Need help booking?
Unpublished phone-only deals available
OBS to HEL: distance & flight time
Aubenas-vals-lanas (Aubenas-Ardèche Méridional Airport) → Helsinki (Helsinki Vantaa Airport)
1,381 mi
2,222 km · 1,200 nm
3h 28m
estimated nonstop flight time
+1h
time difference · heading northeast
See live OBS→HEL fares Phone-only fares on this route — call free
Flight time details
1,381 miles nonstop takes roughly 3h 28m gate to gate, flying northeast. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Remember to factor the 1-hour time gain when reading arrival times on your ticket.
The two airports
- OBS — Aubenas-Ardèche Méridional Airport · Aubenas-vals-lanas, France
- HEL — Helsinki Vantaa Airport · Helsinki, Finland
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
Alternate airports can cut this fare
Flying from or into a nearby airport is the #1 trick our agents use to beat online prices. Call and we'll compare every combination on one call.
Near OBS
- XOG · Orange-Caritat (BA 115) Air Base37 mi away
- VAF · Valence-Chabeuil Airport39 mi away
- MEN · Mende-Brenoux Airfield41 mi away
- LPY · Le Puy-Loudes Airport48 mi away
Near HEL
- HEM · Helsinki Malmi Airport5 mi away
- HYV · Hyvinkää Airfield23 mi away
- QLF · Lahti Vesivehmaa Airport62 mi away
- TLL · Lennart Meri Tallinn Airport63 mi away
Frequently asked questions
How far is OBS from HEL?
The flight distance from Aubenas-vals-lanas (OBS) to Helsinki (HEL) is 1,381 miles (2,222 km, 1,200 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from OBS to HEL?
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 28m gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the time difference between Aubenas-vals-lanas and Helsinki?
Helsinki is 1 hour ahead of Aubenas-vals-lanas.
What is the cheapest way to fly from OBS to HEL?
Compare live fares online, then call CheapoTrav — our agents have unpublished consolidator fares on OBS–HEL that never appear on search engines, with no booking fees.