There are 7 ways to get from Turkey to Ruka by plane, car, car train, or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Istanbul to Kuusamo
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Kuusamo (KAO)plane IST - KAO
12h 2m€167–767Fly Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kuusamo
cheapest- Fly from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport (SAW) to Kuusamo (KAO)plane SAW - KAO
12h 48m€116–489Drive, car train
- Drive from Istanbul to Villach Hbf ARZcar
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Rukacar
47h 36m€785–1,918Fly Antalya Airport to Kuusamo
- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Kuusamo (KAO)plane AYT - KAO
11h 52m€127–513Fly Istanbul to Rovaniemi, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane IST - RVN
- Take the bus from Lentoasema to ABC pihabus
- Take the bus from ABC piha to Talvijärvi Ebus
12h 20m€125–383Fly Istanbul to Oulu Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Oulu Airport (OUL)plane IST - OUL
- Take the bus from 12 to Kelantiebus
14h 52m€135–509Drive 4,734.7 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Rukacar 4,734.7 km
2d 2h€863–1,246
Istanbul (IST) to Kuusamo (KAO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Turkey to Ruka is to fly and bus which costs €120 - €390 and takes 12h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Turkey to Ruka is to fly which takes 11h 52m and costs €120 - €550.
The distance between Turkey and Ruka is 2824 km. The road distance is 4734.7 km.
It takes approximately 12h 2m to get from Turkey to Ruka, including transfers.
Ruka is 1h behind Turkey. It is currently 8:52 PM in Turkey and 7:52 PM in Ruka.
Yes, the driving distance between Turkey to Ruka is 4735 km. It takes approximately 2 days 2h to drive from Turkey to Ruka.
There are 770+ hotels available in Ruka.
What companies run services between Turkey and Ruka, Finland?
Turkish Airlines, Finnair, and Lufthansa fly from Istanbul (IST) to Kuusamo (KAO) 6 times a week.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kuusamo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 3m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Antalya Airport to Kuusamo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Istanbul to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from Istanbul to Oulu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–700
Flights from Istanbul to Oulu Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–700
Flights from Istanbul to Oulu Airport via Budapest, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €110–460
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kuusamo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kuusamo via Budapest, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €110–480
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kuusamo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–800
Flights from Antalya Airport to Kuusamo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–700
Flights from Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen International Airport to Kuusamo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–750
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–700
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Istanbul to Rovaniemi via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 20m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–450
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Istanbul to Oulu Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €100–900
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- Car Single Bed
- €420–470
- Car Compartment
- €750–900
- 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/
- Phone
- +358 08 868 1700
- info@rukahuolto.fi
- Website
- rukahuolto.fi
Bus from Lentoasema to ABC piha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- rukahuolto.fi
- Phone
- +358 201 303 303
- myynti@pohjolanmatka.fi
- Website
- pohjolanmatka.fi
Bus from ABC piha to Talvijärvi E
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €17–23
- Schedules at
- https://pohjolanmatka.fi/linjaliikenne/
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- https://pohjolanmatka.fi/linjaliikenne/
- Phone
- 0201 303 303
- myynti@pohjolanmatka.fi
- Website
- pohjolanmatka.fi
Bus from ABC piha to Talvijärvi E
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Schedules at
- pohjolanmatka.fi
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Schedules at
- pohjolanmatka.fi
- Phone
- 0400 153884
- myynti@tilausliikennehimanen.fi
- Website
- tilausliikennehimanen.fi
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- Tilausliikenne Himanen
- 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
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