There are 4 ways to get from Ballymena to Ruka by train, bus, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Kuusamo
best- Take the train from Ballymena to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 12 to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Kuusamo (KAO)plane DUB - KAO
12h 57mTrain to George Best Belfast City Airport, fly to Rovaniemi, bus
- Take the train from Ballymena to Lanyon Placetrain
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane BHD - RVN
- Take the bus from Lentoasema to ABC pihabus
- Take the bus from ABC piha to Talvijärvi Ebus
14h 8mTrain, bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Rovaniemi, bus
- Take the train from Ballymena to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 12 to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane DUB - RVN
- Take the bus from Lentoasema to ABC pihabus
- Take the bus from ABC piha to Talvijärvi Ebus
13h 34mTrain, bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Oulu Airport, bus
- Take the train from Ballymena to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 12 to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Oulu Airport (OUL)plane DUB - OUL
- Take the bus from 4 to Kelantiebus
16h 57m
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Kuusamo (KAO) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Ballymena and Ruka is 2622 km.
It takes approximately 12h 57m to get from Ballymena to Ruka, including transfers.
Ruka is 2h ahead of Ballymena. It is currently 12:07 AM in Ballymena and 2:07 AM in Ruka.
There are 764+ hotels available in Ruka.
What companies run services between Ballymena, Mid and East Antrim, Northern Ireland and Ruka, Finland?
There is no direct connection from Ballymena to Ruka. However, you can take the train to Belfast Great Central, walk to Grand Central Station Stand 12, take the bus to Dublin Airport T2, walk to Dublin Airport (DUB) airport, fly to Kuusamo (KAO), walk to Lentoasema, then take the bus to Ruka Kumpare. Alternatively, you can take the train to Lanyon Place, walk to Station Street, take the line 600 bus to George Best Belfast City Airport, walk to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) airport, fly to Rovaniemi (RVN), walk to Lentoasema, take the bus to ABC piha, then take the bus to Talvijärvi E.
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Rovaniemi via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Rovaniemi via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–300
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Rovaniemi via Bristol
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €85–310
Flights from Dublin Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Dublin Airport to Rovaniemi via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
Flights from Dublin Airport to Rovaniemi via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–220
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Kuusamo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–330
Flights from Dublin Airport to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–290
Flights from Dublin Airport to Oulu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–240
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Rovaniemi via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–430
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Kuusamo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–480
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Rovaniemi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Train from Ballymena to Belfast Great Central
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–14
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
Train from Ballymena to Lanyon Place
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 12 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- Website
- mollarinlinjat.fi
Bus from Lentoasema to ABC piha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- mollarinlinjat.fi
- Website
- rukahuolto.fi
Bus from Lentoasema to ABC piha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- rukahuolto.fi
- Website
- matkahuolto.fi
Bus from Lentoasema to ABC piha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- matkahuolto.fi
- Website
- matkahuolto.fi
Bus from ABC piha to Talvijärvi E
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- matkahuolto.fi
Bus from 4 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- matkahuolto.fi
- Website
- pohjolanmatka.fi
Bus from ABC piha to Talvijärvi E
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- pohjolanmatka.fi
Bus from 4 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- pohjolanmatka.fi
- Phone
- +358 0600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- onnibus.com
Bus from 4 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
- Website
- liikennevirasto.fi
Bus from 4 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- liikennevirasto.fi
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