Ciao
Ho intenzione di volare da Dubai a Tromsø con Finnair nel marzo 2026. Ho notato che lo scalo dura solo 45 minuti.
Sarà sufficiente il tempo per il trasferimento dall’area non Schengen all’area Schengen entro 45 minuti a Helsinki? Considerando la distanza del gate anche il controllo passaporti (passaporto extra UE)
Poiché la prenotazione sarà effettuata da Finnair, credo che non sia richiesto il ritiro bagagli.
Per favore condividi la tua esperienza
Grazie
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Most likely. The airport isn’t very large.
So I had a 55min transfer schengen to schengen and barely made it this summer, I would recommend getting a longer layover if possible. Since it’s the same ticket, it’s up to the airline to reroute you if you don’t make it.
It’s ok, the airport works well and you won’t be delayed
It’s a long walk and you need to go through the border control, I think it’s too risky.
Sure. Unless you get hit with a good ol delayed flight.
You will make it 100% if everything is on time. Your luggage tho is a different story. It will be close, probably ok, but risky.
The border control won’t be too busy on a Tuesday morning between 6am and 7am, and the airport itself is relatively small and easy to navigate so on paper it’s very easily doable. However, even a minor delay of 15-20 minutes would mean your transfer gate will close before you get there. I would book this flight and if something was to happen, it’s the airline’s responsibility to reroute. I’m sure the 11-hour stopover wouldn’t be the end of the world, you’d get to explore Helsinki if that’s something that tickles your fancy
Most likely yes and even if you didn’t Finnair will sort you to the next available route to your destination.
Border control in Helsinki can be glacial. I wouldn’t risk it, but you should be able to jump the queue if one exists. When I make trips outside the Schengen I typically pass through Schipol if I can because the border control there is much faster than Helsinki.
You are booking both flights at the same time, through the same company, and they are offering it to you as an option.
That means they think you can make it.
It also means the staff for the second flight will be aware they are waiting for passengers from the first, and will wait for you, just not indefinitely.
My family and I have done a few of these 45 transfers and, yes, we have missed one due to a delay on the first flight. We went to the Finnair desk and they just put us on the next available flight.
You will feel rushed, you will get some last call notices on the Finnair app, you will probably be the last passenger to get on the second plane. But you will *most likely* make your second flight.
At that time I consider rhe security to be the biggest risk. The non-schengen security uses old machinery so *all* liquids and electronics larger than a phone need to be out. The 100ml liquid rule applies, unless the liquid is sealed and/or in a STEB pouch (and needs to be out your bag in that case as well). There is separate lane for short connections though.
Border control is usually not congested at that time and has separate lane for short connections as well
That’s a too small gap I had experienced over an hour travel time as you need to also go through security gates and they could be crowded
Going to be tight. Your flight can face a delay in Dubai, or your flight lands with a delay in Helsinki. But as carrier is Finnair throughout journey then it is all on them. They might arrange a hotel for you for an overnight stay^* , or an airline representative will escort connecting passengers with tight layover time through border formalities if it is in Finnair policy. Keep your documents in reach if it happens. You don’t want to waste your time looking for them and pissing off others in line when clock’s ticking.
This was my experience with Schiphol back in 2017.
^* – Finnair customer service has been a disaster recently. You might want to check with them.
Report back how did it go.