Flights Barcelona → Helsinki
BCN → HEL
How long is the flight from Barcelona to Helsinki?
The flight from Barcelona (BCN) to Helsinki (HEL) takes about 3h 42m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
Route overview
The flight route connects Barcelona and Helsinki, operating with Airbus A320 and A321 aircraft. The origin airport in Barcelona has been open since 1916, while the destination airport in Helsinki opened in 1952 and currently serves over 16 million passengers annually.
The Barcelona (BCN) → Helsinki (HEL) route is operated by Norwegian Air Shuttle, Iberia Airlines, Vueling Airlines. Across 3 flights monitored in recent months, 67% arrived on time (within 15 min of schedule), with an average delay of 17 minutes. The cancellation rate is 0.00%. FlightGuard's average computed risk is 9.6/100 (low), updated in real time from weather, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel and flight history. At Helsinki the average ATFM delay is 0.3 minutes (main cause: atfm). Departing from Barcelona the average ATFM delay is 1.5 minutes.
Heading to Helsinki: what to expect in this direction
Flying from Barcelona (BCN) to Helsinki (HEL) heads north-east for about 2,628 km, a flight time of roughly 3h 42m.
Departures from Barcelona on this leg cluster in the morning window: about 67% of BCN-HEL flights take off then.
Air-traffic congestion: departing Barcelona the average ATFM delay is 1.5 min (atfm); arriving into Helsinki it is 0.3 min (atfm).
Across 3 tracked BCN-HEL flights, 67% left on time with an average delay of 17 min and a 0.0% cancellation rate.
Route facts
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Airline punctuality on this route
| Airline | On-time | Average delay | Cancellations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iberia Airlines (IB) | 87% | 20 min | 1.2% |
| Vueling Airlines (VY) | 80% | 36 min | 0.0% |
Airlines operating BCN-HEL
Airports
Frequently asked questions about BCN-HEL
The flight from Barcelona (BCN) to Helsinki (HEL) takes about 3h 42m. This is an estimate based on the distance between the two airports: the real time depends on the aircraft, wind and any stops.
On the Barcelona (BCN) -> Helsinki (HEL) route, on-time performance is 67% with an average delay of 17 minutes, based on 3 tracked flights.
The cancellation rate on Barcelona-Helsinki is 0.00% across 3 monitored flights.
The route is operated by 3 airlines: Norwegian Air Shuttle, Iberia Airlines, Vueling Airlines.
Enter your flight number on FlightGuard for a real-time analysis based on 9 factors: weather at Helsinki, ATC delays, strikes, NOTAMs, fuel, airline punctuality and recent trends.
The Barcelona-Helsinki route is about 2,628 km: for a cancellation (with less than 14 days' notice), a delay over 3 hours, or denied boarding, EU261 compensation is €400, barring extraordinary circumstances.
