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 43m€229–443Train, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhetrain Rb5 / ...
- 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 8.
2d 4h€143–319Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Europe to Helsa-Eschenstruthtaxi
- Take the bus from Kassel Kaufungen Papierfabrik to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Helsinki Central Station to Kemijärvitrain
- Take the bus from Kemijärvi rautatieasema to Talvijärvi Ebus 5.
2d€230–468Drive 2,695.2 km
- Drive from Europe to Rukacar 2,695.2 km
29h 34m€492–710Train, train to Hamburg Airport, fly to Kuusamo
- Take the train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingentrain
- Take the train from Göttingen to Hamburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Hamburg Airport (HAM) to Kuusamo (KAO)plane HAM - KAO
14h 23mTrain, 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
13h 3m€287–648Train 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
13h 36m€222–431Train 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 52m€192–588Train 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€190–516Train, 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
16h 22m€190–493Drive, 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 27m€547–799
Europe to Ruka by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Europe to Ruka is to train and bus which costs €140 - €320 and takes 2 days 4h.
The fastest way to get from Europe to Ruka is to train and fly which takes 10h 43m and costs €220 - €450.
The distance between Europe and Ruka is 2358 km. The road distance is 2695.2 km.
The best way to get from Europe to Ruka without a car is to taxi and bus and train which takes 2 days 0h and costs €230 - €470.
It takes approximately 10h 43m to get from Europe to Ruka, including transfers.
Ruka is 1h ahead of Europe. It is currently 4:13 AM in Europe and 5:13 AM in Ruka.
Yes, the driving distance between Europe to Ruka is 2695 km. It takes approximately 29h 34m to drive from Europe to Ruka.
There are 750+ 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 260 bus to Sontra Breitwiese, walk to Sontra Bahnhof, take the train to Bebra Bahnhof, take the train to Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof, take the train to Frankfurt, 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 Helsa-Eschenstruth, take the line 4 vehicle to Kaufungen-Papierfabrik, walk to Kassel Kaufungen Papierfabrik, take the bus to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, take the bus to Helsinki, Bus Station, walk to Helsinki Central, take the train to Kemijärvi, walk to Kemijärvi rautatieasema, then take the bus to Talvijärvi E.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kuusamo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–360
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Kuusamo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kuusamo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €220–470
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Kuusamo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Friday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–370
Flights from Frankfurt to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–330
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Kuusamo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–500
Flights from Hamburg Airport to Kuusamo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kuusamo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
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
- €160–310
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Rovaniemi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–490
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Rovaniemi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kuusamo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €100–410
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–500
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Rovaniemi via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Rovaniemi via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €200–650
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Rovaniemi via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €140–340
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Frankfurt to Rovaniemi via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €190–850
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Berlin Brandenburg Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–330
- 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
- €110–600
- Phone
- +49 30 311 682904
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 21m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €25–45
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Göttingen to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 56m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €18–90
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- 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
- €35–110
- 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 30 2970
- Website
- bahn.de
Train from Bad Hersfeld Bahnhof to Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- https://int.bahn.de/en
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Helsinki Central Station to Kemijärvi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
- Phone
- +49 561 766396-0
- info@cantus-bahn.de
- Website
- cantus-bahn.de
Train from Eschwege-Niederhone Bahnhof to Göttingen
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
Train from Bebra Bahnhof to Kassel Bahnhof Wilhelmshöhe
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- cantus Verkehrsgesellschaft mbH
- Phone
- +43 5 1717
- Website
- konzern.oebb.at
Train from Göttingen to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €60–90
- Website
- https://konzern.oebb.at/en/
- 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
- +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
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Kassel Kaufungen Papierfabrik to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €18–45
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–180
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Oulu, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +358 201 303 303
- myynti@pohjolanmatka.fi
- Website
- pohjolanmatka.fi
Bus from Kemijärvi rautatieasema to Talvijärvi E
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–23
- 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 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- https://pohjolanmatka.fi/linjaliikenne/
- Phone
- 0201 303 303
- myynti@pohjolanmatka.fi
- Website
- pohjolanmatka.fi
Bus from Kemijärvi rautatieasema to Talvijärvi E
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- 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 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Schedules at
- pohjolanmatka.fi
- 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
- +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/
- 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
- Ave. Duration
- 33 min
- Estimated price
- €90–110
Taxi Notruf Eisenach Taxi- & Kurier- & Transportservice Eisenach
- Phone
- +49 3691 6572967
Manfred von der Heydt Taxibetrieb
- Phone
- +49 3691 611400
Bad Hersfeld Taxi Bastick
- Phone
- +49 6621 204311
- Website
- taxi-bastick.de
Bad Hersfeld
- Phone
- +49 6621 799888
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