There are 6 ways to get from Heathrow to Ruka by plane, bus, train, car, car train, or car ferry
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to Kuusamo
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kuusamo (KAO)plane LHR - KAO
6h 43m€179–620Bus, train
- Take the bus from London Victoria 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 20h€329–571Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from Heathrow to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Rukacar
35h 49m€709–1,020Fly to Rovaniemi, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane LHR - RVN
- Take the bus from Lentoasema to ABC pihabus
- Take the bus from ABC piha to Talvijärvi Ebus
10h 18m€187–513Fly to Oulu Airport, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Oulu Airport (OUL)plane LHR - OUL
- Take the bus from 12 to Kelantiebus
11h 16m€219–548Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Heathrow to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Rukacar
36h 56m€585–943
Heathrow to Ruka by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Heathrow to Ruka is to fly and bus which costs €180 - €550 and takes 10h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Heathrow to Ruka is to fly which takes 6h 43m and costs €170 - €650.
The distance between Heathrow and Ruka is 2342 km.
The best way to get from Heathrow to Ruka without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 20h and costs €320 - €600.
It takes approximately 6h 43m to get from Heathrow to Ruka, including transfers.
Ruka is 2h ahead of Heathrow. It is currently 12:23 PM in Heathrow and 2:23 PM in Ruka.
There are 816+ hotels available in Ruka.
What companies run services between Heathrow, England and Ruka, Finland?
Swiss, Edelweiss Air, and four other airlines fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kuusamo (KAO) 4 times a week.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kuusamo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–480
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €150–400
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Oulu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–390
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Oulu Airport via Copenhagen, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kuusamo via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €200–850
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kuusamo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €190–650
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kuusamo via Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–700
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Rovaniemi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Rovaniemi via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €180–340
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Rovaniemi via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €100–420
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki to Kemijärvi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–190
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €136
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €136
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from London Victoria to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- €120–210
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €80–140
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +358 08 868 1700
- [email protected]
- Website
- Rukahuolto Oy
Bus from Kemijärvi rautatieasema to Talvijärvi E
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- Rukahuolto Oy
Bus from Lentoasema to ABC piha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- Rukahuolto Oy
Bus from ABC piha to Talvijärvi E
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- Rukahuolto Oy
- Phone
- +358 16 821164
- [email protected]
- 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
- +358 201 303304
- [email protected]
- Website
- Pohjolan Matka
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €27–40
- Schedules at
- Pohjolan Matka
- Website
- Pohjolan Matka
- Website
- Ruka Charter Oy
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- Ruka Charter Oy
- Phone
- +358 600 02010
- [email protected]
- Website
- Omni Bus
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- €13–19
- Website
- Omni Bus
- Phone
- +353 818 300 400
- [email protected]
- Website
- Irish Ferries
Car ferry from Port of Dover to Calais
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- €9–55
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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