There are 3 ways to get from Ballymena to Ruka by train, bus, or plane
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Train, bus, fly to Kuusamo
best- Take the train from Ballymena to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Grand Central Bus Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Kuusamo (KAO)plane DUB - KAO
12h 50mTrain, bus, fly to Rovaniemi
- Take the train from Ballymena to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Grand Central Bus Stand 11 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, fly to Oulu Airport
- Take the train from Ballymena to Belfast Great Centraltrain
- Take the bus from Grand Central Bus Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Oulu Airport (OUL)plane DUB - OUL
- Take the bus from Merikoskenkatu P1 to Kelantiebus
16h 58m
Dublin Airport (DUB) to Kuusamo (KAO) flights
Questions & Answers
The distance between Ballymena and Ruka is 2619 km.
It takes approximately 12h 50m to get from Ballymena to Ruka, including transfers.
Ruka is 2h ahead of Ballymena. It is currently 11:06 PM in Ballymena and 1:06 AM in Ruka.
There are 449+ 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 Bus Stand 11, take the bus to Dublin Airport T2, walk to Dublin Airport (DUB) airport, fly to Kuusamo (KAO), walk to Lentoasema, then take the line 9 bus to Rukanportti I. Alternatively, you can take the train to Belfast Great Central, walk to Grand Central Bus Stand 11, take the bus to Dublin Airport T2, walk to Dublin Airport (DUB) 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 Dublin Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Dublin Airport to Rovaniemi via Birmingham
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
Flights from Dublin Airport to Rovaniemi via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €55–210
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Kuusamo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–430
Flights from Dublin Airport to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–330
Flights from Dublin Airport to Oulu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–260
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Kuusamo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–490
- 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/
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- translink.co.uk
Bus from Grand Central Bus Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.translink.co.uk/
- 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
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- 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
- Estimated price
- €17–23
- Schedules at
- https://pohjolanmatka.fi/linjaliikenne/
Bus from Merikoskenkatu P1 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €27–35
- 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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