There are 7 ways to get from Helsinki to Ireland by plane, bus, busferry, ferry, or train
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 Dublin Airport
best- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane HEL - DUB
6h 39m€101–287Fly Helsinki Airport to Shannon Airport
cheapest- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Shannon Airport (SNN)plane HEL - SNN
9h 40m€79–391Bus, bus and ferry
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoriabus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Stationbus
- Take the busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentrebusferry 923
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station to Westland Rowbus 785
2d 22h€320–644Fly Helsinki Airport to Cork Airport
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Cork Airport (ORK)plane HEL - ORK
8h 35m€113–319Ferry to Lennart Meri International Airport, fly to Dublin Airport
- Take the ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinnferry
- Fly from Lennart Meri International Airport (TLL) to Dublin Airport (DUB)plane TLL - DUB
8h 57m€101–314Fly Helsinki Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD)plane HEL - BHD
- Take the train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalktrain
9h 42m€159–437Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Siauliai, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Siauliai Bus Station to Chernivtsi Bus stationbus
- Take the bus from Chernivtsi Bus station to Suceavabus
- Take the bus from Rădăuți to Dublinbus
3d 12h€178–414
Helsinki to Ireland by bus and busferry
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Ireland is to ferry and fly which costs €100 - €320 and takes 8h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Ireland is to fly which takes 6h 39m and costs €100 - €290.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki to Ireland. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and arriving at Westland Row via Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, London Victoria, Glasgow Buchanan and Grand Central Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 22h.
The distance between Helsinki and Ireland is 2062 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Ireland without a car is to bus and bus and ferry which takes 2 days 22h and costs €320 - €650.
It takes approximately 6h 39m to get from Helsinki to Ireland, including transfers.
Helsinki to Ireland bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 station.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Ireland is to fly which takes 6h 39m and costs €100 - €290. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €170 - €420 and takes 3 days 12h.
Helsinki to Ireland bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof station.
Ireland is 2h behind Helsinki. It is currently 23:55 in Helsinki and 21:55 in Ireland.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Ireland?
Finnair, Aer Lingus, and Scandinavian Airlines fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Dublin Airport (DUB) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Dublin via Siauliai Bus Station, Chernivtsi Bus station, Suceava, Rădăuţi, Rădăuți, and Dublin in around 3d 12h.
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Dublin Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday to Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Cork Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–550
Flights from Helsinki Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–420
Flights from Helsinki Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–380
Flights from Helsinki Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €140–400
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Shannon Airport via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Dublin Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–260
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Dublin Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–260
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Dublin Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–310
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Dublin Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–320
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Cork Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–280
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Cork Airport via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €85–400
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–230
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Shannon Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Shannon Airport via Warsaw Modlin
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €65–310
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Shannon Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–550
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Dublin Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–250
Flights from Lennart Meri International Airport to Dublin Airport via Helsinki Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–250
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Cork Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Helsinki Airport to George Best Belfast City Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €90–440
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Shannon Airport via Paris Charles de Gaulle
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
- Phone
- 0818 294 015
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–13
- Website
- Iarnród Éireann (Irish Rail)
- Flexible
- €9–13
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Train from Belfast Grand Central to Dundalk
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Translink
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- 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
- €160–240
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to London Victoria
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €80–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Buchanan Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Siauliai, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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
- €75–130
- Website
- National Express
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Glasgow Buchanan to Belfast, Europa Buscentre
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €4
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- €4
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- customerrelations@dublinexpress.ie
- Website
- Dublin Express
Bus from Grand Central Station to Westland Row
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–140
- Website
- Dublin Express
- Phone
- +37167210066
- info@latlines.lv
- Website
- latlines.lv
Bus from Siauliai Bus Station to Chernivtsi Bus station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 22m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €65–85
- Schedules at
- latlines.lv
- Phone
- +40 230 560 555
- tarsin_irlanda@yahoo.com
- Website
- tarsin.ro
Bus from Rădăuți to Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 47h
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €29–200
- Schedules at
- tarsin.ro
- Phone
- 06000 4300
- Website
- eckeroline.fi
Ferry from Helsinki Terminal 2 to Tallinn
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Schedules at
- Eckeroline
- Economy
- €20–30
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