✈ HEL → SCL
16H 48M FLIGHT. YOU WILL FORGET WHAT GRASS LOOKS LIKE.
Flight from Helsinki to Santiago
From Vantaa (HEL), Finland Europe → Arturo Merino Benítez (SCL), Chile South America
How long is the flight from Helsinki to Santiago?
A nonstop flight from Helsinki (HEL) to Santiago (SCL) takes about 16 hours 48 minutes, covering a great-circle distance of 8,381 miles (13,488 km). Actual scheduled time varies by airline, routing, and wind — expect ±15 to 30 minutes from this estimate.
Avg flight time
16h 48m
Nonstop, scheduled
Distance
8,381 mi
13,488 km · great-circle
Avg speed
803 km/h
Door-to-door including taxi
Time zones & jet lag
Helsinki timezone
UTC+3
Europe/Helsinki
Santiago timezone
UTC-4
America/Santiago
Time difference
-7h
7 hours behind
Jet lag (rough)
~4.9d
Westward — easier
CO₂ footprint per passenger
Economy class, single passenger. Source: DEFRA 2024 averages.
This flight emits roughly 3.6× the CO₂ of an equivalent train trip and 0.9× a car driven alone over the same distance.