The average bus between Skien and Arendal takes 2h 46m and the fastest bus takes 2h 11m. There is a bus service every few hours from Skien to Arendal. 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 Skien and Arendal. The earliest departure is at 6:59 AM in the morning, and the last departure from Skien is at 11:59 PM which arrives into Arendal at 6:45 AM. All services require a transfer at Skjelsvik knutepunkt and take an average of 2h 46m. The schedules shown below are for the next available departures.


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No, there is no direct bus from Skien to Arendal. However, there are services departing from Skien station and arriving at Arendal station via Skjelsvik knutepunkt. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2h 46m.
Skien to Arendal bus services, operated by Farte, depart from Ibsenhuset station.
Skien to Arendal bus services, operated by Farte, arrive at Harebakken bussterminal station.
The distance between Skien and Arendal is 96.1 km. The road distance is 124 km.
You can take a bus from Ibsenhuset to Tinghuset via Skjelsvik knutepunkt, Harebakken bussterminal, and Harebakken senter in around 2h 59m.