There are 8 ways to get from London to Ruka by plane, bus, train, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly London Heathrow Airport to Kuusamo
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kuusamo (KAO)plane LHR - KAO
9h 44m€210–648Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Rovaniemi, bus
cheapest- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane LGW - RVN
- Take the bus from Lentoasema to ABC pihabus
- Take the bus from ABC piha to Talvijärvi Ebus
10h 37m€163–1,079Bus, train
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Helsinki Central Station to Kemijärvitrain
- Take the bus from Kemijärvi rautatieasema to Talvijärvi Ebus 5
2d 13h€366–573Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from London to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Rukacar
35h 16m€709–1,017Fly London City Airport to Kuusamo
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Kuusamo (KAO)plane LCY - KAO
19h 57m€250–714Fly London Heathrow Airport to Rovaniemi, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane LHR - RVN
- Take the bus from Lentoasema to ABC pihabus
- Take the bus from ABC piha to Talvijärvi Ebus
12h 34m€211–498Fly London Heathrow Airport to Oulu Airport, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Oulu Airport (OUL)plane LHR - OUL
- Take the bus from 12 to Kelantiebus
13h 32m€208–504Drive, car ferry
- Drive from London to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Rukacar
36h 23m€603–973
London to Ruka by bus, foot, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from London to Ruka is to fly and bus which costs €200 - €550 and takes 13h 32m.
The fastest way to get from London to Ruka is to fly which takes 9h 44m and costs €210 - €650.
The distance between London and Ruka is 2365 km.
The best way to get from London to Ruka without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 13h and costs €360 - €600.
It takes approximately 9h 44m to get from London to Ruka, including transfers.
Ruka is 2h ahead of London. It is currently 2:25 PM in London and 4:25 PM in Ruka.
There are 836+ hotels available in Ruka.
What companies run services between London, England and Ruka, Finland?
Lufthansa City, Lufthansa, and Finnair fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kuusamo (KAO) once daily.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kuusamo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Oulu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Oulu Airport via Copenhagen, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–650
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kuusamo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from London City Airport to Kuusamo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €250–850
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–300
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Oulu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–400
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Kuusamo via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,100
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Rovaniemi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–650
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from London City Airport to Kuusamo via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €230–950
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Kuusamo via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,100
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from London City Airport to Kuusamo via Rotterdam, Kajaani
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €240–700
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Rovaniemi via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €200–290
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–380
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki Central Station to Kemijärvi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- customer.support@eurotunnel.com
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €139
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €139
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €140–210
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +358 08 868 1700
- info@rukahuolto.fi
- Website
- Rukahuolto Oy
Bus from Kemijärvi rautatieasema to Talvijärvi E
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- Rukahuolto Oy
Bus from Lentoasema to ABC piha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- Rukahuolto Oy
Bus from ABC piha to Talvijärvi E
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- Rukahuolto Oy
Bus from Lentoasema to ABC piha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- Rukahuolto Oy
Bus from ABC piha to Talvijärvi E
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- Rukahuolto Oy
- Phone
- +358 16 821164
- info@mollarinlinjat.fi
- Website
- Möllärin Linjat Oy
Bus from Lentoasema to ABC piha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Möllärin Linjat Oy
Bus from Lentoasema to ABC piha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €19–27
- Website
- Möllärin Linjat Oy
- Phone
- +358 201 303304
- myynti@pohjolanmatka.fi
- Website
- Pohjolan Matka
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- Pohjolan Matka
- Website
- Pohjolan Matka
- Phone
- +358 (0) 40 722 2022
- rainer.rontti@rukacharter.fi
- Website
- Ruka Charter Oy
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Ruka Charter Oy
- Phone
- +358 600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €15–21
- Website
- Omni Bus
- Phone
- +358 40 652 1082
- sales@saagatravel.fi
- Website
- Saaga Travel Oy
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- Saaga Travel Oy
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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