There are 10 ways to get from Switzerland to Ruka by plane, bus, train, car, or car train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Zurich Airport to Kuusamo
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kuusamo (KAO)plane ZRH - KAO
7h 31m€192–436Bus, train via Oulu
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Warsaw, Bus Station Westbus
- Take the bus from Warsaw, Bus Station West to Helsinki, Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Helsinki to Oulutrain
- Take the bus from Oulu, Bus Station to Ruka Kumparebus
2d 6h€328–526Drive 3,205.6 km
- Drive from Zurich to Rukacar 3,205.6 km
34h 16m€679–980Fly Geneva International Airport to Kuusamo
- Fly from Geneva International Airport (GVA) to Kuusamo (KAO)plane GVA - KAO
9h 21m€220–333Train to Milano Malpensa Airport, fly to Kuusamo
- Take the train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1train
- Fly from Milano Malpensa Airport (MXP) to Kuusamo (KAO)plane MXP - KAO
11h 15m€234–397Fly Zurich Airport to Rovaniemi, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Rovaniemi (RVN)plane ZRH - RVN
- Take the bus from Lentoasema to ABC pihabus
- Take the bus from ABC piha to Talvijärvi Ebus
10h 34m€202–446Fly Zurich Airport to Oulu Airport, bus
- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Oulu Airport (OUL)plane ZRH - OUL
- Take the bus from Oulu, Bus Station to Ruka Kumparebus
12h 47m€260–388Bus
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhofbus 144
- Take the bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2bus
- Take the bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Oulu, Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Oulu, Bus Station to Ruka Kumparebus
2d 7h€288–451Bus, train
- Take the bus from Zurich Bus Station 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 12h€362–574Drive, car train
- Drive from Zurich to Freiburg im Breisgau Train Stationcar
- Take the cartrain from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Lüneburgcartrain
- Drive from Lüneburg to Rukacar
38h 32m€626–907
Switzerland to Ruka by train, bus, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Switzerland to Ruka is to train and fly which costs €230 - €400 and takes 11h 15m.
The fastest way to get from Switzerland to Ruka is to fly which takes 7h 31m and costs €190 - €440.
No, there is no direct bus from Switzerland station to Ruka. However, there are services departing from Zurich Bus Station and arriving at Ruka Kumpare via Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 and Oulu, Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 7h.
The distance between Switzerland and Ruka is 2435 km. The road distance is 3205.6 km.
The best way to get from Switzerland to Ruka without a car is to bus and train via Oulu which takes 2 days 6h and costs €320 - €550.
It takes approximately 7h 31m to get from Switzerland to Ruka, including transfers.
Switzerland to Ruka bus services, operated by FlixBus, depart from Zurich Bus Station.
The best way to get from Switzerland to Ruka is to fly which takes 7h 31m and costs €190 - €440. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs €280 - €460 and takes 2 days 7h.
Switzerland to Ruka bus services, operated by FlixBus, arrive at Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof station.
Ruka is 1h ahead of Switzerland. It is currently 4:19 PM in Switzerland and 5:19 PM in Ruka.
What companies run services between Switzerland and Ruka, Finland?
Edelweiss Air, Finnair, and two other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kuusamo (KAO) once daily. Alternatively, you can take a train from Zürich Stadelhofen to Ruka Kumpare via Zürich HB, Zurich Bus Station, Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof, Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2, and Oulu, Bus Station in around 2d 7h.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kuusamo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €180–420
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kuusamo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €240–650
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Kuusamo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €220–380
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–390
Flights from Zurich Airport to Oulu Airport via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €250–340
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kuusamo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €140–500
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kuusamo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €160–600
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Kuusamo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €130–470
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rovaniemi via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- swiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kuusamo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Geneva International Airport to Kuusamo via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €140–650
Flights from Milano Malpensa Airport to Kuusamo via Zurich Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kuusamo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €110–550
- Website
- airbaltic.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Oulu Airport via Riga
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–480
- Phone
- +358 0100 3232
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki to Oulu
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €90–150
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Helsinki to Kemijärvi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €130–210
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
- Phone
- +39 02 7249 4494
- [email protected]
- Website
- Trenord
Train from Lugano to Malpensa Aeroporto T1
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €6–8
- Website
- Trenord
- Phone
- +49 (0) 221 800 20 820
- [email protected]
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Car train from Freiburg im Breisgau Train Station to Lüneburg
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 40m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- €100–120
- Website
- Urlaubs-Express (UEX)
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- 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
Bus from Oulu, Bus Station to Ruka Kumpare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Oulu, Bus Station to Ruka Kumpare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €70–110
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Berlin, Zentralen Omnibusbahnhof to Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2
- Ave. Duration
- 26h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €140–220
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Helsinki, Harbour Terminal 2 to Oulu, Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €55–85
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Oulu, Bus Station to Ruka Kumpare
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €22–35
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Zurich Bus Station to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–190
- 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 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 08 868 1700
- [email protected]
- Website
- Rukahuolto
Bus from Lentoasema to ABC piha
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- €12–17
- Schedules at
- Rukahuolto
Bus from ABC piha to Talvijärvi E
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- Rukahuolto
Bus from Kemijärvi rautatieasema to Talvijärvi E
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €16–23
- Schedules at
- Rukahuolto
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