There are 8 ways to get from London to Ruka by plane, bus, car, car train, train, or car ferry
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Fly London Heathrow Airport to Kuusamo
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kuusamo (KAO)plane LHR - KAO
9h 24m€188–509Fly London Stansted Airport to Rovaniemi, bus
cheapest- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane STN - RVN
- Take the bus from Lentoasema to ABC pihabus
- Take the bus from ABC piha to Talvijärvi Ebus
10h 59m€123–404Bus
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Warsaw Bus Station Westbus
- Take the bus from Warsaw Bus Station West to Oulu Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from 12 to Kelantiebus
2d 15h€147–420Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from London to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Rukacar
35h 1mTrain to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Rovaniemi, bus
- 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 35m€128–522Train to Luton Airport, fly to Rovaniemi, bus
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkwaytrain
- Fly from Luton Airport (LTN) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane LTN - RVN
- Take the bus from Lentoasema to ABC pihabus
- Take the bus from ABC piha to Talvijärvi Ebus
10h 45m€151–1,182Bus, 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 to Kemijärvitrain
- Take the bus from Kemijärvi rautatieasema to Talvijärvi Ebus
2d 17h€197–486Drive, car ferry
- Drive from London to Port of Dovercar
- Take the car ferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Rukacar
36h 10m€607–927
London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kuusamo (KAO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Ruka is to fly and bus which costs €120 - €410 and takes 10h 59m.
The fastest way to get from London to Ruka is to fly which takes 9h 24m and costs €180 - €550.
No, there is no direct bus from London to Ruka. However, there are services departing from London Victoria and arriving at Rukanportti I via Warsaw Bus Station West, 12 and Kelantie. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 15h.
The distance between London and Ruka is 2365 km.
The best way to get from London to Ruka without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 15h and costs €140 - €420.
It takes approximately 9h 24m to get from London to Ruka, including transfers.
London to Ruka bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from London Victoria station.
The best way to get from London to Ruka is to fly which takes 9h 24m and costs €180 - €550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €140 - €420 and takes 2 days 15h.
London to Ruka bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Warsaw Bus Station West.
Ruka is 2h ahead of London. It is currently 6:51 PM in London and 8:51 PM in Ruka.
What companies run services between London, England and Ruka, Finland?
Finnair, Swiss, and three other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kuusamo (KAO) twice daily. Alternatively, you can take a bus from London Victoria to Rukanportti I via Warsaw Bus Station West, Oulu Bus Station, 12, and Kelantie in around 2d 15h.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kuusamo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–470
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €65–320
Flights from Luton Airport to Rovaniemi via Dublin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €75–280
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kuusamo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–600
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €100–260
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €60–440
Flights from Luton Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €75–290
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kuusamo via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–750
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- leshuttle.com
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Phone
- +44 3451 27 29 20
- Website
- southernrailway.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 32 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €15–26
- Website
- https://www.southernrailway.com/
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- gatwickexpress.com
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €29–30
- Website
- https://www.gatwickexpress.com/
- Phone
- 0345 026 4700
- Website
- thameslinkrailway.com
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 31 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–24
- Website
- https://www.thameslinkrailway.com/
- Phone
- 03457 125 678
- Website
- eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Luton Airport Parkway
- Ave. Duration
- 21 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €8–22
- Website
- https://www.eastmidlandsrailway.co.uk/
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Helsinki to Kemijärvi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €45–110
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Warsaw Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €70–220
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Warsaw Bus Station West to Oulu Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–160
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Warsaw Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- 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
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.com
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €35–45
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
- Car
- €75–190
- On Foot
- €35–45
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