How to travel from Helsinki to Saint-Petersburg

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Travel Information from Helsinki to Saint-Petersburg

Distance300 km
Available travel modesCoach
Ticket price range- €71
Cheapest modeCoach • €71 • 11 h 30 min
Fastest modeCoach • €71 • 11 h 30 min
Popular travel companiesEcolines or VR

Take a coach to travel 300 km from Helsinki to Saint-Petersburg. The most popular travel providers which serve this journey are Ecolines or VR among others. Travellers can even take a direct coach or train from Helsinki to Saint-Petersburg.

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from Helsinki to Saint-Petersburg

How to get from Helsinki to Saint-Petersburg by train, bus or flight.

Our recommendation

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The best way to travel from Helsinki to Saint-Petersburg is by taking a bus because it’s the best combination of price and speed.

FlixBus
10:30AM11h30
Helsinki
10:00PMSaint-Petersburg
641One-way
2 transfers

Cheapest

FlixBus
10:30AM11h30
Helsinki
10:00PMSaint-Petersburg
641One-way
2 transfers

Fastest

FlixBus
10:30AM11h30
Helsinki
10:00PMSaint-Petersburg
641One-way
2 transfers

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FAQs: Travel from Helsinki to Saint-Petersburg

Travel to Saint-Petersburg easily. Whether you want fast, cheap or something entirely different, our travel experts have collected everything you need to know so you can find the best option from Helsinki to Saint-Petersburg.

FAQs

You can get from Helsinki to Saint-Petersburg 1 different ways: coach.

The cheapest way to go to Saint-Petersburg from Helsinki is by taking a coach, which costs on average €71.

This is compared to other ways of getting from Helsinki to Saint-Petersburg:

A coach is less than a train for this route with tickets for a train from Helsinki to Saint-Petersburg costing on average.

The quickest way to travel to Saint-Petersburg from Helsinki is by coach, which takes on average 11 h 30 min   compared to other travel options that take longer:

The distance from Helsinki to Saint-Petersburg is approximately 300 km.

The average frequency per day from Helsinki to Saint-Petersburg is:

  • Around 1 coach per day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between Helsinki and Saint-Petersburg as scheduled services by coach can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points when travelling from Helsinki to Saint-Petersburg:

    Omio works with many trusted partners that can help you travel the best way from Helsinki to Saint-Petersburg:

    • You can travel by coach from Helsinki to Saint-Petersburg with Ecolines or FlixBus, and you can find Ecolines Helsinki to Saint-Petersburg tickets for €65 on Omio.
    • You can go to Saint-Petersburg from Helsinki by train with VR. You'll see cheap train tickets for €50 with VR from Helsinki to Saint-Petersburg on Omio.

    Yes, there are direct services available from Helsinki to Saint-Petersburg with the following travel companies:

    • Direct services by coach with Ecolines.
    • Direct train with VR.

    Direct services tend to save you time and add more convenience in getting you to Saint-Petersburg as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking your tickets from Helsinki to Saint-Petersburg.

    Many of our customers travelling from Helsinki to Saint-Petersburg don't make Saint-Petersburg their final stop. Some of the destinations worth visiting after are Moscow, Tallinn, Riga or Narva, either of which you could add to your Helsinki and Saint-Petersburg trip itinerary. Check Omio for the best and cheapest ways to travel from Saint-Petersburg to any of these top destinations today!

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