There are 6 ways to get from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Helsinki by plane, bus, train, car, car train, car ferry, or ferry
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Fly Glasgow Airport to Helsinki Airport
best- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane GLA - HEL
5h 35m€120–450Bus to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminalbus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane EDI - HEL
6h 32m€105–328Train, bus
- Take the train from Glasgow Central to London Eustontrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Eil
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg-Harburgtrain Ice
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
2d€504–969Drive, Eurotunnel, car ferry
- Drive from Glasgow Airport (GLA) 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
2d 2h€930–1,301Fly Glasgow Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane GLA - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2ferry
8h 51m€118–357Bus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
2d 9h€289–491
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Helsinki by bus, train, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Helsinki is to fly and ferry which costs €110 - €360 and takes 8h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Helsinki is to fly which takes 5h 35m and costs €120 - €450.
No, there is no direct bus from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Helsinki. However, there are services departing from Terminal Building and arriving at Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 9h.
The distance between Glasgow Airport (GLA) and Helsinki is 1804 km.
The best way to get from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Helsinki without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 0h and costs €500 - €1000.
It takes approximately 5h 35m to get from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Helsinki, including transfers.
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Helsinki bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Buchanan Bus Station.
The best way to get from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Helsinki is to fly which takes 5h 35m and costs €120 - €450. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €280 - €500 and takes 2 days 9h.
Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Helsinki bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at London Victoria station.
Helsinki is 2h ahead of Glasgow Airport (GLA). It is currently 13:23 in Glasgow Airport (GLA) and 15:23 in Helsinki.
What companies run services between Glasgow Airport (GLA), Scotland and Helsinki, Finland?
KLM, British Airways, and three other airlines fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to Helsinki Airport (HEL) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Terminal Building to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 via Buchanan Bus Station, London Victoria, and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 2d 9h.
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–380
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–350
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Helsinki Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–380
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Helsinki Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–380
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–300
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–350
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €60–250
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Helsinki Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €90–410
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–360
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–340
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–340
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–230
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Glasgow Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €60–220
- Phone
- +44 (0)345 528 0253
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- Avanti West Coast
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Glasgow Central to London Euston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 46m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–150
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €210–350
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- service@govolta.nl
- Website
- GoVolta
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €27–35
- Website
- GoVolta
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €139
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €139
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–17
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- €9–17
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–12
- Website
- Ember
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Grenå to Halmstad
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Stena Line
- 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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