There are 6 ways to get from Turkey to Ruka by plane, car, bus, 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 Istanbul to Kuusamo
best- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Kuusamo (KAO)plane IST - KAO
12h 7m€237–756Fly Antalya Airport to Kuusamo
cheapest- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Kuusamo (KAO)plane AYT - KAO
11h 27m€177–563Drive 4,735.9 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Rukacar 4,735.9 km
2d 2h€850–1,228Fly 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€190–388Fly Istanbul to Oulu Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Oulu Airport (OUL)plane IST - OUL
- Take the bus from 12 to Kelantiebus
15h 46m€198–658Drive, car train
- Drive from Istanbul to Bad Gasteincar
- Take the car train from Bad Gastein to Hamburg Hbfcartrain
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Rukacar
2d 6h€798–1,171
Istanbul (IST) to Kuusamo (KAO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Turkey to Ruka is to fly and bus which costs €190 - €390 and takes 12h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Turkey to Ruka is to fly which takes 11h 27m and costs €170 - €600.
The distance between Turkey and Ruka is 2824 km. The road distance is 4735.9 km.
It takes approximately 12h 7m to get from Turkey to Ruka, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Turkey to Ruka is 4736 km. It takes approximately 2 days 2h to drive from Turkey to Ruka.
There are 409+ hotels available in Ruka.
What companies run services between Turkey and Ruka, Finland?
Turkish Airlines, Air Baltic, and two other airlines fly from Istanbul (IST) to Kuusamo (KAO) once daily.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kuusamo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Antalya Airport to Kuusamo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 12m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–1,200
Flights from Istanbul to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Istanbul to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Istanbul to Oulu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Istanbul to Oulu Airport via Budapest, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–1,000
Flights from Istanbul to Oulu Airport via Tallinn, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kuusamo via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–800
Flights from Istanbul to Kuusamo via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €230–750
Flights from Istanbul to Kuusamo via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €240–900
Flights from Antalya Airport to Kuusamo via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–750
Flights from Antalya Airport to Kuusamo via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–800
Flights from Istanbul to Oulu Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Istanbul to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Istanbul to Oulu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €190–750
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kuusamo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–850
Flights from Antalya Airport to Kuusamo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–600
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Istanbul to Rovaniemi via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–550
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Kuusamo via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–550
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- info@urlaubs-express.de
- Website
- urlaubs-express.de
Car train from Bad Gastein to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 6m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- https://urlaubs-express.de/?lang=en
- 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 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- rukahuolto.fi
Bus from Lentoasema to ABC piha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- mikkeli.fi
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- mikkeli.fi
- Phone
- +358 201 303 303
- myynti@pohjolanmatka.fi
- Website
- pohjolanmatka.fi
Bus from ABC piha to Talvijärvi E
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once 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
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €18–26
- Schedules at
- pohjolanmatka.fi
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- 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
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