There are 8 ways to get from Budapest to Ruka by plane, bus, car, train, or car train
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Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Kuusamo
best- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Kuusamo (KAO)plane BUD - KAO
9h 13m€130–334Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Rovaniemi, bus
cheapest- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane BUD - RVN
- Take the bus from Lentoasema to ABC pihabus
- Take the bus from ABC piha to Talvijärvi Ebus
11h 53m€118–339Bus
- Take the bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Krakow MDA Bus Station to Oulu Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from 12 to Kelantiebus
47h 54m€429–652Drive 3,476.8 km
- Drive from Budapest to Rukacar 3,476.8 km
37h 6m€630–909Train to Vienna International Airport, fly to Kuusamo
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain
- Fly from Vienna International Airport (VIE) to Kuusamo (KAO)plane VIE - KAO
11h 35m€194–466Fly Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Oulu Airport, bus
- Fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Oulu Airport (OUL)plane BUD - OUL
- Take the bus from Merikoskenkatu P1 to Kelantiebus
13h 27m€270–609Train, Bus
- Take the train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbftrain
- Take the train from Wien Hbf to Krakow Glownytrain
- Take the bus from Krakow MDA Bus Station to Helsinki Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Helsinki to Kemijärvitrain
- Take the bus from Kemijärvi rautatieasema to Talvijärvi Ebus
2d 5h€149–432Drive, car train
- Drive from Budapest to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Rukacar
38h 30m€598–1,663
Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Kuusamo (KAO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Budapest to Ruka is to fly and bus which costs €110 - €340 and takes 11h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Budapest to Ruka is to fly which takes 9h 13m and costs €130 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Budapest to Ruka. However, there are services departing from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar and arriving at Talvijärvi P via Krakow MDA Bus Station, 12 and Kelantie. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 54m.
The distance between Budapest and Ruka is 2189 km. The road distance is 3476.8 km.
The best way to get from Budapest to Ruka without a car is to bus which takes 47h 54m and costs €420 - €650.
It takes approximately 9h 13m to get from Budapest to Ruka, including transfers.
Budapest to Ruka bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar station.
The best way to get from Budapest to Ruka is to fly which takes 9h 13m and costs €130 - €340. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €420 - €650 and takes 47h 54m.
Budapest to Ruka bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Ruka is 1h ahead of Budapest. It is currently 11:33 AM in Budapest and 12:33 PM in Ruka.
What companies run services between Budapest, Hungary and Ruka, Finland?
Finnair, Swiss, and three other airlines fly from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport (BUD) to Kuusamo (KAO) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Talvijärvi P via Krakow MDA Bus Station, Oulu Bus Station, 12, and Kelantie in around 47h 54m.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Kuusamo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €190–320
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–300
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Kuusamo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–330
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Oulu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–380
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Kuusamo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–490
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Kuusamo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–500
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Kuusamo via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
Flights from Vienna International Airport to Kuusamo via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
- Website
- austrian.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Rovaniemi via Vienna International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–450
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Rovaniemi via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–390
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Rovaniemi via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €80–350
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Budapest Ferenc Liszt International Airport to Rovaniemi via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €100–400
- Phone
- +36 (1) 3 49 49 49
- info@mavcsoport.hu
- Website
- jegy.mav.hu
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €10–13
- Website
- https://jegy.mav.hu/
- Phone
- +420 222 222 221
- info@regiojet.cz
- Website
- regiojet.com
Train from Budapest-Kelenfoeld to Wien Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €9–26
- Website
- https://regiojet.com/
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- oebb.at
Train from Wien Hbf to Krakow Glowny
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–100
- Website
- https://www.oebb.at/en/reiseplanung-services/im-zug/unsere-zuege/eurocity-intercity
- Website
- https://shop.oebbtickets.at/en/ticket
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Helsinki to Kemijärvi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Budapest, Népliget Autóbusz-Pályaudvar to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €20–50
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Krakow MDA Bus Station to Oulu Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €390–550
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Krakow MDA Bus Station to Helsinki Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–170
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +358 (0) 40 722 2022
- rainer.rontti@rukacharter.fi
- Website
- rukacharter.fi
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- rukacharter.fi
Bus from Merikoskenkatu P1 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- rukacharter.fi
- Phone
- +358 0600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- onnibus.com
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
- Phone
- 0201 303 303
- myynti@pohjolanmatka.fi
- Website
- pohjolanmatka.fi
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Schedules at
- 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
Bus from Kemijärvi rautatieasema to Talvijärvi E
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Schedules at
- pohjolanmatka.fi
- Phone
- +358 201 303 303
- myynti@pohjolanmatka.fi
- Website
- pohjolanmatka.fi
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- https://pohjolanmatka.fi/linjaliikenne/
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/
Bus from Kemijärvi rautatieasema to Talvijärvi E
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–23
- Schedules at
- https://pohjolanmatka.fi/linjaliikenne/
- 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
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