There are 7 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
8h 57m€238–535Fly London Heathrow Airport to Rovaniemi, bus
cheapest- 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 32m€200–397Bus, train
- Take the bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Helsinki to Kemijärvitrain
- Take the bus from Kemijärvi rautatieasema to Talvijärvi Ebus 5
2d 19h€355–603Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from London to Folkestonecar
- Take the car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Rukacar
35h 13m€706–1,015Fly London City Airport to Kuusamo
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Kuusamo (KAO)plane LCY - KAO
20h 22m€258–662Fly 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 25m€275–533Drive, 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 21m€582–933
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 €200 - €400 and takes 12h 32m.
The fastest way to get from London to Ruka is to fly which takes 8h 57m and costs €230 - €550.
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 19h and costs €350 - €650.
It takes approximately 8h 57m to get from London to Ruka, including transfers.
Ruka is 2h ahead of London. It is currently 11:57 PM in London and 1:57 AM in Ruka.
There are 779+ hotels available in Ruka.
What companies run services between London, England and Ruka, Finland?
Swiss, Edelweiss Air, and four other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kuusamo (KAO) 4 times a week.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kuusamo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €220–500
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €160–290
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Oulu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–330
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Oulu Airport via Copenhagen, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- €150–750
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Oulu Airport via Stockholm, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €150–750
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kuusamo via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–850
Flights from London City Airport to Kuusamo via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 26m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kuusamo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–700
Flights from London City Airport to Kuusamo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €280–900
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kuusamo via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from London City Airport to Kuusamo via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €260–1,000
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Rovaniemi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Kuusamo via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 45m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €270–1,100
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from London City Airport to Kuusamo via Rotterdam, Kajaani
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €250–650
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Rovaniemi via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €130–490
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Rovaniemi via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €95–360
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Helsinki to Kemijärvi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- 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
- Estimated price
- €137
- Website
- https://www.leshuttle.com/uk-en
- Standard fare
- €137
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from London Victoria to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €75–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–250
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +358 08 868 1700
- info@rukahuolto.fi
- Website
- rukahuolto.fi
Bus from Kemijärvi rautatieasema to Talvijärvi E
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- rukahuolto.fi
Bus from Lentoasema to ABC piha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- rukahuolto.fi
Bus from ABC piha to Talvijärvi E
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- rukahuolto.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/
Bus from Lentoasema to ABC piha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- mikkeli.fi
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- mikkeli.fi
- Phone
- +358 201 303304
- myynti@pohjolanmatka.fi
- Website
- pohjolanmatka.fi
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- https://pohjolanmatka.fi/linjaliikenne/
- Website
- https://pohjolanmatka.fi/en/
- Phone
- +358 600 02010
- info@onnibus.com
- Website
- onnibus.com
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- https://www.onnibus.com/home
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- info@irishferries.fr
- Website
- irishferries.com
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–50
- Website
- https://www.irishferries.com/uk-en/Travel-to-Ireland
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