How to travel from Helsinki to Saint-Petersburg

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Travel Information between Helsinki and Saint-Petersburg

Distance186 miles (300 km)
Available travel modesBus
Ticket price range- $79
Cheapest modeBus • $79 (€71) • 11 h 30 min
Fastest modeBus • $79 (€71) • 11 h 30 min
Popular travel companiesEcolines or VR

Take a bus to travel 186 miles (300 km) between Helsinki and Saint-Petersburg. The most popular travel companies which serve this route are Ecolines or VR among others. Travelers can even take a direct bus or train from Helsinki to Saint-Petersburg.

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from Helsinki to Saint-Petersburg

How to get from Helsinki to Saint-Petersburg by train, bus or flight.

Our recommendation

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The best way to travel from Helsinki to Saint-Petersburg is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

FlixBus
10:30PM14h55
Helsinki
01:25PMSaint-Petersburg
$791One-way
2 transfers

Cheapest

FlixBus
10:30PM14h55
Helsinki
01:25PMSaint-Petersburg
$791One-way
2 transfers

Fastest

FlixBus
10:30PM14h55
Helsinki
01:25PMSaint-Petersburg
$791One-way
2 transfers

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How to get from Helsinki to Saint-Petersburg

The Best Way According to our Users

If you want to travel from Helsinki to Saint-Petersburg there are several options available to you. For this route, however, 100,00% of our customers choose the bus as their preferred method of transportation. Nowadays, traveling by bus is a relaxing and entertaining experience. Most bus companies offer different on-board services; ranging from "welcome drinks" to free wi-fi or personal entertainment. For this reason, the bus is often chosen as the best way to get from Helsinki to Saint-Petersburg. Bus companies normally offer comfortable journeys for reasonable prices, and if you choose to travel on a night bus you can even save the money of one night in a hotel. For that reason, the bus is most likely the cheapest way to get to your destination.

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FAQs: Travel from Helsinki to Saint-Petersburg

Travel to Saint-Petersburg easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Helsinki to Saint-Petersburg.

FAQs

There are 1 options to travel from Helsinki to Saint-Petersburg including taking a bus.

The cheapest way to go to Saint-Petersburg from Helsinki is by taking a bus, which costs on average $79 (€71).

This is compared to other ways of getting from Helsinki to Saint-Petersburg:

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

The fastest way from Helsinki to Saint-Petersburg is by bus with an average journey time of 11 h 30 min.

There are alternative travel options to Saint-Petersburg that take longer:

The Helsinki to Saint-Petersburg distance is around 186 miles (300 km).

The average frequency per day from Helsinki to Saint-Petersburg is:

  • Around 1 bus per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Helsinki and Saint-Petersburg as scheduled services by bus can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points when traveling from Helsinki to Saint-Petersburg:

    Omio works with many trusted partners that can help you travel the best way from Helsinki to Saint-Petersburg:

    • You can go to Saint-Petersburg from Helsinki by bus with Ecolines or FlixBus. You'll see cheap bus tickets for $72 (€65) with Ecolines from Helsinki to Saint-Petersburg on Omio.
    • You can go to Saint-Petersburg from Helsinki by train with VR. You'll see cheap train tickets for $55 (€50) with VR from Helsinki to Saint-Petersburg on Omio.

    Yes, there are direct services available from Helsinki to Saint-Petersburg with the following travel companies:

    • Direct bus with Ecolines.
    • Direct services by train with VR.

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

    Many of our customers traveling from Helsinki to Saint-Petersburg don't make Saint-Petersburg their final stop. Some of the destinations worth visiting after Saint-Petersburg are Moscow, Tallinn, Riga or Narva, either of which you could add to your trip itinerary. Check Omio for the best and cheapest ways to travel from Saint-Petersburg to any of these top destinations today!
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