There are 5 ways to get from Ruka to Lillehammer by plane, train, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Kuusamo, train
best- Fly from Kuusamo (KAO) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane KAO - OSL
- Take the train from Eidsvoll stasjon to Lillehammer skysstasjontrain
9h 47mkr 1,631–5,381Bus, train
- Take the bus from Talvijärvi P to Kemijärvi rautatieasemabus 5
- Take the train from Kemijärvi to Helsinkitrain
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhofbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the train from Oslo S to Gjøvik stasjontrain R31
- Take the bus from Gjøvik skysstasjon to Lillehammer skysstasjonbus 102
2d 21hkr 4,471–7,389Drive 1,458.8 km
- Drive from Ruka to Lillehammercar 1,458.8 km
19h 21mkr 2,994–4,325Bus, bus to Rovaniemi, fly, train
- Take the bus from Talvijärvi P to ABC pihabus
- Take the bus from ABC piha to Lentoasemabus
- Fly from Rovaniemi (RVN) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane RVN - OSL
- Take the train from Eidsvoll stasjon to Lillehammer skysstasjontrain
13h 1mkr 1,869–3,946Bus to Oulu Airport, fly, train
- Take the bus from Kelantie to Merikoskenkatu E1bus
- Fly from Oulu Airport (OUL) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane OUL - OSL
- Take the train from Eidsvoll stasjon to Lillehammer skysstasjontrain
13h 52mkr 2,364–3,858
Ruka to Lillehammer by bus, train, and foot
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ruka to Lillehammer is to bus and fly and train which costs kr 1800 - kr 4000 and takes 13h 1m.
The fastest way to get from Ruka to Lillehammer is to fly and train which takes 9h 47m and costs kr 1600 - kr 5500.
The distance between Ruka and Lillehammer is 1260 km. The road distance is 1458.8 km.
The best way to get from Ruka to Lillehammer without a car is to bus and train which takes 2 days 21h and costs kr 4400 - kr 7500.
It takes approximately 9h 47m to get from Ruka to Lillehammer, including transfers.
Lillehammer is 1h behind Ruka. It is currently 11:20 PM in Ruka and 10:20 PM in Lillehammer.
Yes, the driving distance between Ruka to Lillehammer is 1459 km. It takes approximately 19h 21m to drive from Ruka to Lillehammer.
There are 356+ hotels available in Lillehammer.
What companies run services between Ruka, Finland and Lillehammer, Norway?
There is no direct connection from Ruka to Lillehammer. However, you can take the line 9 bus to Lentoasema, walk to Kuusamo (KAO) airport, fly to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL), walk to Oslo lufthavn stasjon, take the train to Eidsvoll stasjon, then take the train to Lillehammer skysstasjon. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Talvijärvi P to Lillehammer skysstasjon via Kemijärvi rautatieasema, Kemijärvi, Helsinki, Helsinki, Bus Station, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, Oslo Bussterminal, Oslo S, Gjøvik stasjon, and Gjøvik skysstasjon in around 2d 21h.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Kuusamo to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–4,500
Flights from Rovaniemi to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–3,100
Flights from Oulu Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 2,000–2,900
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Kuusamo to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,900
Flights from Rovaniemi to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–3,500
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Kuusamo to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–4,900
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Kuusamo to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,900–6,000
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from Kuusamo to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–7,000
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Rovaniemi to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,200–5,500
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from Rovaniemi to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–7,000
- Website
- lot.com
Flights from Rovaniemi to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Warsaw Chopin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–4,900
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- vy.no
Train from Eidsvoll stasjon to Lillehammer skysstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 220–340
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en/
- Book at
- https://www.vy.no/en/buy-tickets/train-and-bus-tickets
Train from Oslo S to Gjøvik stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 3m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 200–310
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en/
- Book at
- https://www.vy.no/en/buy-tickets/train-and-bus-tickets
Train from Eidsvoll stasjon to Lillehammer skysstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 220–340
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en/
- Book at
- https://www.vy.no/en/buy-tickets/train-and-bus-tickets
Train from Eidsvoll stasjon to Lillehammer skysstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 220–340
- Website
- https://www.vy.no/en/
- Book at
- https://www.vy.no/en/buy-tickets/train-and-bus-tickets
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- vr.fi
Train from Kemijärvi to Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–2,200
- Website
- https://www.vr.fi/en
- Phone
- +358 08 868 1700
- [email protected]
- Website
- rukahuolto.fi
Bus from Talvijärvi P to Kemijärvi rautatieasema
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 180–250
- Schedules at
- rukahuolto.fi
Bus from Talvijärvi P to ABC piha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 180–250
- Schedules at
- rukahuolto.fi
Bus from ABC piha to Lentoasema
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 130–180
- Schedules at
- rukahuolto.fi
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.fr
Bus from Helsinki, Bus Station to Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 31h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 1,800–3,000
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,500
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.co.uk
- Phone
- +47 915 02040
- [email protected]
- Website
- innlandstrafikk.no
Bus from Gjøvik skysstasjon to Lillehammer skysstasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 85–130
- Schedules at
- innlandstrafikk.no
- Phone
- +358 16 821164
- [email protected]
- Website
- mollarinlinjat.fi
Bus from ABC piha to Lentoasema
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 210–300
- Website
- https://www.mollarinlinjat.fi/english/
- Phone
- +358 0400 153884
- [email protected]
- Website
- tilausliikennehimanen.fi
Bus from ABC piha to Lentoasema
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- mikkeli.fi
Bus from Kelantie to Merikoskenkatu E1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- mikkeli.fi
- Phone
- +358 201 303304
- [email protected]
- Website
- pohjolanmatka.fi
Bus from Kelantie to Merikoskenkatu E1
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 290–390
- Schedules at
- https://pohjolanmatka.fi/linjaliikenne/
- Website
- https://pohjolanmatka.fi/en/
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