There are 8 ways to get from Nice to Ruka by plane, bus, car, train, 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.
Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Kuusamo
best- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Kuusamo (KAO)plane NCE - KAO
11h 29m€224–434Fly Monaco to Kuusamo
cheapest- Fly from Monaco (MCM) to Kuusamo (KAO)plane MCM - KAO
15h 13m€136–556Bus
- Take the bus from Nice to Krakow, MDA Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Oulu, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from 12 to Kelantiebus 8.
2d 18h€232–365Drive 3,777.5 km
- Drive from Nice to Rukacar 3,777.5 km
39h 28m€673–972Fly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Rovaniemi, bus
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane NCE - RVN
- Take the bus from Lentoasema to ABC pihabus
- Take the bus from ABC piha to Talvijärvi Ebus
13h 16mFly Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Oulu Airport, bus
- Fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Oulu Airport (OUL)plane NCE - OUL
- Take the bus from Merikoskenkatu P1 to Kelantiebus
15h 8mTrain, bus
- Take the train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyontrain Tgv
- Take the bus from Paris 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 21hDrive, car train
- Drive from Nice to München Ostcar
- Take the car train from München Ost to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Rukacar
39h 21m€641–1,625
Nice to Ruka by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Nice to Ruka is to bus which costs €230 - €370 and takes 2 days 18h.
The fastest way to get from Nice to Ruka is to fly which takes 11h 29m and costs €220 - €440.
No, there is no direct bus from Nice to Ruka. However, there are services departing from Nice and arriving at Ruka Kumpare via Krakow, MDA Bus Station, 12 and Kelantie. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 18h.
The distance between Nice and Ruka is 2862 km. The road distance is 3777.5 km.
The best way to get from Nice to Ruka without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 18h and costs €230 - €370.
It takes approximately 11h 29m to get from Nice to Ruka, including transfers.
Nice to Ruka bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Nice station.
The best way to get from Nice to Ruka is to fly which takes 11h 29m and costs €220 - €440. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €230 - €370 and takes 2 days 18h.
Nice to Ruka bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Krakow, MDA Bus Station.
Ruka is 1h ahead of Nice. It is currently 3:16 AM in Nice and 4:16 AM in Ruka.
What companies run services between Nice, France and Ruka, Finland?
Lufthansa, Finnair, and Norwegian Air International fly from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport (NCE) to Kuusamo (KAO) 4 times a week. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Nice to Ruka Kumpare via Krakow, MDA Bus Station, Oulu, Bus Station, 12, and Kelantie in around 2d 18h.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Kuusamo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–440
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 9m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–500
Flights from Monaco to Kuusamo via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–550
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Oulu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €80–420
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Oulu Airport via Tallinn, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €110–420
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Oulu Airport via Berlin Brandenburg, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €150–420
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Oulu Airport via Prague, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €150–420
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Kuusamo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Monaco to Kuusamo via Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport, Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 22h 5m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €130–550
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €90–380
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Nice Côte D'Azur International Airport to Oulu Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–430
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- sncf-connect.com
Train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- €55–160
- Website
- https://www.sncf-connect.com/en-en
Rome2Rio's guide to Société Nationale des Chemins de fer Français (SNCF)
Contact Details
- Phone
- +33 1 84 94 36 35
- Website
- track.effiliation.com
Train from Nice Ville to Paris Gare De Lyon
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €40–150
- Website
- https://track.effiliation.com/servlet/effi.redir?id_compteur=23007591&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sncf-connect.com%2Fen-en%2F
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Helsinki to Kemijärvi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–110
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en/
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from München Ost to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–800
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €390–440
- Car Compartment
- €700–800
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.fr
Bus from Nice to Krakow, MDA Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €60–130
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Krakow, MDA Bus Station to Oulu, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 34h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €150–210
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Paris to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €80–120
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €55–120
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- rukacharter.fi
Bus from Merikoskenkatu P1 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Schedules at
- rukacharter.fi
- Website
- matkahuolto.fi
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- matkahuolto.fi
Bus from ABC piha to Talvijärvi E
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- matkahuolto.fi
Bus from Merikoskenkatu P1 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- matkahuolto.fi
Bus from Kemijärvi rautatieasema to Talvijärvi E
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- matkahuolto.fi
- Website
- pohjolanmatka.fi
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- pohjolanmatka.fi
Bus from ABC piha to Talvijärvi E
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- pohjolanmatka.fi
Bus from Merikoskenkatu P1 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- pohjolanmatka.fi
Bus from Kemijärvi rautatieasema to Talvijärvi E
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- pohjolanmatka.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
- Website
- liikennevirasto.fi
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- liikennevirasto.fi
Bus from Merikoskenkatu P1 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- liikennevirasto.fi
- Website
- mollarinlinjat.fi
Bus from Lentoasema to ABC piha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- mollarinlinjat.fi
- Website
- rukahuolto.fi
Bus from Lentoasema to ABC piha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- rukahuolto.fi
- Website
- matkahuolto.fi
Bus from Lentoasema to ABC piha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- matkahuolto.fi
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