points from Hamburg to Helsinki:

• Buses from Hamburg to Helsinki most often leave from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof and arrive in Helsinki, Länsiterminaali 2.
• Flights most often depart from Hamburg at Hamburg Airport and arrive in Helsinki at Helsinki Vantaa Airport.

The following travel companies offer services from Hamburg to Helsinki:

• FlixBus can get you to Helsinki by bus. You can find a good deal for bus tickets with FlixBus from Hamburg to Helsinki for $76 (€69) on Omio.
• Travel with FINNLINES to go to Helsinki by ferry. For a good deal on tickets, you can find FINNLINES Hamburg to Helsinki tickets on Omio for $467 (€421).
• Finnair, Lufthansa, Air Baltic, KLM, SAS, Lufthansa Cityline (2), regional jet, Air France or CityJet can get you to Helsinki by plane. You can find a good deal for plane tickets with Air Baltic from Hamburg to Helsinki for $98 (€88) on Omio.

Yes, there are direct routes from Hamburg to Helsinki with the following travel companies:

• You can find 1 direct bus per day to take to Helsinki with FlixBus.
• You'll find 1 direct ferry a day to Helsinki with.
• You can find 2 direct flights per day to Helsinki with.

Direct services to Helsinki tend to save you time and add more convenience as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking tickets for your route.