There are 4 ways to get from Athens to Ruka by plane, car, car train, or bus
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)ATH - KAO
11h 10m€205–347Fly to Oulu Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Oulu Airport (OUL)ATH - OUL
- Take the bus from Merikoskenkatu P1 to Kelantie
15h 39m€121–404Drive, car train
- Drive from Athens to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Hamburg Hbf
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Ruka
2d 1h€821–1,985Fly to Rovaniemi, bus
- Fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Rovaniemi (RVN)ATH - RVN
- Take the bus from Lentoasema to ABC piha
- Take the bus from ABC piha to Talvijärvi E
13h 45m€186–462
Athens International Airport (ATH) to Kuusamo (KAO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Athens to Ruka is to fly which costs €200 - €350 and takes 11h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Athens to Ruka is to fly which takes 11h 10m and costs €200 - €350.
The distance between Athens and Ruka is 3199 km.
It takes approximately 11h 10m to get from Athens to Ruka, including transfers.
There are 752+ hotels available in Ruka.
What companies run services between Athens, Greece and Ruka, Finland?
Lufthansa, Norwegian Air International, and two other airlines fly from Athens International Airport (ATH) to Kuusamo (KAO) 3 times a week.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kuusamo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kuusamo via Thessaloniki, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–500
Flights from Athens International Airport to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–400
Flights from Athens International Airport to Oulu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–350
Flights from Athens International Airport to Oulu Airport via Thessaloniki, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–420
Flights from Athens International Airport to Oulu Airport via Krakow, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
Flights from Athens International Airport to Oulu Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–310
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Rovaniemi via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–480
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Kuusamo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Rovaniemi via Istanbul
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–650
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Rovaniemi via Vienna
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–470
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Rovaniemi via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–360
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Athens International Airport to Oulu Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–900
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €420–470
- Car Compartment
- €750–900
- Phone
- +358 16 821164
- info@mollarinlinjat.fi
- Website
- mollarinlinjat.fi
Bus from Lentoasema to ABC piha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- https://www.mollarinlinjat.fi/english/
- Phone
- +358 08 868 1700
- info@rukahuolto.fi
- Website
- rukahuolto.fi
Bus from Lentoasema to ABC piha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- rukahuolto.fi
- Phone
- +358 201 303 303
- myynti@pohjolanmatka.fi
- Website
- pohjolanmatka.fi
Bus from ABC piha to Talvijärvi E
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- https://pohjolanmatka.fi/linjaliikenne/
Bus from Merikoskenkatu P1 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Schedules at
- https://pohjolanmatka.fi/linjaliikenne/
- Phone
- 0201 303 303
- myynti@pohjolanmatka.fi
- Website
- pohjolanmatka.fi
Bus from ABC piha to Talvijärvi E
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Schedules at
- pohjolanmatka.fi
Bus from Merikoskenkatu P1 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Schedules at
- pohjolanmatka.fi
- Phone
- +358 (0) 40 722 2022
- rainer.rontti@rukacharter.fi
- Website
- rukacharter.fi
Bus from Merikoskenkatu P1 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- rukacharter.fi
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