Train to Saint Petersburg
Helsinki → Saint Petersburg · about ~4h 20m
Flight to Moscow
Saint Petersburg → Moscow · about 1h in the air
Helsinki → Moscow
Finland to Russia · 1 border · Where else can you go from Helsinki?
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About the trip from Helsinki to Moscow
Helsinki (Finland) and Moscow (Russia) are 893 km (555 mi) apart in a straight line. The way we suggest is by train and flight, via Saint Petersburg: ~7h 50m door to door with 1 change. Without flying, it takes ~7h 50m by train, via Saint Petersburg and Tver. The trip crosses one border, so check what papers you need.
Step by step
- Train from Helsinki to Saint Petersburg: ~4h 20m, 300 km
- Flight from Saint Petersburg to Moscow: about 1h in the air, 635 km
Every route we know
- Train + Flight, via Saint Petersburg: ~7h 50m, 1 change
- Train, via Saint Petersburg and Tver: ~7h 50m, 2 changes
- Flight, via Istanbul: about 10h 10m, 1 change
- Bus + Train + Bus + Train, via Tallinn, Ivangorod and Saint Petersburg: ~11h 35m, 3 changes
Times are rough door-to-door times, with time to change and to get through airports included. A "~" marks a rough time worked out from the distance. We don't have prices or timetables: check Google Maps or the operator before you travel.