There are 10 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 34m€188–453Train 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 2m€178–443Train, bus via Oulu
- 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 to Oulutrain
- Take the bus from Oulu, Bus Station to Ruka Kumparebus
2d 3h€329–526Drive 2,824.4 km
- Drive from Rotterdam to Rukacar 2,824.4 km
31h 30m€597–862Train 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 59m€274–509Train, train to Düsseldorf International Airport, fly to Kuusamo
- Take the train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbftrain
- Fly from Düsseldorf International Airport (DUS) to Kuusamo (KAO)plane DUS - KAO
9h 48m€254–495Train 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 Oulu, Bus Station to Ruka Kumparebus
12h 40m€206–475Bus
- Take the bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus 231
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Oulu, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Oulu, Bus Station to Ruka Kumparebus
2d 5h€286–441Train, 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 to Kemijärvitrain
- Take the bus from Kemijärvi rautatieasema to Talvijärvi Ebus 5
2d 9h€363–574Bus, 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 to Kemijärvitrain
- Take the bus from Kemijärvi rautatieasema to Talvijärvi Ebus 5
2d 10h€296–521
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 34m.
The fastest way to get from Rotterdam to Ruka is to train and fly which takes 9h 34m and costs €180 - €460.
No, there is no direct bus from Rotterdam station to Ruka. However, there are services departing from Rotterdam Central Station and arriving at Ruka Kumpare via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and Oulu, Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 5h.
The distance between Rotterdam and Ruka is 2122 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 via Oulu which takes 2 days 3h and costs €320 - €550.
It takes approximately 9h 34m to get from Rotterdam to Ruka, including transfers.
Rotterdam to Ruka bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Rotterdam Central Station.
Rotterdam to Ruka bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Ruka is 1h ahead of Rotterdam. It is currently 10:20 AM in Rotterdam and 11:20 AM in Ruka.
Yes, the driving distance between Rotterdam to Ruka is 2824 km. It takes approximately 31h 30m to drive from Rotterdam to Ruka.
What companies run services between Rotterdam, Netherlands and Ruka, Finland?
You can take a bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Ruka Kumpare via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2, and Oulu, Bus Station in around 2d 5h.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kuusamo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–410
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kuusamo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–410
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–320
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kuusamo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €240–400
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Oulu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €130–650
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kuusamo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–700
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kuusamo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kuusamo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
- 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
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €280–600
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kuusamo via Kittila
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–550
Flights from Brussels Airport to Kuusamo via Kittila
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–390
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Rovaniemi via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €280–600
- Website
- tuifly.be
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Kuusamo via Kittila
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–550
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Düsseldorf International Airport to Kuusamo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €95–420
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Oulu Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €21–35
- 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
- €10–15
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Schiphol Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €10–15
- 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
- €11–21
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Brussels Airport-Zaventem
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- €15–28
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Utrecht Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- €6–12
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Utrecht Centraal to Duisburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €17–35
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Rotterdam Centraal to Eindhoven Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €11–21
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki to Oulu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki to Kemijärvi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki to Kemijärvi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- 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
- €25–50
- Website
- Deutsche Bahn Intercity (DB IC)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact 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
- €110–170
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Oulu, Bus Station to Ruka Kumpare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Oulu, Bus Station to Ruka Kumpare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Rotterdam Central Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- €65–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Oulu, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Oulu, Bus Station to Ruka Kumpare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Eindhoven Station to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Riga, Bus Station to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €35–55
- Website
- Flixbus
- 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 08 868 1700
- info@rukahuolto.fi
- Website
- Rukahuolto
Bus from Lentoasema to ABC piha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- Rukahuolto
Bus from ABC piha to Talvijärvi E
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- Rukahuolto
Bus from Kemijärvi rautatieasema to Talvijärvi E
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- Rukahuolto
Bus from Kemijärvi rautatieasema to Talvijärvi E
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- Rukahuolto
- 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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