There are 8 ways to get from London 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 London Heathrow Airport to Kuusamo
best- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kuusamo (KAO)plane LHR - KAO
9h 24m€230–648Fly London Stansted Airport to Rovaniemi, bus
cheapest- Fly from London Stansted Airport (STN) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane STN - RVN
- Take the bus from Lentoasema to ABC pihabus
- Take the bus from ABC piha to Talvijärvi Ebus
10h 44m€149–782Bus, 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 17h€381–594Drive, Eurotunnel
- Drive from London to Folkestonecar
- Take the cartrain from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthuncartrain
- Drive from Calais-Fréthun to Rukacar
35h 16m€710–1,018Fly London City Airport to Kuusamo
- Fly from London City Airport (LCY) to Kuusamo (KAO)plane LCY - KAO
19h 56m€170–614Fly London Heathrow Airport to Oulu Airport, bus
- Fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Oulu Airport (OUL)plane LHR - OUL
- Take the bus from 12 to Kelantiebus
13h 41m€208–484Train to London Gatwick Airport, fly to Rovaniemi, bus
- Take the train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airporttrain
- Fly from London Gatwick Airport (LGW) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane LGW - RVN
- Take the bus from Lentoasema to ABC pihabus
- Take the bus from ABC piha to Talvijärvi Ebus
10h 37m€163–1,179Drive, car ferry
- Drive from London to Port of Dovercar
- Take the carferry from Port of Dover to Calaiscarferry
- Drive from Calais to Rukacar
36h 23m€603–973
London to Ruka by bus, foot, and train
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from London to Ruka is to train and fly and bus which costs €160 - €1200 and takes 10h 37m.
The fastest way to get from London to Ruka is to fly which takes 9h 24m and costs €230 - €650.
The distance between London and Ruka is 2365 km.
The best way to get from London to Ruka without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 17h and costs €380 - €600.
It takes approximately 9h 24m to get from London to Ruka, including transfers.
Ruka is 2h ahead of London. It is currently 2:15 AM in London and 4:15 AM in Ruka.
There are 843+ hotels available in Ruka.
What companies run services between London, England and Ruka, Finland?
Finnair, Lufthansa, and British Airways fly from London Heathrow Airport (LHR) to Kuusamo (KAO) once daily.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kuusamo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Oulu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–360
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Oulu Airport via Stockholm, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Oulu Airport via Gothenburg, Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €130–600
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Kuusamo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €180–650
Flights from London City Airport to Kuusamo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 10m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €240–850
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from London Stansted Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €80–410
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Kuusamo via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 25m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,100
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from London Heathrow Airport to Oulu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–360
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from London City Airport to Kuusamo via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €220–950
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from London City Airport to Kuusamo via Zurich
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €240–1,100
- Website
- eurowings.com
Flights from London City Airport to Kuusamo via Berlin Brandenburg
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
- Website
- tui.nl
Flights from London City Airport to Kuusamo via Rotterdam, Kajaani
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- €240–700
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- €120–310
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from London Gatwick Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–350
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki to Kemijärvi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
- Phone
- +44 (0) 8443 35 35 35
- [email protected]
- Website
- LeShuttle
Car train from Folkestone to Calais-Fréthun
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €140
- Website
- LeShuttle
- Standard fare
- €140
- Phone
- +44 (0)3457 282930
- Website
- Southern
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- €14–24
- Website
- Southern
- Phone
- +44 345 850 1530
- Website
- Gatwick Express
Train from London Victoria to Gatwick Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 30 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €20–29
- Website
- Gatwick Express
- 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
- €150–230
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €95–150
- 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
- 5 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
Bus from Lentoasema to ABC piha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 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
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
- Phone
- +358 (0) 40 722 2022
- [email protected]
- 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
- €15–21
- Website
- Omni Bus
- Phone
- +358 40 652 1082
- [email protected]
- Website
- Saaga Travel Oy
Bus from 12 to Kelantie
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Website
- Saaga Travel Oy
- 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
- €30–90
- Website
- Irish Ferries
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