There are 9 ways to get from Lyon to Ruka by train, plane, 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 Geneva International Airport, fly to Kuusamo
best- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Kuusamo (KAO)plane GVA - KAO
11h 39m€205–618Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Rovaniemi, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane GVA - RVN
- Take the bus from Lentoasema to ABC pihabus
- Take the bus from ABC piha to Talvijärvi Ebus
14h 38m€197–590Bus, train
- Take the bus from Lyon 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 5
2d 17h€347–590Drive 3,466.4 km
- Drive from Lyon to Rukacar 3,466.4 km
36h 45m€632–912Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Rovaniemi, bus
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane LYS - RVN
- Take the bus from Lentoasema to ABC pihabus
- Take the bus from ABC piha to Talvijärvi Ebus
11h 13m€244–766Train to Geneva International Airport, fly to Oulu Airport, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Genevetrain
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Oulu Airport (OUL)plane GVA - OUL
- Take the bus from 12 to Kelantiebus
16h 2m€252–604Fly Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kuusamo
- Fly from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Kuusamo (KAO)plane LYS - KAO
13h 19m€212–674Train to Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport, fly to Rovaniemi, bus
- Take the train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissytrain
- Fly from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport (CDG) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane CDG - RVN
- Take the bus from Lentoasema to ABC pihabus
- Take the bus from ABC piha to Talvijärvi Ebus
12h 23m€243–661Drive, car train
- Drive from Lyon to Lörrach Hbfcar
- Take the cartrain from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Rukacar
41h 16m€598–853
Lyon to Ruka by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lyon to Ruka is to train and fly and bus which costs €190 - €600 and takes 14h 38m.
The fastest way to get from Lyon to Ruka is to fly and bus which takes 11h 13m and costs €240 - €800.
The distance between Lyon and Ruka is 2787 km. The road distance is 3466.4 km.
The best way to get from Lyon to Ruka without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 17h and costs €340 - €600.
It takes approximately 11h 39m to get from Lyon to Ruka, including transfers.
Ruka is 1h ahead of Lyon. It is currently 2:02 PM in Lyon and 3:02 PM in Ruka.
Yes, the driving distance between Lyon to Ruka is 3466 km. It takes approximately 36h 45m to drive from Lyon to Ruka.
There are 823+ hotels available in Ruka.
What companies run services between Lyon, France and Ruka, Finland?
Lufthansa flies from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport (LYS) to Kuusamo (KAO) once a week.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kuusamo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–380
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Oulu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–600
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–390
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–390
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kuusamo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–650
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Rovaniemi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €160–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Rovaniemi via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Rovaniemi via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Kuusamo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–650
- Website
- airfrance.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Rovaniemi via Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–700
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Rovaniemi via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €210–550
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–390
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Rovaniemi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–700
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Rovaniemi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kuusamo via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €170–750
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Lyon–Saint Exupéry Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Paris Charles De Gaulle Airport to Rovaniemi via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €210–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €26–55
- Website
- Oui.SNCF
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Geneve
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- Website
- TGV inOui
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €85–150
- Website
- TGV inOui
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki to Kemijärvi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–200
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Lyon Part Dieu to Aeroport Cdg2 Tgv Roissy
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €75–160
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Lörrach Hbf to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 29m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Lyon to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–230
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- 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
- 6 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
- 6 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
- 6 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
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
- 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
- €13–19
- Website
- Omni Bus
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