There are 7 ways to get from Espoo to Ruka by train, plane, bus, or car
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Train, fly to Kuusamo
best- Take the train from Espoo to Huopalahti
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Kuusamo (KAO)HEL - KAO
5h€112–335Train, bus via Oulu
cheapest- Take the train from Helsinki to OuluIc 25 / ...
- Take the bus from 12 to Kelantie8.
12h 30m€46–134Bus via Oulu
- Take the bus from Helsinki to Oulu Bus StationOb1 / ...
- Take the bus from 12 to Kelantie8.
15h 31m€46–88Drive 832.3 km
- Drive from Espoo to Ruka832.3 km
9h 51m€150–217Fly to Rovaniemi, bus
- Fly from Helsinki Airport (HEL) to Rovaniemi (RVN)HEL - RVN
- Take the bus from Lentoasema to ABC piha
- Take the bus from ABC piha to Talvijärvi E
7h 45m€108–300Train, bus
- Take the train from Pasila to KemijärviPyo 265 / ...
- Take the bus from Kemijärvi rautatieasema to Talvijärvi E5.
17h 21m€76–150Bus
- Take the bus from Vaanta - Helsinki Airport to Rovaniemi - SantaClaus Village Napapiiri
- Take the bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to ABC piha
- Take the bus from ABC piha to Talvijärvi E5.
17h 50m€59–130
Espoo to Ruka by train, foot, and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Espoo to Ruka is to bus via Oulu which costs €45 - €90 and takes 15h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Espoo to Ruka is to train and fly which takes 5h and costs €110 - €340.
No, there is no direct bus from Espoo to Ruka. However, there are services departing from Espoon asema and arriving at Rukanportti I via Helsinki, 12 and Kelantie. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 15h 31m.
The distance between Espoo and Ruka is 727 km. The road distance is 832.3 km.
The best way to get from Espoo to Ruka without a car is to train and bus via Oulu which takes 12h 30m and costs €45 - €140.
It takes approximately 5h to get from Espoo to Ruka, including transfers.
Espoo to Ruka bus services, operated by Onni Bus, depart from Helsinki station.
Espoo to Ruka bus services, operated by Onni Bus, arrive at Oulu Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Espoo to Ruka is 832 km. It takes approximately 9h 51m to drive from Espoo to Ruka.
There are 750+ hotels available in Ruka.
What companies run services between Espoo, Finland and Ruka, Finland?
You can take a bus from Espoon asema to Rukanportti I via Kamppi, tulo, Helsinki, Oulu Bus Station, 12, and Kelantie in around 15h 31m.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Kuusamo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €100–290
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €75–240
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Helsinki Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Espoo to Huopalahti
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €9–14
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
Train from Helsinki to Oulu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €23–80
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
Train from Pasila to Kemijärvi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
- Phone
- +358 9 4766 4000
- Website
- hsl.fi
Train from Espoo to Huopalahti
- Ave. Duration
- 16 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €3
- Website
- https://www.hsl.fi/en
- 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
- 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
Bus from Helsinki to Oulu Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–45
- 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 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
- Schedules at
- https://pohjolanmatka.fi/linjaliikenne/
Bus from ABC piha to Talvijärvi E
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- https://pohjolanmatka.fi/linjaliikenne/
Bus from Kemijärvi rautatieasema to Talvijärvi E
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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/
Bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to ABC piha
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- 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
Bus from Napapiiri Sodankyläntie I to ABC piha
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- rukahuolto.fi
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Vaanta - Helsinki Airport to Rovaniemi - SantaClaus Village Napapiiri
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €20–75
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
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