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Cheap Flights to Helsinki

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights to Helsinki that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent return flight deals to Helsinki

Thu, Nov 13 - Mon, Nov 17
Lufthansa Logo
18:45 - 13:20CPT-HEL
18h 35m1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
17:45 - 11:00HEL-CPT
17h 15m1 stop
R10 986Lufthansa
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Thu, Nov 13 - Mon, Nov 17
Lufthansa Logo
18:45 - 18:50CPT-HEL
24h 05m2 stops
Lufthansa Logo
17:45 - 11:00HEL-CPT
17h 15m1 stop
R11 363Lufthansa
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Thu, Nov 13 - Mon, Nov 17
Lufthansa Logo
18:45 - 16:30CPT-HEL
21h 45m1 stop
Lufthansa Logo
13:55 - 11:00HEL-CPT
21h 05m1 stop
R11 380Lufthansa
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Fri, Feb 6 - Tue, Feb 10
KLM Logo
23:59 - 17:25JNB-HEL
17h 26m1 stop
KLM Logo
14:05 - 22:05HEL-JNB
32h 00m1 stop
R13 180KLM
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Fri, Feb 6 - Tue, Feb 10
Air France Logo
19:20 - 16:25JNB-HEL
21h 05m1 stop
Air France Logo
17:20 - 12:10HEL-JNB
18h 50m1 stop
R13 214Air France
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Fri, Feb 6 - Tue, Feb 10
Air France Logo
19:20 - 16:25JNB-HEL
21h 05m1 stop
Air France Logo
17:20 - 12:10HEL-JNB
18h 50m1 stop
R13 249Air France
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Fri, Feb 6 - Tue, Feb 10
KLM Logo
19:20 - 17:25JNB-HEL
22h 05m2 stops
KLM Logo
14:05 - 12:10HEL-JNB
22h 05m2 stops
R14 294KLM
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Wed, Feb 4 - Sun, Feb 8
Qatar Airways Logo
8:15 - 14:15PLZ-HEL
30h 00m3 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
16:00 - 11:55HEL-PLZ
19h 55m2 stops
R21 475Qatar Airways
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Wed, Feb 4 - Sun, Feb 8
Qatar Airways Logo
8:15 - 14:15PLZ-HEL
30h 00m3 stops
Qatar Airways Logo
16:00 - 11:55HEL-PLZ
19h 55m2 stops
R21 527Qatar Airways
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Sun, Dec 14 - Sun, Dec 21
Turkish Airlines Logo
17:15 - 18:05CPT-HEL
24h 50m1 stop
Turkish Airlines Logo
12:30 - 11:50HEL-CPT
23h 20m1 stop
R25 246Turkish Airlines
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When to travel
February
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June
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Cheapest return fare
R10 986
Typical prices: R11 535-R16 299
Lufthansa
Thu 13/11Mon 17/11
CPT - HEL • 1 stop
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Thu 30/10
JNB - HEL • multi-stop
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Helsinki

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights to Helsinki to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Helsinki?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to Helsinki, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights to Helsinki is September, where tickets cost R12 769 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and December, where the average cost of tickets from South Africa is R15 185 and R15 168 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is February with an average price of R11 363.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Helsinki?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights to Helsinki, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price, you should book around 0 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 5 days before departure.

Good to know – Book Cheap Helsinki Plane Tickets

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flightR10 986
Best time to beat the crowds (13% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (7% more expensive on average)
Flight from Cape Town to Helsinki

When to book flights to Helsinki

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel to Helsinki based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. The information is for flights to Helsinki based on your location. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs - booking Helsinki flights

  • How far is Helsinki-Vantaa Airport from central Helsinki?

    Central Helsinki is 17 km away from Helsinki-Vantaa Airport.

  • What is the name of Helsinki’s airport?

    There is only 1 airport in Helsinki, called Helsinki-Vantaa Airport (HEL). It can also be referred to as Helsinki Vantaa, Helsinki-Vantaa, or Helsinki-Vantaa Airport.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to Helsinki?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Helsinki is Tuesday where tickets can be as cheap as R13 275. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where prices are R15 032 on average.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Helsinki?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights to Helsinki.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to Helsinki?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Helsinki is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Helsinki?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Helsinki with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to Helsinki?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Helsinki up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Helsinki?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Helsinki is generally in the morning, when flights cost R12 446 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Helsinki is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R13 514.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Helsinki

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Prefer to fly direct to Helsinki-Vantaa?

