There are 6 ways to get from Zurich to Ruka by plane, train, bus, 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 to Kuusamo
best- Fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kuusamo (KAO)plane ZRH - KAO
7h 24m€222–667Fly to Rovaniemi, bus
cheapest- 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€203–457Train, bus
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Konstanz Bahnhoftrain 75
- Take the bus from Constance central 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€350–564Drive 3,205.6 km
- Drive from Zurich to Rukacar 3,205.6 km
34h 17m€607–877Train, bus via Chur
- Take the train from Zürich HB to Churtrain Ice / ...
- Take the bus from Chur train 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 13h€379–599Drive, 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€572–852
Zurich to Ruka by train, bus, and foot
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Zurich to Ruka is to fly and bus which costs €200 - €460 and takes 10h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Zurich to Ruka is to fly which takes 7h 24m and costs €220 - €700.
The distance between Zurich and Ruka is 2432 km. The road distance is 3205.6 km.
The best way to get from Zurich to Ruka without a car is to train and bus which takes 2 days 12h and costs €350 - €600.
It takes approximately 7h 24m to get from Zurich to Ruka, including transfers.
Ruka is 1h ahead of Zurich. It is currently 5:54 PM in Zurich and 6:54 PM in Ruka.
Yes, the driving distance between Zurich to Ruka is 3206 km. It takes approximately 34h 17m to drive from Zurich to Ruka.
There are 841+ hotels available in Ruka.
What companies run services between Zurich, Switzerland and Ruka, Finland?
Edelweiss Air, Finnair, and two other airlines fly from Zurich Airport (ZRH) to Kuusamo (KAO) once daily.
- Website
- finnair.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kuusamo via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €210–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rovaniemi via Helsinki
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- €170–400
- Website
- lufthansa.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kuusamo via Frankfurt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- €150–550
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rovaniemi via Munich
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Website
- flyedelweiss.com
Flights from Zurich Airport to Kuusamo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- €120–600
Flights from Zurich Airport to Rovaniemi
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- €120–550
- Phone
- +49 (0) 7531 915109
- [email protected]
- Website
- SBB GmbH
Train from Zürich HB to Konstanz Bahnhof
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €8–11
- Schedules at
- SBB GmbH
- 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)
Train from Helsinki to Kemijärvi
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €120–200
- Website
- Finnish Railways (VR)
Train from Zürich HB to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- €40–70
- Website
- Swiss Federal Railways (SBB CFF FFS)
- Phone
- +41 58 580 70 70
- Website
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
Train from Zürich HB to Chur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 36m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- €35–60
- Schedules at
- Schweizerische Südostbahn AG
- 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 DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Constance central bus station to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- €110–180
- 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 Chur train station to Warsaw, Bus Station West
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- €110–170
- 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 Kemijärvi rautatieasema to Talvijärvi E
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- 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
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