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There are 11 ways to get from Cologne to Ruka by train, plane, bus, car, or car train

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  1. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Kuusamo

    best
    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kuusamo (KAO)plane plane DUS - KAO
    7h 53m
    €249–471

  2. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Rovaniemi, bus

    cheapest
    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane plane DUS - RVN
    3. Take the bus from Lentoasema to ABC pihabus bus
    4. Take the bus from ABC piha to Talvijärvi Ebus bus
    10h 50m
    €199–511

  3. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Braunschweig, Berliner Platzbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Brunswick central station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus bus 081
    3. Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus bus
    4. Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Oulu, Bus Stationbus bus
    5. Take the bus from Oulu, Bus Station to Ruka Kumparebus bus
    2d 1h

  4. Drive  2,772.1 km

    1. Drive from Cologne to Rukacar car 2,772.1 km
    29h 54m
    €583–842

  5. Train to Frankfurt, fly to Kuusamo

    1. Take the train from Köln Messe/Deutz Bf to Frankfurttrain train
    2. Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kuusamo (KAO)plane plane FRA - KAO
    7h 49m
    €216–486

  6. Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Kuusamo

    1. Take the train from Köln Hbf to Brussels-Nordtrain train
    2. Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Kuusamo (KAO)plane plane BRU - KAO
    11h 18m
    €295–547

  7. Train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Oulu Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain train
    2. Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Oulu Airport (OUL)plane plane DUS - OUL
    3. Take the bus from Oulu, Bus Station to Ruka Kumparebus bus
    13h 4m
    €206–443

  8. Train, bus via Oulu

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Bochum Hbftrain train Ice / ...
    2. Take the bus from Bochum central station to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Helsinki Central Station to Oulutrain train
    5. Take the bus from Oulu, Bus Station to Ruka Kumparebus bus
    2d 1h
    €309–508

  9. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Bochum Hbftrain train Ice / ...
    2. Take the bus from Bochum central station to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Helsinki to Kemijärvitrain train
    5. Take the bus from Kemijärvi rautatieasema to Talvijärvi Ebus bus 5
    2d 7h
    €344–566

  10. Train, bus via Kaunas

    1. Take the train from Koeln Hbf to Essen Hbftrain train Ice / ...
    2. Take the bus from Essen central train station to Kaunas, Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Kaunas, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the train from Helsinki to Kemijärvitrain train
    5. Take the bus from Kemijärvi rautatieasema to Talvijärvi Ebus bus 5
    2d 13h
    €353–595

  11. Drive, car train

    1. Drive from Cologne to Frankfurtcar car
    2. Take the cartrain from Frankfurt to Hamburg Hbfcartrain train
    3. Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Rukacar car
    34h 51m
    €620–920

Cologne to Ruka by train, bus, and foot

Calendar14Weekly Services
Duration2d 1hAverage Duration
Ticket€309Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 2,153.9 km
  • Duration: 7h 53m

What companies run services between Cologne, Germany and Ruka, Finland?

You can take a bus from Köln-Ehrenfeld Gleis to Ruka Kumpare via Brunswick central station, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2, and Oulu, Bus Station in around 2d 1h.

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