 
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Direct departures

South Africa to Helsinki-Vantaa

Monday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aerolineas Argentinas, +48 more

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Tuesday

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Wednesday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aerolineas Argentinas, +44 more

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Thursday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aerolineas Argentinas, +49 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +50 more

Friday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aerolineas Argentinas, +47 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +48 more

Saturday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aerolineas Argentinas, +46 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +47 more

Sunday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aerolineas Argentinas, +48 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +49 more

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Direct returns

Helsinki-Vantaa to South Africa

Monday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aerolineas Argentinas, +48 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +49 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aerolineas Argentinas, +46 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +47 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aerolineas Argentinas, +44 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +45 more

Thursday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aerolineas Argentinas, +49 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +50 more

Friday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aerolineas Argentinas, +47 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +48 more

Saturday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aerolineas Argentinas, +46 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +47 more

Sunday

ANA, Aegean Airlines, Aerolineas Argentinas, +48 more

ANA, Aegean Airlines, +49 more

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines flying to Helsinki

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Helsinki. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from South Africa to Helsinki. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to Helsinki? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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KLMOverall score based on 1406 reviews
7,8Boarding
7,3Food
8,4Crew
7,1Entertainment
7,7Comfort
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At the airport, terrible, I do not want to even remember it. It was too humiliating for a business class passenger.

2,0 MediocreElizabeth, Oct 2025CDG - AMS
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At the airport, terrible, I do not want to even remember it. It was too humiliating for a business class passenger.

Flight was ok but lack of communication cost me to literally beg to be put on another flight as connecting flight had departed

The immigration hall in Amsterdam was understaffed, so passport checking was slower than it should be for a major airport. They need to get the automatic readers up and running for non EU passport holders. Waiting in line after a long flight feels a bit abusive.

Over 1 Hr delay. No APU so no AC on ground. Plane was hot during boarding and then they closed the doors over 20 minutes before engine start so interior of plane was steamy hot and stuffy. Could have been helped by opening doors until ready to depart.

First of all we couldn’t check in online, then we learn at the airport we were on stand by for KLM’s mistake of overbooking. The seats were not comfy at all. Our luggage got lost.

Ad experience - been flying many years with them but they are losing out to other carriers with their service and bagage / seating policy. My 2 12-yo kids were not placed with the parent. Absurdity.

The baggage drop-off in Stuttgart is bad: after online check-in you cannot use the automated baggage drop off as indicated on the website. You can use the terminals but have to cue to 1 of three open and slowly working counters to drop the bags. took about 45 minutes wait time.

Our first flight was delayed so we missed our connecting flight. However it was easy to book a later flight on their app.

My flight was delayed by 6 hours then I missed BOTH of my connecting flights, I then had to stay in the AIRPORT at JFK because soooooo many people also suffered from missing flights and there was no hotels available. I would like to be compensated for this experience! I had to stay in the airport for over 16 hours!

Klm start boarding while somw air issue in the plan

Crew and food was good, ok leg room if you don’t have a big box under the seat. And the seats are so narrow (I’m only 70kg), will consider an alternate airline next time

The flight overall was good. The attendants did a good job except that 1 female had too much fragrance on. The other things that made the flight unpleasant were out of the airlines control.

I would love the entertainment center to be updated with more content. The flight to Doha had more options than the one to Miami

I prebooked a comfort plus seat on this flight and therefore the flight was comfy. I got the correct seat in the correct section of the plane that I have booked, that's this. Flight was comfortable. Staff were average on the flight, appearing to be rushed and short in engagement with travellers, perhaps this to maximise there rest time on the flight.

Overall the experience was neat with crew being nice and caring especially to parent with kids. The free snacks option was okay. The kiosk at Philly airport didn’t work.

I felt that when I was rerouted it should have been to business class.

It was ok, not much more can be said, as long as airlines/aircraft manufacturers insist on cramming in as many seats as possible....best of a bad situations, seats are simply too uncomfortable to sit in for more than a few hours. Lack of flexible headrests not a help on long overnight flights either.

The American/Hollywood movies in the entertainment system lack english subtitles, they tend to have only arabic subtitles. Coupled with the low quality airplane earphones and cabin noise, it sometimes is difficult to follow the movie dialogues.

This trip was the most comfortable one I have ever experienced, the team was excellent and very helpful. I am so glad I picked Qatar Airways.

Seats very small and unable to pre purchase internet or seat upgrades

It was great! Great value for the price I paid. Great crew and great food in business class

The food and drinks were below the normal standard we expect from Turkish Airlines. On a 4 hour flight we received 1 drinks service and 1 food service, the latter was a cheese omlete, which is well below what we have received in the past, such a shame we always recommend this airline..

