There are 6 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
10h 55m€199–752Fly Istanbul to Rovaniemi, bus
cheapest- 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€126–428Drive, 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 45m€137–561Fly Istanbul to Oulu Airport, bus
- Fly from Istanbul (IST) to Oulu Airport (OUL)plane IST - OUL
- Take the bus from Merikoskenkatu P1 to Kelantiebus
16h 19m€184–529Drive 4,734.7 km
- Drive from Istanbul to Rukacar 4,734.7 km
2d 2h€863–1,247
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 - €430 and takes 12h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Turkey to Ruka is to fly which takes 10h 55m and costs €190 - €750.
The distance between Turkey and Ruka is 2821 km. The road distance is 4734.7 km.
It takes approximately 10h 55m to get from Turkey to Ruka, including transfers.
Ruka is 1h behind Turkey. It is currently 4:14 AM in Turkey and 3:14 AM 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 750+ 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) 4 times a week.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kuusamo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
Flights from Antalya Airport to Kuusamo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 47m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–650
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
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Istanbul to Oulu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
Flights from Istanbul to Oulu Airport via Warsaw Chopin, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–650
- 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
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
Flights from Istanbul to Oulu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Istanbul to Kuusamo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–750
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Istanbul to Oulu Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €140–480
Flights from Istanbul to Oulu Airport via Vilnius, Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €160–650
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Istanbul to Rovaniemi via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €170–490
- 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 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- 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
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €17–23
- Schedules at
- https://pohjolanmatka.fi/linjaliikenne/
Bus from Merikoskenkatu P1 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €27–35
- 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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