There are 5 ways to get from Aarhus to Arendal by train, car ferry, bus, car, or plane
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train, car ferry
best- Take the train from Aarhus H to Aalborg St.train Ic / ...
- Take the train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.train 76
- Take the carferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansandcarferry
- Take the train from Kristiansand stasjon to Arendal stasjontrain F5
9h 38mkr 1,246–1,848Train, car ferry, bus
cheapest- Take the train from Aarhus H to Aalborg St.train Ic / ...
- Take the train from Aalborg St. to Hirtshals St.train 76
- Take the carferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansandcarferry
- Take the bus from Kristiansand rutebilstasjon to Arendal bussterminalbus 100
19h 47mkr 1,126–1,608Drive, car ferry
- Drive from Aarhus to Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalencar
- Take the carferry from Hirtshals Fjordlineterminalen to Kristiansand ferjeterminalcarferry
- Drive from Kristiansand ferjeterminal to Arendalcar
5h 5mkr 1,144–1,676Fly from Aarhus Airport, bus
- Fly from Aarhus Airport (AAR) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane AAR - KRS
- Take the bus from Universitetet to Arendal bussterminalbus
9h 1mkr 1,830–6,471Train to Copenhagen Airport, fly, bus
- Take the train from Aarhus H to Copenhagen Lufthavntrain
- Fly from Copenhagen Airport (CPH) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane CPH - KRS
- Take the bus from Universitetet to Arendal bussterminalbus
8h 1mkr 2,239–4,206
Aarhus to Arendal by train, foot, and car ferry
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Aarhus to Arendal is to drive and car ferry which costs kr 1100 - kr 1700 and takes 5h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Aarhus to Arendal is to drive and car ferry which takes 5h 5m and costs kr 1100 - kr 1700.
The distance between Aarhus and Arendal is 442 km.
The best way to get from Aarhus to Arendal without a car is to train and car ferry which takes 9h 38m and costs kr 1200 - kr 1900.
It takes approximately 9h 38m to get from Aarhus to Arendal, including transfers.
There are 149+ hotels available in Arendal.
What companies run services between Aarhus, Denmark and Arendal, Norway?
There is no direct connection from Aarhus to Arendal. However, you can take the train to Aalborg St., take the train to Hirtshals St., walk to Hirtshals, take the car ferry to Kristiansand, walk to Kristiansand stasjon, then take the train to Arendal stasjon. Alternatively, you can take a train from Aarhus H to Arendal bussterminal via Aalborg St., Hirtshals St., Hirtshals, Kristiansand, and Kristiansand rutebilstasjon in around 19h 47m.
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Aarhus Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–6,500
Flights from Aarhus Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,500–6,000
Flights from Aarhus Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Copenhagen Airport, Oslo
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,600–6,500
Flights from Copenhagen Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,300–3,400
- Phone
- +47 70 13 14 15
- [email protected]
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Aarhus H to Aalborg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 280–390
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Aarhus H to Aalborg St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 280–390
- Website
- Danish Railways
Train from Aarhus H to Copenhagen Lufthavn
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 700–1,000
- Website
- Danish Railways
- Phone
- 815 00 194
- [email protected]
- Website
- Agder Kollektivtrafikk as
Bus from Kristiansand rutebilstasjon to Arendal bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 90–130
- Website
- Agder Kollektivtrafikk as
Bus from Universitetet to Arendal bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 90–130
- Website
- Agder Kollektivtrafikk as
Bus from Universitetet to Arendal bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 90–130
- Website
- Agder Kollektivtrafikk as
- Phone
- +45 99 56 19 00
- Website
- Color Line AS
Car ferry from Hirtshals to Kristiansand
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 379–1,065
- Website
- Color Line AS
- Car
- kr 1,065
- No Car
- kr 379
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