Very small and cramped aisles and seats. Food was poor but the fresh hot roll and hummus was good. No cans of soda given but they had small bottles of water. Crew was nice and pleasant and kept bathroom clean.

I really enjoyed the food, only bad part on one of my flights my screen was a bit buggy but it wasn't a big deal it was one of their older planes so I understand that happens

The only hiccup was a change of plane and the resulting delayed departure, otherwise everything was more than OK.

The prices and many to choose from: Very unfriendly unprofessional and difficult staff and lacked English skills. Had the pleasure to go to Istanbul in 2022 but went on Jordan Airlines and found Turkey a wonderful place with kind people. The experience as a first time flyer on Turkish Airlines was so disappointing that received not to go into Turkey was so upset about this cruel treatment

The business class seats are designed for someone taller than I am, so my feet were dangling (the footrest was just a smidge too low). Which caused problems with my sciatic nerve and made for a long uncomfortable flight.

Amazing trip! No delays, no broken or lost luggage, and amazing food.

Except for spending an extra day in Istanbul due to late departure from Athens on Saturday and missing the connection flight TK0044 to Cape Town and again arriving 45 min late on Monday in Cape Town, it was all good.

for the second time disappointed with TK, they like JAT = joke about time

Boarding procedure should have the crew and personnel who are more trained, in a sense of precisely knowing what can be done and what cannot. They do not have the exact information on what you should do in the first place, also the boarding itself was slightly delayed due to the aircraft "not being ready".

I was not expecting to deplane on the tarmac. A shuttle took us to the airport. All communications were in English and German. Staff was very nice.

They didn't open the Check-in desks for almost an hour after they should've been open (even though encouraged us to check-in our carry-on luggage because it was going to be a full flight). They alerted us that the flight would be delayed but slow-rolled informing us of the extent of the delay...which ended up being over 3 hours. As a result of this, I missed my connecting flight and had to stay over-night in Munich when it would've been a lot better for me to just stay in Warsaw another night....Lufthansa wasn't done with me yet though as I had more bad experiences with them after getting to Munich.

The crew was very nice. The equipment on the 747 felt old.

Safety which is #1 was great. Food choices was not always great and often ran out of choice meat before getting to back of economy. Had one staff member who was just rude otherwise everyone was quite pleasant especially with the job they have to do!

Best flight attendants ever! Very customer and service oriented, courteous, professional and helpful.

I was very grateful for Lufthansa's role in organizing mobility support. The touchscreen on my seat was faulty: slow, stained (I couldn't get it clean), and glitchy. This made selecting movies extremely time consuming, and twice I had to start all over from the beginning.

The United Airlines crew that operated this flight was subpar. They didn’t

Excellent once on board. Security staff at Johannesburg rude and aggressive.

Everything went really well. Snacks could be better and there was no tea/coffee service after dinner. Crew was helpful and friendly.

Unfortunately, my flight was cancelled because of some sort of emergency over the Atlantic and had to return to London. While I think British Airways made every effort to mitigate the situation, I must say it was still pretty unpleasant. I do appreciate the fact, however, that British Airways put my safety first…and I think the effort to correct a bad situation was very sincere. But I think the process might be handled better in future.

No WiFi in either flight. No leg room, the seat in front of me left dents on my knees and the tray was so low my knees propped it up if I tried to use it.

Terrible service especially for premium economy. Much more comfortable seats on other providers

Friendly hosts/hostesses; dinner was of acceptable, but mediocre standard

The on flight entertainment system touch screen system and the USB charger did not work on multiple seats on least 4 seats an in different rows. The attendant tried to reset the system but was un successful. I couldn't change my phone to get my ticket for my next flight. This was an international flight I changed seats and the problem was the same. the flight attendant offered his power bank

Economy seats are so small and compacted so close together that comfort is negatively affected, especially on long flights. However that is due to aircraft design, not anything the airline can do about it.

Full flight, but crew was great. No wifi and no seatback entertainment, so had to read...argh!

Boarding was fairly chaotic. One of your employees clipped my ankle as he was passing with an empty wheelchair and not only did not apologize but stated something to the effect of “oh forGod’s sake.” There was plenty of room for him to pass. otherwise, everything was excellent.

Better training for staff, I didn’t even get a napkin with my drink so it was dripping all over !

Our original booking with Kayak -our first experience -was exactly what we wanted and worked well. Updates were friendly and reassuring as were the contacts with UnderPricer so a big win-win. We learned a lot on your reliability and will definitely put you on our organisational list for the future.

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