There are 6 ways to get from Athens to Ruka by plane, car, bus, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Kuusamo
best- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Kuusamo (KAO)plane ATH - KAO
11h 13m€126–509Fly to Oulu Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Oulu Airport (OUL)plane ATH - OUL
- Take the bus from 12 to Kelantiebus
15h 1m€124–475Drive 4,850.3 km
- Drive from Athens - KTEL Liosion Street to Rukacar 4,850.3 km
2d 4h€915–1,322Fly to Rovaniemi, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane ATH - RVN
- Take the bus from Lentoasema to ABC pihabus
- Take the bus from ABC piha to Talvijärvi Ebus
13h 33m€187–559Fly to Skellefteå Airport, drive
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Skellefteå Airport (SFT)plane ATH - SFT
- Drive from Skelleftea-Airport-SFT to Rukacar
16h 30m€239–539Drive, car train
- Drive from Athens to Villach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Villach Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Rukacar
2d 9h€856–1,236
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Kuusamo (KAO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Ruka is to fly and bus which costs €120 - €480 and takes 15h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Ruka is to fly which takes 11h 13m and costs €120 - €550.
The distance between Athens and Ruka is 3198 km. The road distance is 4850.3 km.
It takes approximately 11h 13m to get from Athens to Ruka, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Athens to Ruka is 4850 km. It takes approximately 2 days 4h to drive from Athens to Ruka.
There are 842+ hotels available in Ruka.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Ruka, Finland?
Aegean Airlines, Lufthansa, and two other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Kuusamo (KAO) 4 times a week.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kuusamo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–490
Flights from Athens International Airport to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–450
Flights from Athens International Airport to Oulu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–410
Flights from Athens International Airport to Oulu Airport via Thessaloniki, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–550
Flights from Athens International Airport to Oulu Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–390
Flights from Athens International Airport to Oulu Airport via Budapest, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–550
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Rovaniemi via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €150–450
Flights from Athens International Airport to Skellefteå Airport via Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–600
Flights from Athens International Airport to Skellefteå Airport via Belgrade, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–370
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Rovaniemi via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €140–490
Flights from Athens International Airport to Skellefteå Airport via Belgrade, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–370
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kuusamo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 7m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Rovaniemi via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Oulu Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Athens International Airport to Skellefteå Airport via Belgrade, Stockholm
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–370
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–420
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Villach Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 46m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–130
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +358 16 821164
- info@mollarinlinjat.fi
- Website
- Möllärin Linjat Oy
Bus from Lentoasema to ABC piha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Möllärin Linjat Oy
- Phone
- +358 08 868 1700
- info@rukahuolto.fi
- Website
- Rukahuolto Oy
Bus from Lentoasema to ABC piha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- Rukahuolto Oy
Bus from ABC piha to Talvijärvi E
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- Rukahuolto Oy
- Phone
- +358 201 303304
- myynti@pohjolanmatka.fi
- Website
- Pohjolan Matka
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- Pohjolan Matka
- Website
- Pohjolan Matka
- Phone
- +358 (0) 40 722 2022
- rainer.rontti@rukacharter.fi
- Website
- Ruka Charter Oy
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Ruka Charter Oy
- Phone
- +358 600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- Omni Bus
- Phone
- +358 40 652 1082
- sales@saagatravel.fi
- Website
- Saaga Travel Oy
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- Saaga Travel Oy
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