There are 11 ways to get from Helsinki to Poitiers by bus, train, car, plane, car ferry, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus, train
best- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from S Charlottenburg Bhf to Essen Hbftrain 14
- Take the train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nordtrain
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Poitierstrain Tgv
39h 19m€506–866Fly to Poitiers–Biard Airport
cheapest- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Poitiers–Biard Airport (PIS)plane HEL - PIS
24h 3m€133–475Bus, train via Kaunas
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Kaunas, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Kaunas to Warszawa Centralnatrain
- Take the train from Warszawa Centralna to Berlin Gesundbrunnentrain Eic
- Take the train from Berlin Gesundbrunnen to Paris Nordtrain Trn
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Poitierstrain Tgv
47h 20m€406–661Drive 4,010.4 km
- Drive from Helsinki to Poitierscar 4,010.4 km
42h 6m€756–1,092Bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Parisbus
- Take the bus from Paris - Pershing-Porte Maillot Bus Station to Poitiers - Bus Stationbus
45h 30m€244–380Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Poitierstrain Tgv
47h 18m€283–448Bus, train #3
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the train from Hamburg-Harburg to Paris-Esttrain Trn
- Take the train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Poitierstrain Tgv
47h 56m€381–602Drive, car ferry, car train
- Drive from Helsinki to Bornholmerfærgen, Ystadcar
- Take the carferry from Ystad to Świnoujściecarferry
- Drive from Swinoujscie to Lüneburgcar
- Take the cartrain from Lüneburg to Frankfurtcartrain
- Drive from Frankfurt to Poitierscar
2d 4h€730–1,194Fly to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport (BOD)plane HEL - BOD
- Take the train from Bordeaux St Jean to Poitierstrain
10h 53m€175–482Fly to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG)plane HEL - CDG
- Take the train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Poitierstrain
9h€163–395Fly to Nantes Atlantique Airport, train
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Nantes Atlantique Airport (NTE)plane HEL - NTE
- Take the train from Nantes to St Pierre Des Corpstrain
- Take the train from St Pierre Des Corps to Poitierstrain
11h 58m€161–477
Helsinki to Poitiers by bus, train, subway, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Helsinki to Poitiers is to fly and train which costs €160 - €400 and takes 9h.
The fastest way to get from Helsinki to Poitiers is to fly and train which takes 9h and costs €160 - €400.
No, there is no direct bus from Helsinki to Poitiers station. However, there are services departing from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and arriving at Poitiers - Bus Station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Paris - Pershing-Porte Maillot Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 45h 30m.
The distance between Helsinki and Poitiers is 3084 km. The road distance is 4010.4 km.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Poitiers without a car is to bus and train which takes 39h 19m and costs €500 - €900.
It takes approximately 39h 19m to get from Helsinki to Poitiers, including transfers.
Helsinki to Poitiers bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 station.
The best way to get from Helsinki to Poitiers is to fly which takes 24h 3m and costs €130 - €480. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €240 - €380 and takes 45h 30m.
Helsinki to Poitiers bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Poitiers is 1h behind Helsinki. It is currently 03:01 in Helsinki and 02:01 in Poitiers.
What companies run services between Helsinki, Finland and Poitiers, France?
Ryanair, Finnair, and two other airlines fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Poitiers–Biard Airport (PIS) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Poitiers - Bus Station via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof and Paris - Pershing-Porte Maillot Bus Station in around 45h 30m.
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–470
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–470
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–410
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–410
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–480
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–480
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–450
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €95–280
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–460
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €230–400
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €85–410
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–470
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–480
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Poitiers–Biard Airport via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–470
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Poitiers–Biard Airport via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €320–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Nantes Atlantique Airport via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–490
- Website
- volotea.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Poitiers–Biard Airport via Copenhagen, Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–750
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Bordeaux–Mérignac Airport via Geneva
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €170–460
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from S Charlottenburg Bhf to Essen Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €90–190
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Essen Hbf to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €220–370
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–75
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €75–120
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Nantes to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–30
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Paris Montparnasse 1 Et 2 to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–95
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Bordeaux St Jean to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–75
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €65–120
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Nantes to St Pierre Des Corps
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–60
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from St Pierre Des Corps to Poitiers
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €17–30
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +370 700 55 111
- informacija@ltglink.lt
- Website
- LTG Link
Train from Kaunas to Warszawa Centralna
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €21–28
- Website
- LTG Link
- Phone
- +48 22 322 22 22
- sekretariat@intercity.pl
- Website
- PKP Intercity
Train from Warszawa Centralna to Berlin Gesundbrunnen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–120
- Website
- PKP Intercity
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Berlin Gesundbrunnen to Paris Nord
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €210–330
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Hamburg-Harburg to Paris-Est
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 2m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €160–260
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lüneburg to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €95–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
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 Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Kaunas, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Paris
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €85–130
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Paris - Pershing-Porte Maillot Bus Station to Poitiers - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €28–45
- 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 Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €160–240
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +3 318 576 2228
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Paris - Pershing-Porte Maillot Bus Station to Poitiers - Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–40
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
Bus from Hamburg - Bus Station to Paris - Bercy-Seine Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- BlaBlaCar Bus
- Phone
- +48 91 88 02 909
- rezerwacje@unityline.pl
- Website
- unityline.eu
Car ferry from Ystad to Świnoujście
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- 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 Ystad to Świnoujście
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–170
- Schedules at
- polferries.com
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