There are 10 ways to get from Helsinki to Fort William by plane, bus, train, car, car ferry, car train, or ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Helsinki Airport to Edinburgh Airport, bus
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane HEL - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Fort Williambus
9h 54m£91–273Bus, train
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Ice
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Fort Williamtrain
2d 3h£508–835Drive, car ferry, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Helsinki to Halmstadcar
- Take the carferry from Halmstad to Grenåcarferry
- Drive from Grenå to Calais-Fréthuncar
- Take the cartrain from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestonecartrain
- Drive from Folkestone to Fort Williamcar
2d 3h£793–1,136Fly Helsinki Airport to Glasgow Airport, bus
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane HEL - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Fort Williambus
11h 43m£127–429Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Edinburgh Airport, bus
- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Edinburgh Airport (EDI)plane TLL - EDI
- Take the bus from Edinburgh Airport to Fort Williambus
12h 12m£98–246Fly Helsinki Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport, bus
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Inverness Dalcross Airport (INV)plane HEL - INV
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Fort William Bus Stationbus
11h 57m£135–394Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Glasgow Airport, bus
- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Glasgow Airport (GLA)plane TLL - GLA
- Take the bus from Glasgow Airport to Fort Williambus
15h 51m£124–352Fly Helsinki Airport to Aberdeen Airport, train, bus
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Aberdeen Airport (ABZ)plane HEL - ABZ
- Take the train from Aberdeen to Invernesstrain
- Take the bus from Inverness Union Street to Fort William Bus Stationbus
14h 22m£160–464Bus, train via Glasgow
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg to Amsterdam Centraal Stationbus
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intltrain Eil
- Take the train from King's Cross to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 915
2d 4h£446–704Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Stationbus 915
2d 11h£255–424
Helsinki to Fort William by bus and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Fort William is to ferry and fly and bus which costs £95 - £250 and takes 12h 12m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Fort William is to fly and bus which takes 9h 54m and costs £90 - £280.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki to Fort William station. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and arriving at Bus Station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, London Victoria and Buchanan Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 11h.
The distance between Helsinki and Fort William is 1220 miles.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Fort William without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 3h and costs £500 - £850.
It takes approximately 9h 54m to get from Helsinki to Fort William, including transfers.
Helsinki to Fort William bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 station.
Helsinki to Fort William bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Fort William is 2h behind Helsinki. It is currently 06:17 in Helsinki and 04:17 in Fort William.
Book your Helsinki to Fort William bus tickets online with Omio.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Fort William, Scotland?
You can take a bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Bus Station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, London Victoria, and Buchanan Bus Station in around 2d 11h.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–250
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–300
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £50–240
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–300
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–410
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £160–430
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £150–430
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £140–400
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £65–310
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £90–430
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–280
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Aberdeen Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £90–420
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- £90–250
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £110–300
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- £95–200
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Aberdeen Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £150–430
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £70–330
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Inverness Dalcross Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- £100–470
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £80–280
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £110–290
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £75–230
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- £70–280
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- £65–190
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Edinburgh Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £65–190
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- £50–240
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Website
- airbus.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Glasgow Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- £110–320
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- £110–300
- Website
- jet2.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Edinburgh Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- £55–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Glasgow Airport via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Glasgow Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- £45–170
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £40–85
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- service@govolta.nl
- Website
- GoVolta
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £22–29
- Website
- GoVolta
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £180–300
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to London St Pancras Intl
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £180–300
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from King's Cross to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £130–190
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Fort William
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- £35–50
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 23m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- £24–35
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Calais-Fréthun to Folkestone
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £117
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- £117
- Phone
- +44 (0)344 811 0141
- Website
- ScotRail
Train from Aberdeen to Inverness
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- £40–70
- Website
- ScotRail
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- customerexperience@lumo.co.uk
- Website
- Lumo
Train from King's Cross to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £70–130
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +44 (0)131 510 4007
- ride@ember.to
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Fort William
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Fort William
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Edinburgh Airport to Fort William
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £13–19
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Fort William Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Fort William
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–16
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Inverness Union Street to Fort William Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £9–13
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- Ember
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £11–17
- Website
- Ember
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £130–210
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £130–210
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £110–180
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- £80–120
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £45–75
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- 0141 352 4444
- info@citylink.co.uk
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Fort William
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Glasgow Airport to Fort William
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- £29–45
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £19–40
Bus from Buchanan Bus Station to Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- £19–40
- Website
- Scottish Citylink Coaches Ltd
- Single
- £19–40
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- igoruzhanskyi@grandbus.com.ua
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Hamburg to Amsterdam Centraal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- £46–50
- Website
- Grand Bus
- Phone
- +44 (0)3717 81 81 81
- Website
- National Express
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- £65–110
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 844 770 7070
- info.se@stenaline.com
- Website
- Stena Line
Car ferry from Halmstad to Grenå
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- £30–50
- Website
- Stena Line
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- £16–26
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- £15–26
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- £16–26
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