There are 11 ways to get from Europe to Ruka by train, plane, taxi, bus, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Frankfurt, fly to Kuusamo
best- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Kuusamo (KAO)plane FRA - KAO
10h 24m€246–433Taxi, train, bus
cheapest- Take the taxi from Sontra-Blankenbach to Bebra Bahnhoftaxi
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the bus from Kassel to Rīgabus
- Take the bus from Riga Bus Station to Oulu Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from 12 to Kelantiebus
2d 5h€149–320Drive 2,695.2 km
- Drive from Europe to Rukacar 2,695.2 km
29h 25m€487–703Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Kuusamo
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kuusamo (KAO)plane DUS - KAO
12h 18m€292–633Train, train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Kuusamo
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Kuusamo (KAO)plane HAM - KAO
14h 6m€293–729Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Kuusamo
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Kuusamo (KAO)plane BER - KAO
14h 36m€212–431Train to Frankfurt, fly to Rovaniemi, bus
- Take the train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurttrain
- Fly from Frankfurt (FRA) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane FRA - RVN
- Take the bus from Lentoasema to ABC pihabus
- Take the bus from ABC piha to Talvijärvi Ebus
13h 34m€197–548Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Rovaniemi, bus
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafentrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane DUS - RVN
- Take the bus from Lentoasema to ABC pihabus
- Take the bus from ABC piha to Talvijärvi Ebus
15h 38m€203–488Train to Berlin Brandenburg Airport, fly to Rovaniemi, bus
- Take the train from Eisenach Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhftrain
- Fly from Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane BER - RVN
- Take the bus from Lentoasema to ABC pihabus
- Take the bus from ABC piha to Talvijärvi Ebus
14h 30m€198–516Taxi, train, bus via Helsinki
- Take the taxi from Sontra-Blankenbach to Bebra Bahnhoftaxi
- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain
- Take the bus from Kassel to Rīgabus
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Helsinki Central Station to Kemijärvitrain
- Take the bus from Kemijärvi rautatieasema to Talvijärvi Ebus
2d 7h€181–369Drive, car train
- Drive from Europe to Hannover Hbfcar
- Take the car train from Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Rukacar
29h 17m€537–799
Frankfurt (FRA) to Kuusamo (KAO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Ruka is to taxi and train and bus which costs €140 - €320 and takes 2 days 5h.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Ruka is to train and fly which takes 10h 24m and costs €240 - €440.
The distance between Europe and Ruka is 2342 km. The road distance is 2695.2 km.
The best way to get from Europe to Ruka without a car is to taxi and train and bus which takes 2 days 5h and costs €140 - €320.
It takes approximately 10h 24m to get from Europe to Ruka, including transfers.
Ruka is 1h ahead of Europe. It is currently 9:23 PM in Europe and 10:23 PM in Ruka.
Yes, the driving distance between Europe to Ruka is 2695 km. It takes approximately 29h 25m to drive from Europe to Ruka.
There are 748+ hotels available in Ruka.
What companies run services between Europe and Ruka, Finland?
There is no direct connection from Europe to Ruka. However, you can take the line 315 bus to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, walk to Frankfurt (FRA) airport, fly to Kuusamo (KAO), walk to Lentoasema, then take the line 9 bus to Rukanportti I. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Bebra Bahnhof, walk to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe, walk to Kassel, take the bus to Rīga, walk to Riga Bus Station, take the bus to Oulu Bus Station, walk to 12, take the bus to Kelantie, then take the bus to Talvijärvi P.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kuusamo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €220–360
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kuusamo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–460
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Kuusamo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–550
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Kuusamo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–340
Flights from Frankfurt to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–340
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–490
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kuusamo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kuusamo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Kuusamo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Kuusamo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Frankfurt to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–300
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Rovaniemi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Rovaniemi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kuusamo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–300
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–490
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Rovaniemi via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €190–800
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Rovaniemi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–310
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €23–55
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €24–27
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–95
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Eisenach Hbf to S Südkreuz Bhf
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €55–65
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- 0221 13 999 444
- Website
- nationalexpress.de
Train from Kassel-Wilhelmshoehe to Duesseldorf Flughafen
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €45–65
- Schedules at
- nationalexpress.de
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Helsinki Central Station to Kemijärvi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 26m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- 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 Hannover Hbf to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–110
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Kassel to Rīga
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €45–130
- Website
- https://ecolines.net/
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Riga Bus Station to Oulu Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €50–100
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- €40–65
- 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
- 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 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/
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Estimated price
- €9–12
Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Deutsche Bahn Regio (DB Regional)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
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