There are 7 ways to get from Belfast to Skien by plane, train, busferry, or bus
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Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Sandefjord Airport, train
best- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Sandefjord Airport (TRF)plane BHD - TRF
- Take the train from Sandefjord stasjon to Skien stasjontrain
7h 45mkr 769–3,169Bus to Dublin Airport, fly to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2bus
- Fly from Dublin Airport (DUB) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane DUB - OSL
- Take the train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Skien stasjontrain
9h 34mkr 766–3,961Bus and ferry, train, bus via Hamburg
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraaltrain
- Take the train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbftrain Ice
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the train from Oslo S to Skien stasjontrain
42h 24mkr 3,176–5,976Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, train
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane BHD - OSL
- Take the train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Skien stasjontrain
8h 59mkr 1,803–3,403Fly Belfast International Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen, train
- Fly from Belfast International Airport (BFS) to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen (OSL)plane BFS - OSL
- Take the train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Skien stasjontrain
10h 9mkr 1,236–3,024Fly George Best Belfast City Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik, bus
- Fly from George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik (KRS)plane BHD - KRS
- Take the bus from Kristiansand rutebilstasjon to Skjelsvik knutepunktbus
10h 56mkr 1,534–6,599Bus and ferry, train, bus
- Take the busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchananbusferry 923
- Take the train from Glasgow Queen Street to King's Crosstrain
- Take the train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraaltrain Eil
- Take the bus from Amsterdam Centraal Station to Hamburgbus
- Take the bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminalbus
- Take the train from Oslo S to Skien stasjontrain
44h 9mkr 4,736–7,486
Belfast to Skien by busferry, train, foot, and bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Belfast to Skien is to bus and fly and train which costs kr 750 - kr 4000 and takes 9h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Belfast to Skien is to fly and train which takes 7h 45m and costs kr 750 - kr 3200.
The distance between Belfast and Skien is 1163 km.
The best way to get from Belfast to Skien without a car is to bus and ferry and train and bus via Hamburg which takes 42h 24m and costs kr 3100 - kr 6000.
It takes approximately 7h 45m to get from Belfast to Skien, including transfers.
Skien is 1h ahead of Belfast. It is currently 6:06 AM in Belfast and 7:06 AM in Skien.
There are 95+ hotels available in Skien.
What companies run services between Belfast, Northern Ireland and Skien, Norway?
There is no direct connection from Belfast to Skien. However, you can take the line 600 bus to George Best Belfast City Airport, walk to George Best Belfast City Airport (BHD) airport, fly to Sandefjord Airport (TRF), walk to Sandefjord lufthavn Torp, take the line 4 bus to Sandefjord rutebilstasjon, walk to Sandefjord stasjon, then take the train to Skien stasjon. Alternatively, you can take a vehicle from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Skien stasjon via Glasgow Buchanan, Glasgow Queen Street, King's Cross, London St. Pancras Int., Amsterdam Centraal, Hamburg Hbf, Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof, Oslo Bussterminal, and Oslo S in around 42h 24m.
- Website
- norwegian.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,000
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Monday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,500
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via London Gatwick
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 650–2,700
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Edinburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- kr 550–2,400
Flights from Dublin Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Thursday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 350–2,300
- Website
- klm.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Sandefjord Airport via Amsterdam Schiphol, Stavanger
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–5,500
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 800–4,100
Flights from Dublin Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–3,100
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Kristiansand Airport, Kjevik via Amsterdam Schiphol
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–6,000
- Website
- britishairways.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via London Heathrow
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Sunday, Monday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- kr 900–4,100
- Website
- ryanair.com
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Sandefjord Airport via Manchester
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- kr 700–3,100
Flights from Belfast International Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via London Stansted
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 800–2,700
- Website
- flysas.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,500
Flights from Dublin Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen via Copenhagen
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- kr 600–2,500
- Website
- wideroe.no
Flights from George Best Belfast City Airport to Sandefjord Airport via Aberdeen, Stavanger
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,400–5,500
- Website
- aerlingus.com
Flights from Dublin Airport to Oslo Airport, Gardermoen
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–2,300
- Phone
- +47 61 05 19 10
- [email protected]
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Sandefjord stasjon to Skien stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 34 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 40
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Oslo S to Skien stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 134
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Skien stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 174
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Skien stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 174
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Oslo lufthavn stasjon to Skien stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 174
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
Train from Oslo S to Skien stasjon
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 134
- Website
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Book at
- Norwegian Railways (VY)
- Phone
- 0345 528 0409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,600
- Website
- Lumo
Train from Glasgow Queen Street to King's Cross
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,600
- Website
- Lumo
- Phone
- +31 30 751 5155
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 650–1,300
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
Train from Amsterdam Centraal to Hamburg Hbf
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 550–1,100
- Website
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen (NS)
- Phone
- +32 70 79 79 79
- Website
- Belgian Railways
Train from London St. Pancras Int. to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- kr 1,100–1,700
- Website
- Belgian Railways
- Phone
- +44 (0)3432 186 186
- Website
- Eurostar
Train from London St Pancras Intl to Amsterdam Centraal
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 2,200–3,700
- Website
- Eurostar
- Phone
- +44 28 9066 6630
- Website
- Translink
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 42
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- kr 42
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 42
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- kr 42
Busferry from Belfast, Europa Buscentre to Glasgow Buchanan
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- kr 42
- Website
- Translink
- Belfast urban network
- kr 42
Rome2Rio's guide to FlixBus
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +49 30 300 137 300
- [email protected]
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,400
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Kristiansand rutebilstasjon to Skjelsvik knutepunkt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- kr 150–230
- Website
- Flixbus
Bus from Hamburg, Zentraler Omnibusbahnhof to Oslo bussterminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 900–1,400
- Website
- Flixbus
- Phone
- +353 1 903 9508
- [email protected]
- Website
- Dublin Express
Bus from Grand Central Station Stand 11 to Dublin Airport T2
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 200–1,300
- Website
- Dublin Express
- Phone
- +47 407 05070
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vy Buss
Bus from Kristiansand rutebilstasjon to Skjelsvik knutepunkt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 18m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- kr 400–750
- Website
- Vy Buss
- Phone
- (+47) 22 31 31 50
- [email protected]
- Website
- Nor-Way Bussekspress
Bus from Kristiansand rutebilstasjon to Skjelsvik knutepunkt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- kr 340–480
- Website
- Nor-Way Bussekspress
- Phone
- +38 098-888-11-08
- [email protected]
- Website
- Grand Bus
Bus from Amsterdam Centraal Station to Hamburg
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- kr 560–610
- Website
- Grand Bus
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