There are 9 ways to get from Rotterdam to Ruka by train, plane, bus, or car
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 Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Kuusamo
best- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Kuusamo (KAO)plane AMS - KAO
9h 15m€187–452Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Rovaniemi, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane AMS - RVN
- Take the bus from Lentoasema to ABC pihabus
- Take the bus from ABC piha to Talvijärvi Ebus
10h 5m€168–472Train, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Eindhoven Centraaltrain
- Take the bus from Eindhoven Station to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Helsinki Central Station to Kemijärvitrain
- Take the bus from Kemijärvi rautatieasema to Talvijärvi Ebus 5
2d 5h€337–545Drive 2,824.4 km
- Drive from Rotterdam to Rukacar 2,824.4 km
31h 31m€532–769Train to Brussels Airport, fly to Kuusamo
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventemtrain
- Fly from Brussels Airport (BRU) to Kuusamo (KAO)plane BRU - KAO
10h 32m€272–468Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Kuusamo
- Take the train from Rotterdam Alexander to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kuusamo (KAO)plane DUS - KAO
10h 17m€254–696Train to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, fly to Oulu Airport, bus
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airporttrain
- Fly from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) to Oulu Airport (OUL)plane AMS - OUL
- Take the bus from 12 to Kelantiebus
13h 28m€195–498Bus, train via Warsaw
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Warsaw, Metro Marymontbus
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Metro Marymont to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Helsinki Central Station to Kemijärvitrain
- Take the bus from Kemijärvi rautatieasema to Talvijärvi Ebus 5
2d 6h€342–535Bus, train
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAObus
- Take the bus from Riga, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Helsinki Central Station to Kemijärvitrain
- Take the bus from Kemijärvi rautatieasema to Talvijärvi Ebus 5
2d 6h€281–511
Rotterdam to Ruka by train, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Rotterdam to Ruka is to train and fly which costs €180 - €460 and takes 9h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Ruka is to train and fly which takes 9h 15m and costs €180 - €460.
The distance between Rotterdam and Ruka is 2119 km. The road distance is 2824.4 km.
The best way to get from Rotterdam to Ruka without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 5h and costs €330 - €550.
It takes approximately 9h 15m to get from Rotterdam to Ruka, including transfers.
Ruka is 1h ahead of Rotterdam. It is currently 7:36 AM in Rotterdam and 8:36 AM in Ruka.
Yes, the driving distance between Rotterdam to Ruka is 2824 km. It takes approximately 31h 31m to drive from Rotterdam to Ruka.
There are 840+ hotels available in Ruka.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Ruka, Finland?
There is no direct connection from Rotterdam to Ruka. However, you can take the train to Schiphol Airport, walk to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) airport, fly to Kuusamo (KAO), walk to Lentoasema, then take the line 9 bus to Rukanportti I. Alternatively, you can take a train from Rotterdam Centraal to Talvijärvi E via Eindhoven Centraal, Eindhoven Station, Warsaw, Bus Station West, Helsinki, Bus Station, Helsinki Central Station, Kemijärvi, and Kemijärvi rautatieasema in around 2d 5h.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kuusamo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–410
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kuusamo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €250–340
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–340
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kuusamo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €230–420
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Oulu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–420
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kuusamo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–750
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kuusamo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kuusamo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kuusamo via Kittila
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–650
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kuusamo via Kittila
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–430
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–650
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rovaniemi via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kuusamo via Kittila
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €210–650
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rovaniemi via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kuusamo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–440
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Oulu Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–370
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 27 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €19–35
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €25–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–15
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–23
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €15–30
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Alexander to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €5–10
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki Central Station to Kemijärvi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki Central Station to Kemijärvi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki Central Station to Kemijärvi
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
- Phone
- +49 30 2970
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €27–60
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- service@flixbus.com
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Eindhoven Station to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €100–160
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Warsaw, Metro Marymont
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Warsaw, Metro Marymont to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–140
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €30–55
- 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
- 5 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 Kemijärvi rautatieasema to Talvijärvi E
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- Rukahuolto Oy
Bus from Kemijärvi rautatieasema to Talvijärvi E
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- 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
- 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
- Phone
- +358 (0) 40 722 2022
- rainer.rontti@rukacharter.fi
- 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
- €15–21
- Website
- Omni Bus
- Phone
- +358 40 652 1082
- sales@saagatravel.fi
- Website
- Saaga Travel Oy
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- Saaga Travel Oy
- Phone
- +371 67 214 512
- info@ecolines.lv
- Website
- ecolines.net
Bus from Rotterdam Centraal to Rīgas SAO
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–240
- Schedules at
- ecolines.net
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