There are 5 ways to get from Turkey to Ruka by bus, plane, car, 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.
Bus to Istanbul, fly to Kuusamo
best- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Kuusamo (KAO)IST - KAO
11h 28m€219–715Fly Antalya Airport to Kuusamo
cheapest- Fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Kuusamo (KAO)AYT - KAO
11h 35m€147–501Drive, car train
- Drive from Istanbul to Villach Hbf ARZ
- Take the car train from Villach Hbf ARZ to Hamburg Hbf
- Drive from Hamburg Hbf to Ruka
47h 21m€771–1,913Bus to Istanbul, fly to Rovaniemi, bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Rovaniemi (RVN)IST - RVN
- Take the bus from Lentoasema to ABC piha
- Take the bus from ABC piha to Talvijärvi E
12h 53m€150–490Bus to Istanbul, fly to Oulu Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Oulu Airport (OUL)IST - OUL
- Take the bus from Merikoskenkatu P1 to Kelantie
16h 47m€175–482
Istanbul (IST) to Kuusamo (KAO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Turkey to Ruka is to bus and fly which costs €150 - €490 and takes 12h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Turkey to Ruka is to bus and fly which takes 11h 28m and costs €210 - €750.
The distance between Turkey and Ruka is 2820 km.
It takes approximately 11h 28m to get from Turkey to Ruka, including transfers.
Ruka is 1h behind Turkey. It is currently 6:32 PM in Turkey and 5:32 PM in Ruka.
There are 752+ hotels available in Ruka.
What companies run services between Turkey and Ruka, Finland?
Finnair, SunExpress, and three other airlines fly from Antalya Airport (AYT) to Kuusamo (KAO) 4 times a week.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kuusamo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €210–700
Flights from Antalya Airport to Kuusamo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
Flights from Istanbul to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–650
Flights from Istanbul to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–650
Flights from Istanbul to Oulu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
Flights from Istanbul to Oulu Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–550
- Website
- turkishairlines.com
Flights from Istanbul to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €200–650
Flights from Istanbul to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–650
Flights from Istanbul to Oulu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kuusamo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €200–850
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Istanbul to Oulu Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–430
Flights from Istanbul to Oulu Airport via Vilnius, Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €180–550
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Antalya Airport to Kuusamo via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €480–1,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Istanbul to Rovaniemi via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–430
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Istanbul to Rovaniemi via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–460
- 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
- 0850 888 33 34
- info@hava.ist
- Website
- hava.ist
Bus from Istanbul Aksaray to Istanbul Airport Bus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €2–7
- Website
- https://hava.ist/?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 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- https://pohjolanmatka.fi/linjaliikenne/
Bus from Merikoskenkatu P1 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- 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 Merikoskenkatu P1 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €28–40
- Schedules at
- pohjolanmatka.fi
- Phone
- +358 (0) 40 722 2022
- rainer.rontti@rukacharter.fi
- Website
- rukacharter.fi
Bus from Merikoskenkatu P1 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- rukacharter.fi
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