There are 11 ways to get from Donostia / San Sebastián to Helsinki by bus, plane, train, car, ferry, car train, or car ferry
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Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
best- Take the bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbaobus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane BIO - HEL
8h 45m€109–341Bus, train
- Take the bus from San Sebastián - Bus Station to Paris-Orly Airport - Orly Parking Cars de groupe 4bus
- Take the train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Kaiserslautern, Hbftrain 82
- Take the train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain 15
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
2d 1h€384–721Drive 4,471.7 km
- Drive from Donostia / San Sebastián to Helsinkicar 4,471.7 km
46h 38m€843–1,218Bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
- Take the bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritzbus
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane BIQ - HEL
9h 45m€125–411Bus to Biarritz Pays Basque Airport, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry
- Take the bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritzbus
- Fly from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport (BIQ) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane BIQ - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2ferry
11h 31m€211–458Bus to Bilbao Airport, fly to Lennart Meri International Airport, ferry
- Take the bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbaobus
- Fly from Bilbao Airport (BIO) to Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL)plane BIO - TLL
- Take the ferry from Tallinn to Helsinki Terminal 2ferry
12h 16m€115–288Train to Pau Pyrénées Airport, fly to Helsinki Airport
- Take the train from Hendaye to Pautrain
- Fly from Pau Pyrénées Airport (PUF) to Helsinki Airport (HEL)plane PUF - HEL
14h 44m€350–446Train, bus
- Take the train from Hendaye to Massy Tgvtrain Tgv
- Take the train from Paris Nord to Hamburg-Harburgtrain Trn
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
2d 4h€469–724Bus
- Take the bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Parisbus
- Take the bus from Paris to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
2d 5h€268–439Bus via Hamburg
- Take the bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Aéroport Orly 4bus
- Take the bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus N71 / ...
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
2d 6h€305–459Drive, car train, car ferry
- Drive from Donostia / San Sebastián to Lörrach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Swinoujsciecar
- Take the carferry from Świnoujście to Ystadcarferry
- Drive from Bornholmerfærgen, Ystad to Helsinkicar
2d 11h€773–1,265
Donostia / San Sebastián to Helsinki by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Donostia / San Sebastián to Helsinki is to bus and fly which costs €100 - €350 and takes 8h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Donostia / San Sebastián to Helsinki is to bus and fly which takes 8h 45m and costs €100 - €350.
No, there is no direct bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Helsinki. However, there are services departing from San Sebastian / Donostia and arriving at Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 via Paris and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
The distance between Donostia / San Sebastián and Helsinki is 2779 km. The road distance is 4471.7 km.
The best way to get from Donostia / San Sebastián to Helsinki without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 1h and costs €380 - €750.
It takes approximately 8h 45m to get from Donostia / San Sebastián to Helsinki, including transfers.
Donostia / San Sebastián to Helsinki bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from San Sebastian / Donostia station.
Donostia / San Sebastián to Helsinki bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Paris station.
Helsinki is 1h ahead of Donostia / San Sebastián. It is currently 21:43 in Donostia / San Sebastián and 22:43 in Helsinki.
Yes, the driving distance between Donostia / San Sebastián to Helsinki is 4472 km. It takes approximately 46h 38m to drive from Donostia / San Sebastián to Helsinki.
What companies run services between Donostia / San Sebastián, Spain and Helsinki, Finland?
You can take a bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 via Paris and Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof in around 2d 5h.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Helsinki Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–800
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Helsinki Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle, Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–750
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Helsinki Airport via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Helsinki Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–380
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €90–390
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Pau Pyrénées Airport to Helsinki Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €280–800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–430
Flights from Biarritz Pays Basque Airport to Helsinki Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Helsinki Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Helsinki Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €70–320
- Website
- brusselsairlines.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Thursday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Bilbao Airport to Lennart Meri International Airport via Brussels
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Paris Gare de Lyon to Kaiserslautern, Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 52m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–170
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Kaiserslautern, Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Hendaye to Pau
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €24–45
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Hendaye to Massy Tgv
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Paris Nord to Hamburg-Harburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €160–250
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
Bus from Donostia / San Sebastián to Airport Loiu Bilbao
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €11–17
- Schedules at
- gipuzkoa.avanzagrupo.com
- Book at
- online.pesa.net
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from San Sebastián - Bus Station to Paris-Orly Airport - Orly Parking Cars de groupe 4
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €3–6
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €50–90
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from San Sebastián - Bus Station to Paris-Orly Airport - Orly Parking Cars de groupe 4
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Biarritz
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €4–6
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–240
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from San Sebastian / Donostia to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €65–100
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris, Quai de Bercy (Bercy Seine) to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–240
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +34 910 207 007
- Website
- alsa.es
Bus from Estación de Autobuses Donostia-San Sebastián to Aéroport Orly 4
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Schedules at
- alsa.es
- 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
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
- Phone
- +48 91 88 02 909
- rezerwacje@unityline.pl
- Website
- unityline.eu
Car ferry from Świnoujście to Ystad
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €25–50
- Schedules at
- unityline.eu
- Phone
- +48 94 35 52 102
- info@polferries.pl
- Website
- polferries.com
Car ferry from Świnoujście to Ystad
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Schedules at
- polferries.com
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