The average bus between Ski and Skien takes 4h 30m and the fastest bus takes 3h 42m. There is a bus service every few hours from Ski to Skien. The journey time may be longer on weekends and holidays; use the search form on this page to search for a specific travel date.
Buses run hourly between Ski and Skien. The earliest departure is at 5:52 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Ski is at 10:32 PM which arrives into Skien at 8:34 AM. All services require a transfer at Oslo bussterminal and take an average of 4h 30m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.


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No, there is no direct bus from Ski to Skien. However, there are services departing from Ski station and arriving at Skien station via Oslo bussterminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 4h 30m.
Ski to Skien bus services, operated by Ruter, depart from Ski stasjon Jernbaneveien station.
Ski to Skien bus services, operated by Ruter, arrive at Skjelsvik knutepunkt station.
The distance between Ski and Skien is 89.7 km. The road distance is 211 km.
You can take a bus from Ski stasjon Jernbaneveien to Ibsenhuset via Oslo bussterminal and Skjelsvik knutepunkt in around 4h 14m.