There are 5 ways to get from Newcastle upon Tyne to Ruka by train, plane, 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.
Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Kuusamo
best- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kuusamo (KAO)plane EDI - KAO
12h 30m€194–471Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Rovaniemi, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Newcastle to Leedstrain
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane MAN - RVN
- Take the bus from Lentoasema to ABC pihabus
- Take the bus from ABC piha to Talvijärvi Ebus
13h 14m€178–506Train, train to Manchester Airport, fly to Kuusamo
- Take the train from Newcastle to Leedstrain
- Take the train from Leeds to Manchester Airporttrain
- Fly from Manchester Airport (MAN) to Kuusamo (KAO)plane MAN - KAO
12h 59m€272–726Train to Liverpool, fly to Rovaniemi, bus
- Take the train from Newcastle to Liverpool Lime Streettrain
- Fly from Liverpool (LPL) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane LPL - RVN
- Take the bus from Lentoasema to ABC pihabus
- Take the bus from ABC piha to Talvijärvi Ebus
13h 25m€183–491Train to Edinburgh Airport, fly to Oulu Airport, bus
- Take the train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverleytrain
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Oulu Airport (OUL)plane EDI - OUL
- Take the bus from 12 to Kelantiebus
15h 17m€252–657
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Kuusamo (KAO) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Newcastle upon Tyne to Ruka is to train and fly which costs €190 - €480 and takes 12h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Newcastle upon Tyne to Ruka is to train and fly which takes 12h 30m and costs €190 - €480.
The distance between Newcastle upon Tyne and Ruka is 2286 km.
It takes approximately 12h 30m to get from Newcastle upon Tyne to Ruka, including transfers.
Ruka is 2h ahead of Newcastle upon Tyne. It is currently 8:56 PM in Newcastle upon Tyne and 10:56 PM in Ruka.
There are 843+ hotels available in Ruka.
What companies run services between Newcastle upon Tyne, England and Ruka, Finland?
There is no direct connection from Newcastle upon Tyne to Ruka. However, you can take the train to Edinburgh Waverley, take the train to Edinburgh Gateway, walk to Edinburgh Gateway, take the vehicle to Edinburgh Airport, walk to Edinburgh Airport (EDI) airport, fly to Kuusamo (KAO), walk to Lentoasema, then take the line 9 bus to Rukanportti I. Alternatively, you can take the train to Leeds, take the train to Manchester Airport, walk to Manchester Airport (MAN) airport, fly to Kuusamo (KAO), walk to Lentoasema, then take the line 9 bus to Rukanportti I.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kuusamo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- When
- Wednesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- €210–600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Kuusamo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–600
Flights from Manchester Airport to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €200–300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Oulu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Monday
- Estimated price
- €180–490
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €65–220
Flights from Liverpool to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- €90–330
- Website
- easyjet.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- €85–340
Flights from Liverpool to Rovaniemi via Belfast (Aldergrove)
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- €95–370
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kuusamo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €170–600
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Kuusamo via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €100–350
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Manchester Airport to Rovaniemi via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Newcastle to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Newcastle to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- €40–60
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €45–70
- Website
- London North Eastern Railway Limited (LNER)
- Phone
- +44 3447 369 123
- [email protected]
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Cross Country
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–95
- Website
- Cross Country
- Phone
- +44 345 600 1671
- [email protected]
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Leeds
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Leeds to Manchester Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €18–35
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Liverpool Lime Street
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 59m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €60–110
- Website
- TransPennine Express
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- TransPennine Express
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
Train from Newcastle to Edinburgh Waverley
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- €30–50
- Website
- Caledonian Sleeper
- 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 08 868 1700
- [email protected]
- Website
- 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
- +358 201 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
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