There are 6 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€198–436Fly 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€105–400Bus, train
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Helsinki to Kemijärvitrain
- Take the bus from Kemijärvi rautatieasema to Talvijärvi Ebus 5
2d 16h€299–519Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from London to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Rukacar
35h 13mFly 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 7m€171–450Drive, 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 26m€577–902
London to Ruka by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from London to Ruka is to fly and bus which costs €100 - €400 and takes 10h 59m.
The fastest way to get from London to Ruka is to fly which takes 9h 44m and costs €190 - €440.
The distance between London and Ruka is 2368 km.
The best way to get from London to Ruka without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 16h and costs €290 - €550.
It takes approximately 9h 44m to get from London to Ruka, including transfers.
Ruka is 2h ahead of London. It is currently 6:02 AM in London and 8:02 AM in Ruka.
There are 766+ hotels available in Ruka.
What companies run services between London, England and Ruka, Finland?
Swiss, Edelweiss Air, and three other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kuusamo (KAO) 6 times a week.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kuusamo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–380
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–700
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kuusamo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–600
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Rovaniemi via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €120–240
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Thursday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €55–260
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kuusamo via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Rovaniemi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Rovaniemi via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–330
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Rovaniemi via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €150–340
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Rovaniemi via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–280
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Helsinki to Kemijärvi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 36m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
- 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
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–190
- 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
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–23
- Schedules at
- https://pohjolanmatka.fi/linjaliikenne/
Bus from ABC piha to Talvijärvi E
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–23
- 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
- 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
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- rukahuolto.fi
- Phone
- 01304 44 88 88
- customer.services@poferries.com
- Website
- poferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €7–20
- Website
- https://www.poferries.com/en
- 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
- €5–15
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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